Gender & Sexuality
College can be one of the most exciting and stressful times for a young adult. Some young adults who are beginning to explore their gender or sexuality or who already identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community may have additional stressors to worry about besides the usual issues with school and personal life.
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Common Concerns
- Understanding their gender or sexuality
- Feeling welcome and accepted
- Deciding whether to come out
- Being socially isolation
- Experiencing additional mental health concerns (anxiety, depression, anxiety, etc.)
- Experiencing harassment
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Books
- It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living
- The Gay and Lesbian Guide to College Life: A Comprehensive Resource for LGBT Students and Their Allies
- PFLAG Suggested Reading on Coming out, families, & other LGBT topics
- The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook: A Guide to Gender
- Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men
- Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community
- PFLAG Transgender Reading List for Adults
- Online Resources
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Videos
- Do I Sound Gay? (2014)
- Game Face (2015): “Exploring the coming-out journeys of LGBTQ athletes” (Trailer for Documentary)
- The Out List (HBO Docs, 2013): Explores the range of experiences lived by Americans who identify as LGBTQ+ (Trailer)
- The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johson (Netflix, 2017) -Exploring justice for violence against trans women of color (trailer)
- Deep Run (2015): a documentary portrait of trans life in rural North Carolina
- Growing Up Trans (PBS DocuSeries, 2015)
- The Trans List (HBO Docs, 2016): Explores the range of experiences lived by Americans who identify as transgender (Trailer)
- Campus Resources