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State Policy Initiatives and LGBTQIA+ Student Experiences

State Policy Initiatives and LGBTQIA+ Student Experiences. B. Ever Hanna Campus Policy Manager End Rape on Campus. Ever Hanna, Esq. Campus Policy Manager @Beverhanna Ever @EndRapeOnCampus.org. Workshop Community Agreement. Take care of yourself Listen with the intent to learn

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State Policy Initiatives and LGBTQIA+ Student Experiences

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  1. State Policy Initiatives and LGBTQIA+ Student Experiences B. Ever Hanna Campus Policy Manager End Rape on Campus

  2. Ever Hanna, Esq. Campus Policy Manager @Beverhanna Ever@EndRapeOnCampus.org

  3. Workshop Community Agreement • Take care of yourself • Listen with the intent to learn • Speak respectfully and from your own experience • Move-up, Move Back

  4. Workshop Objectives • Attendees will be able to discuss promising state legislation as well as recent policy initiatives that center the needs of all collegiate survivors. • Attendees will complete a deep dive into policy language that centers LGTBIA+ students and student survivors. • Attendees will leave the workshop with next steps for their own legislative advocacy.

  5. TITLE Patsy Takemoto Mink Act IX “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.”

  6. Overview of the Federal Landscape for Queer, Trans, and GNC Students

  7. The 2016 Dear Colleague Letter • OCR Guidance published on May 13, 2016 and rescinded in 2017 • “ Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and its implementing regulations prohibit sex discrimination in educational programs and activities operated by recipients of Federal financial assistance. This prohibition encompasses discrimination based on a student’s gender identity, including discrimination based on a student’s transgender status. “

  8. The 2016 Dear Colleague Letter • Covered: • Identification Documents, Names, and Pronouns • Sex-SegregatedFacilities: Restrooms and locker rooms, athletics, single-sex classes, single-sex schools, social fraternities and sororities, housing and overnight accommodations, etc. • Privacy and Education records

  9. Further Federal Legislation and Protections • Bad news---- there isn’t much • Great news--- Federalism! • Anti-discriminatory State Bills

  10. State Campus Sexual Assault Legislation and T/GNC Students

  11. EROC’s Work in Colorado- HB 18-1391 • Why are we focusing on state bills? • Colorado’s Sexual Misconduct in Higher Education bill - Signed into law in 2019 • How was the bill developed? • Who was the coalition behind the bill? • Lessons from working on passing this law? • Where are trans students in this law?

  12. Policy Recommendations Moving Forward Trans and Gender Nonconforming Students deserve full acknowledgementin all policy and legislation related to Title IX, which must include: • Anti-discrimination messaging from administrators and the larger community • Inclusive definitions throughout the sexual misconduct policy • Mandatory trainings to all relevant staff • Designated positions and representation across campus policy issues

  13. Q&A/ Conversation Please complete your evaiuation!

  14. Ever Hanna, Esq. Campus Policy Manager @Beverhanna Ever@EndRapeOnCampus.org

  15. Invite EROC to your next conference, training, or company event! Email Programs@endrapeoncampus.org • We offer trainings on various topics for multiple populations, including: • Trainings for students on their rights • Trainings for young people on intersectionality, anti-white supremacy organizing • Trainings for professionals on sexual violence, workplace sexual harassment, and Title IX

  16. Ever Hanna, Esq. Campus Policy Manger @Beverhanna Ever@EndRapeOnCampus.org

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