1. LGBTQ+ Identities Recruitment & Retention

2. Welcome! & Introductions D.A. Dirks, Ph.D. (they, them, their pronouns) UW System Administration Please provide name, pronoun, and institution

3. INFORMATION ON LGBTQ+ ADULT STUDENTS

4.  We don’t know much, if anything, about LGBTQ+ demographics in general, in higher education specifically, and about adult learners, more specifically  We do know that adult students come to us with all of their identities (race/ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, socio economic status, veteran status, country of origin, language, parental or guardian status, religious, etc.)  A general awareness of LGBTQ+ people is a good place to start  I will share some basic information about LGBTQ+ people in the following slides NO, REALLY…

5. LG = Lesbian, Gay B = Bisexual? Pansexual T = Trans, Two-Spirit Cisgender Q = Queer, Questioning I=Intersex A = Asexual, Allyship The Closet Homophobia, Heterosexism DEFINITIONS WE WILL BE USING TODAY:

6.  If 10% of the population is LGB then…  UW Employees: 39,000  3,900 LGB employees  UW Students: 180,000  18,000 LGB students HIDDEN POPULATION 2015

7.  Elmhurst College was the first to ask about sexual orientation on admissions application in 2011  That data has shown that half of the students who identify as LGBT also identify as black or Hispanic and are more likely to be first-generation college students (Pratt, 2014)  Campus climate surveys by Sue Rankin have shown, both in Wisconsin and nationally, that 23% of LGB respondents were harassed based on sexual identity and 39% experienced harassment based on gender identity/expression (Rankin, et al., 2010)  This national survey also found that 33% of LGB and 38% of trans people reported that they seriously considered leaving their institution due to the challenging climate and lack of support on campus (Rankin et al., 2010) TRACKING RETENTION OF LGBTQ+ STUDENTS

8.  What conversations are you having about LGBTQ+ adult students?  What types of unique challenges do you think LGBTQ+ adult students face on campus?  In what ways are LGBTQ+ adult students the same as cisgender and straight students? SMALL GROUP REFLECTION

9. 1.Don’t assume everyone is heterosexual or cisgender. 2.DO NOT EVER out someone – just because you might know, don’t assume that others do or should. 3.Avoid anti-LGBTQ+ jokes and conversations. 4.Actively pursue a process of self-education - read and ask questions. 5.Interrupt prejudice and take action against oppression, even when people from the target group are not present. 5 WAYS TO BE PERSONALLY SUPPORTIVE

10. 1. Ask for more ways to track demographic data on LGBTQ+ students 2. Design programs that focus on the needs of LGBTQ+ adult students 3. Collaborate across departments to serve students at the intersections of their identities (i.e. LGBTQ+ veterans, TQPOC, LGBTQ+ people with disabilities, etc.) 4. Advocate for staffing dedicated to serving LGBTQ+ students 5. Advocate for more inclusive policies on your campus, i.e. gender inclusive bathrooms, preferred name policies, education around pronouns 5 WAYS TO BE INSTITUTIONALLY SUPPORTIVE

11. http://go.wisc.edu/g2e6p0 Thank you! RESOURCES AND QUESTIONS