The document discusses serving LGBT students in higher education. It provides references on multiculturalism, serving LGBT library users, and research on LGBT people in higher education. It also lists numerous national organizations that support LGBT rights, as well as higher education resources like the American College Personnel Association's Standing Committee for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Awareness and Campus Pride. Finally, it provides information on Penn State's Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity and LGBT student resources.

1. The Rainbow Connection: Serving LGBT Students in Higher Education
Penn State Shenango Faculty Lecture Series
April 22, 2013
Matthew P. Ciszek
mpc16@psu.edu
References
Cuyjet, M. J., Howard-Hamilton, M. F., and Cooper, D. L., editors. (2011). Multiculturalism on
Campus: Theory, Models, and Practices for Understanding Diversity and Creating
Inclusion. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Greenblatt, E. (Ed.). (2011). Serving LGBTIQ library and archives users: Essays on outreach,
service, collections and access. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.
Martin, H. J., & Murdock, J. R. (2007). Serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
questioning teens: A how-to-do-it manual for librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman
Publishers.
Rankin, S., Weber, G., Blumenfeld, W., & Frazer, S. (2010). 2010 State of higher education for
lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender people. Charlotte, NC: Campus Pride.
Sanlo, R., Rankin, S., & Shoenberg, R. (2002). Our place on campus: Lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender services and programs in higher education. Westport, CT: Greenwood
Publishing Company.
Additional Resources
National Organizations
Freedom to Marry
www.freedomtomarry.org
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
www.glsen.org
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
www.glaad.org
Human Rights Campaign
www.hrc.org

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It Gets Better Project
www.itgetsbetter.org
National Center for Transgender Equality
www.transequality.org
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
www.thetaskforce.org
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
www.pflag.org
Trevor Project
www.trevorproject.org
Higher Education
American College Personnel Association – Standing Committee for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Awareness
www2.myacpa.org/sclgbta-information/homepage
Campus Pride, Inc.
www.campuspride.org
Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals
www.lgbtcampus.org
Penn State
Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity
equity.psu.edu/clgbte
LGBTA Student Resource Center
studentaffairs.psu.edu/lgbta
LGBT Support Network
studentaffairs.psu.edu/lgbta/network