LGBTQIA+
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Resource Guide
LGBTQIA+ Students of City High.pdfLGBT+ from Iowa City Community School District
Advisors: Tony Balcaen and Jill Humston
Meeting Dates and Times: Mondays at 4:00 PM
Meeting Place: Room 3303
This club is potentially going to be divided into two clubs (that's why two names) and each club will meet every other Monday after school in room 3303. GLOW will focus more on sexual orientation issues and EQuAls more on sexual identity issues. During these meetings, we discuss whatever the students want to discuss, we do little potlucks, craft things, watch LGBTQ+ movies. We go to the Governor's conference on LGBTQ+ issues every year in Des Moines and more.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces, among other statutes, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. Title IX states that:
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Hotlines
Trans Lifeline
1-877-565-8860
LGBTQIA Crisis Hotline/ The Trevor Project
866-488-7386 or Text START to 678678
Resources for Students
United Action for Youth
GLBTQ&A drop-in support group and other resources
Contact Stu Mullins: stu.mullins@unitedactionforyouth.org
Virtual Hangout to connect with other students across Iowa
Annual Governor's Conference
GSA Network
LGBTQ Youth Center - Cedar Rapids, IA
Safe Schools Coalition has collected a large variety of resources
Q Card Project provides resources for youth and providers
National Center for Transgender Equality provides resources for trans rights
Trevor Lifeline for call, text, or chat (see "hotlines" above)
Trevor Space social networking site
Support Center to provide resources and answers to questions
Apps
Refuge Restrooms
Quist
Learn about the LGBTQIA+ Community
The LGBT+ community is ever-changing, so it is important to keep up to date on educating oneself about the community and how to support them. This is a non-exhaustive list of educational resources you can use to learn more about the community.
MyPronouns.org provides education and resources related to understanding pronouns
Asexual Visibility and Education Network is a central site to find resources and learn more about asexuality
LGBTQ+ dictionary (non-exhaustive). It is best practice to ask before assuming any of these terms are still ok to use.
Shortened LGBT+ dictionary. Some of the most prominently used terms fitted to one page. Includes which terms/phrases are offensive.
The Gender Unicorn by TSER and the GenderBread Person by Itspronouncedmetrosexual can help people of all ages understand the complexity of sexuality and gender
GLSEN 2019 National School Climate Survey displays statistics on students in the LGBT+ community and their experiences.
Coming out
Coming out is a very difficult process for many LGBTQIA+ community members. Here are a few resources discussing it: