College campuses not as gay friendly as you might think

Iowa State University’s Jacob Wilson
(left) chats with other LGBT students.

 

Edge New England reports that the nation’s first comprehensive survey of LGBT students, faculty and staff at America’s colleges campuses was released Sept. 23 at a briefing hosted by openly gay members of Congress on Capitol Hill.

     Relatively few colleges and universities have policies that ban discrimination against LGBT students and employees. Less than 8 percent have such policies in place.
     The 2010 State of Higher Education for LGBT People reports on the experiences of nearly 6,000 students, faculty, staff and administrators in all 50 states. It shows significant harassment of students and a lack of safety and inclusiveness, even among those supposedly "welcoming" institutions.