1. Name of Choice and Dear Colleague Letter Update
Aiden Powell
Program Coordinator, LGBTQ Center

2. LGBTQIA LIFE AT PURDUE EDUCATION | ADVOCACY | COMMUNITY
6500 – 7000 LGBTQIA students at Purdue
Community Space
Training
Policy Change & Guidance
Inclusive on-campus restrooms, locker rooms, & housing
Academic Engagement
Events & Programs
Highlight some policies, practices, etc that we have in place to support and include LGBTQ+ people (include exhaustive list in Safe Zone packet?); list some action steps (attending events, stopping by the LGBTQ Center, encouraging others to attend Safe Zone, seek out more information and
How does Safe Zone support inclusivity?
At Purdue, we are addressing heterosexism and pursuing equity
The LGBTQ Center can address institutional heterosexism, but we need Safe Zone trained allies to address individual heterosexism to create the cultural shift necessary for an equitable campus
keep learning)
LGBTQ Center: Schleman Hall, Rm. 230 | M-F 8:00am – 5:00pm

3. TRANS IDENTITIES
A transgender person is a person whose actual gender identity does not match the gender identity/sex they were assigned at birth.
Binary v. non-binary
Socially Transitioning
Medically/Physically Transitioning
Legally Transitioning
Microaggressions

4. American College Health Associaton - NCHA

5. TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972
“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.”
Sets a minimum baseline for how trans people should be treated in educational settings that receive federal funding.
All University staff, faculty, and students must comply with Title IX

6. TRANS AND NON-BINARY PURDUE STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY
Should use the restroom and locker room consistent with their gender identity
Should be addressed by the name and pronouns consistent with their gender identity
Should be housed consistent with their gender identity
Trans people cannot be required to use only gender- inclusive facilities
Do not ask someone to reveal their transgender status or share their status with others
…Regardless of their state or federal ID documents