Books
	Many of us recommend the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's LGBT Campus Organizing: A Comprehensive Manual. The cost is very reasonable and the information it provides is invaluable for anyone trying to organize lesbigaytrans events, organizations, and offices on college campuses. You can order it for $25 from the NGLTF Store. NGLTF has made this available for FREE on-line as one PDF file with the entire manual (2.9 MB) as well as by separate chapters. Accessing the PDF file requires using Adobe's free Acrobat Reader.
	Ronni L. Sanlo (director of UCLA's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Campus Resource Center) edited a book: Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender College Students. Through the generous permission of the Greenwood Publishing Group we are able to offer a chapter from this book on our web site: The Lavender Web: LGBT Resources on the Internet by David C. Barnett and Ronni L. Sanlo. This is available from Greenwood and from amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com. It lists for $89.95
	Our Place on Campus: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Services and Programs in Higher Education (The Greenwood Educators' Reference Collection), edited by Ronni L. Sanlo , Sue Rankin, Robert Schoenberg (June 2002) provides guidelines for establishing and operating LGBT centers or program offices on college or university campuses. Many Consortium colleagues are featured in Our Place either in chapters or as authors of case studies. It lists for $59.95. It is available from the Greenwood Publishing Group, amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com.
	Inspiration for LGBT Students & Their Allies offers a collection of captivating, inspiring and thoughtful stories and reflections from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and their allies. This is a great resource for LGBTQ educational awareness, ally training, college leadership library, as a coming out gift to a friend or just to let someone know it is okay to be who you are. Order online at www.CampusPride.net. For more information, call the Collegiate EmPowerment Company, Inc. toll free at 1-877-EDUTAIN (338-8246). Please note: $1.00 of every book sold is donated to the National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources In Higher Education.
	The American College Personnel Association's Media Board published two very useful books: The latest is Toward Acceptance: Sexual Orientation Issues on Campus, edited by Vernon A Wall & Nancy J. Evans. This 2000 book examines the complex issues facing LGBT people on college campuses -- it looks at research, institutional issues/interventions, student affairs interventions (awareness programs, group counseling, and violence services); diversity within the LGBT communities (including bi, trans, women of color, ethnicity, and religion); and a section looking at ally programs, campus politics and a terrific resource listing. It is available from the University Press of America (UPA) at (800) 462-6420 (hardcover edition at $54/$43.20 to ACPA members; paperback edition at $27.50/$22 to ACPA members). The ISBN is 1-883485-17-7. Toward Acceptance is the sequel to Beyond Tolerance -- Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals on Campus, edited by Nancy J. Evans & Vernon A. Wall. This 1991 text was written for student affairs administration, faculty and student leaders. This groundbreaking book examines issues surrounding identity development, homophobia, counseling, career planning, and gay and lesbian student organizations. It combines theory and practical applications for developing awareness and initiating collegiate programs. It is available for $29.00 ($23.20 to ACPA members) by calling UPA at (800) 462-6420.
	Out & About Campus: Personal Accounts by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered College Students, edited by Kim Howard & Annie Stevens (April, 2000). Los Angeles: Alyson Publications. List price: $12.95 "One after another, these stories break down barriers and stereotypes to provide support, visibility, and education. A must-read for every college freshman, gay, straight, or in-between." --Shane L. Windmeyer In spite of tremendous progress over the past 20 years, including development of LGBT clubs and queer studies curricula, many college students feel so isolated they are afraid to speak out. In this extraordinary collection -- the first of its kind -- 28 LGBT students describe not only how they survived college, but also how they fought, endured, and changed it.
	Fraternity & Sorority Anti-Homophobia Training Manual Developed by the Lambda 10 Project, this 190+ page trainer manual enables student leaders, chapter consultants, advisors and other volunteers/staff professionals to educate in an ongoing manner to intentionally create a safer fraternal environment free of homophobia. The manual curriculum is divided into six different modules specifically geared toward members of fraternities and sororities and comes complete with exercises and handouts related to coming out issues, religion, sexual identity, ally support, harms of homophobia and the act of acceptance. This manual is available from campuspride.net for $79.95 -- and you can preview the manual here (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view).
	Out on Fraternity Row : Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternity by Shane L. Windmeyer (Editor), Pamela W. Freeman (Editor), Lambda 10 Project, (1998), Alyson Publications. More than 30 men share their stories in this important anthology, describing how coming out or keeping silent changed their fraternal experience and their views of themselves. This book also contains important information on resources for gay fraternity members as well as advice to fraternity members and officers on how to deal with homophobia and the acceptance of a gay brother. It lists in softcover for $12.95.
	Secret Sisters: Stories of Being Lesbian and Bisexual in a College Sorority, edited by Shane L. Windmeyer and Pamela W. Freeman (2001), Alyson Publications. Thirty-two lesbian or bisexual women tell us their experiences inside sororities-- from warm acceptance to outright rejection! The editors provide information on organizations and resources designed to promote greater tolerance of diversity within the college Greek system. It lists in softcover for $13.95.
	"Sexually Stigmatized Communities, Reducing Heterosexism and Homophobia: An Awareness Training Manual" is published by SAGE. The book won the 1999 Southern California Lambda Medical Association President's Award, and the 1999 Project 10 Literary Award. The author, Chuck Stewart, researched how to effectively create and conduct educational workshops to reduce heterosexism and homophobia and created a comprehensive manual to assist instructors in their efforts and covers more than 100 topics. It is available from SAGE. This books lists at pricey $95, but is worth the money. An excellent resource!
