Supporting LGBTQ Students

Strategies for Faculty and TAs

Become familiar with UCLA’s Preferred Name Process and how Preferred Name will appear on both class and grade rosters
Provide space for students to disclose personal gender pronouns at the start of each course
Include LGBTQ histories and issues into your curriculum
Don’t place the burden of representation on students
Challenge –isms when they arise in class discussion
Locate the nearest gender-inclusive restrooms to your office or classroom so you will be able to give directions to students in need
Be cognizant of power structures and power dynamics
Include your personal gender pronouns in your email signature
Know campus resources to be able to refer students to the appropriate support services

Incorporate pronouns structurally into meetings, programs, and forms
Mirror language
Don’t assume resource needs
Conduct a departmental review of your forms
Locate the nearest gender-inclusive restrooms to your office or classroom so you will be able to give directions to students in need
Include your personal gender pronouns in your email signature
Know campus resources to be able to refer students to the appropriate support services