Table 3 Participant responses to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) campus climate scale

LGBT Policy Inclusion

Does your campus prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation by including the words "sexual orientation" in its primary non-discrimination statement or Equal Employment Opportunity policy?

Does your campus include sexual orientation in public written statements about diversity and multiculturalism?

Does your campus prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression by including the words "gender identity" or "gender identity or expression" in its primary nondiscrimination statement or Equal Employment Opportunity policy?

Does your campus offer health insurance coverage to employees’ same-sex partners?

Does your campus include LGBT issues and concerns and/or representations of LGBT people in the following: grievance procedures, housing guidelines, admission application materials, health-care forms, alumni materials/publications?

LGBT Support and Institutional Commitment

Does your campus provide training for health-center staff to increase their sensitivity to the special healthcare needs of LGBT individuals?

Does your campus have an LGBT concerns office or an LGBT student resource center (ie an institutionally funded space specifically for LGBT, gender, and sexuality education and/or support services)?

Does your campus have a Safe Zone, Safe Space and/or Ally program (ie an ongoing network of visible people on campus who identify openly as allies/advocates for LGBT people and concerns)?

LGBT Academic Life

Does your campus integrate LGBT issues into existing courses when appropriate?

Does your campus have a significant number of LGB-inclusive books and periodicals on sexual orientation topics in the campus library/libraries?

LGBT Student Life

Does your campus regularly offer activities and events to increase awareness of the experiences and concerns of lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals?

Does your campus regularly hold social events specifically for LGBT students?

Does your campus have a college/university-recognized organization for LGBT students and allies?

Does your campus have any student organizations that primarily serve the needs of underrepresented and/or multicultural LGBT populations (eg LGBT Latinos/Latinas, international LGBT students, LGBT students with disabilities)?

Does your campus have any student organizations that primarily serve the social and/or recreational needs of LGBT students (eg gay social fraternity, lesbian volleyball club, gay coed lacrosse club)?

Does your campus have any academically focused LGBT student organizations (eg LGBT Medical Association, LGBT Public Relations Organization, Out Lawyers Association)?

LGBT Counseling and Health

Does your campus offer support groups for LGBT individuals in the process of coming out and for other LGBT issues/concerns?

Does your campus offer individual counseling for students that is sensitive and affirming for (supportive) LGBT issues/concerns?

Does your campus provide training for health-center staff to increase their sensitivity to the special healthcare needs of LGBT individuals?