	"Training for Professionals Who Work with Gays and Lesbians in Educational and Workplace Settings" by Hilda Besner and Charlotte Spungin, is a book published by Accelerated Development (1998). This manual provides a model for training/inservices of college professor and instructors who prepare college students for their professions. It includes a variety of structured activities, self-assessment tools, handouts, and resource materials.
	Guide to Gay & Lesbian Resources: A Classified Bibliography Based upon the Collections of the University of Chicago Compiled by Frank Conaway, Sebastian Hierl, and Sem C. Sutter at the U, of Chicago Library, this thorough bibliography offers an excellent guide to the voluminous amount of scholarly work on gay/lesbian themes. The guide contains a brief introduction about the methodology and reasoning behind the nature of the guide, and lists significant resources for researchers. The guide has 22 major sections (e.g., religion, humor, and domestic relations). It concludes with an index to help users perform a quick search of any topics of interest among its listings of over 4500 monographs & serials dealing with this gay/lesbian topics.
	Are you developing a library for your campus' resource center? Check out this website for some guidance. It offers bibliographies, videographies & more.
Queer leadership	A monograph, "Queer leadership: GLBT leaders, leadership, and the movement," by Consortium memberWilliam D. Simpkins is available from the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs (NCLP). Will uses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development as a lens through which to view LGBT leadership. Order it online The paper is $5.00 for NCLP members and $9.00 for non-members.
	SUNY Potsdam AIDS Peer Educators. As far as we can tell, this is the only college-based AIDS information site on the Web (let us know if you find others). They offer sections on information, events, resources, and links (the latter two sections need some expansion and updating. The best feature is the on-line version of the 1997 (second) edition of their AIDS Education Manual.
More Ways to Go	More Ways to Go: Sex-Positive Strategies and Resources for Creating a Healthy Campus Environment is a resource produced by Rutgers University. This manual provides working models and activities for HIV-prevention programs designed to use with college students. The manual has two sections. Section one provides sample activities and programs that can be used when teaching students about sexual health and/or HIV/AIDS and STD prevention. Section two gives examples of ways to integrate issues related to HIV into academic coursework and service learning activities, and provides an overview of two prevention programs specifically targeted to gay and bisexual Latino males and African-American males. These programs illustrate principles for culturally competent HIV-prevention education. Up to 50 copies are free. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Rutgers University provided funding for the development and distribution of the manual. For more information: The New Jersey Collegiate Consortium for Health in Education Willets Health Center- Rutgers University 11 Suydam Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Phone: 732/932-1219 Fax: 732/932-3357 Email: dflewis@rci.rutgers.edu
	The Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force published the Domestic Partnership Organizing Manual, a comprehensive resource on domestic partnership (DP) benefits for advocates, employees, employers, journalists, and public officials. The manual describes various strategies to achieve DP benefits, dissects policies already enacted, lists companies & municipalities offering DP benefits, and includes sample policies. The Manual explains arguments for and against these benefits. The entire manual can be downloaded for free via the as a PDF file or as individual chapters on the web. Copies may be ordered by calling (202) 332-6483 for $10 or order online at the NGLTF Store.
	Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud by Juan Battle, Cathy J. Cohen, Dorian Warren, Gerard Fergerson, and Suzette Audam, is an NGLTF publication. It offers one of the first and largest glimpses into a national, multicity sample of Black gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The study examines family structure, sexual identity, political behavior, experiences of racism and homophobic bias, and the policy priorities of more than 2,500 Black GLBT people that attended Black Gay Pride celebrations in nine cities during the summer of 2000. The findings of this report can serve as the basis for increased advocacy by predominately White GLBT organizations and predominately straight mainstream civil rights groups on issues of particular concern to Black GLBT people. For more information, go to the Black Pride Survey Project. You can download this publication as a PDF file for free (2.5 MB)
	Transgender Equality: A Handbook for Activists and Policymakers, by Paisley Currah, Shannon Minter & Jamison Green This June 2000 handbook provides activists and policymakers with the tools they need to pass transgender-inclusive non-discrimination and anti-violence legislation. Written by three of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender movement's brightest transgender scholar-activists, Transgender Equality is an invaluable resource guide, providing an introduction to transgender issues, model language for legislation, talking points, responses to frequently asked questions, and a comprehensive resource listing and bibliography. For campuses, it discusses what can be done by colleges and universities to add gender identity to their nondiscrimination statements/policies.You can download this publication as a PDF file for free (536K)
	Many of our campuses have exhibited the "Love Makes a Family: Living in Lesbian and Gay Families" photo-text exhibit to great success. A book version of this exhibit is now available, with photos by Gigi Kaeser and text edited by Peggy Gillespie, which documents the "experiences of LGBT parents and their children. It allows all of the family members to speak candidly about their lives, their relationships, and the ways in which they have dealt with the pressures of homophobia. Included in the book are people from diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, representing a wide range of family structures."
	A bibliography which centers on student affairs and LGB issues on campus was prepared in 1999 by Nancy Jean Tubbs. It has been recently updated and is available here for your use in finding other printed resources.

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