Below is a partial list of university, local, and national resources for the LGBTQ+ community. If you know of other resources or would like to contribute to this list, please reach out to the Gantt Center staff.
The resources listed on this page pertain to working with LGBTQ+ youth in an educational setting. There is also information on university inclusivity and ways to create LGBTQ+ friend school environments.
Resources
Campus Pride
Athlete Ally
You Can Play Project
Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network
LGBTQ Architect
The resources in this section pertain to specific opportunities, resources, and programs in the Clemson and Upstate South Carolina communities.
Clemson University Preferred First Name Policy
Clemson University Resolution of Discrimination Complaints
Clemson University President’s LGBTQ Commission
Rainbow Support Group
Tri-County Gender Benders
The PFLAG Upstate Chapter has complied a lengthy list of resources for the upstate and local area. Please visit their website to explore opportunities and resources in the Carolinas and North Georgia.
Asexuality
Asexuality is an umbrella term used to describe individuals who may not have interest in physically intimate AND/OR emotionally intimate relationships. Asexual people—known as “ace” or “aces”—may have different levels of identification within the community.
Resources
AVEN – Asexual Visibility and Education Network
Asexual Awareness Week
Asexuality 101 Handout
Bisexuality
Bisexuality refers to individuals who may be attracted to those persons who are the same or different gender(s) from themself. It is important to remember that all bisexuality is not the same, and that may people may have a variety of attraction levels to different genders. Bisexuality is a spectrum identity and people fall in different places on that spectrum.
Resources
Bisexual.org
American Institute of Bisexuality
BiNet USA
Biresource.org
Gay and Lesbian Identities
"Gay" and "lesbian" are both terms to describe same sex/gender attraction. "Gay" is a term often oriented towards men, but can be used as a more expansive sexual orientation term as well as to describe same sex/gender attraction. "Lesbian" is the term to describe a woman who is emotionally, romantically, sexually, affectionately, or relationally attracted to other women.
Resources
I think I Might be Gay
I think I Might be Lesbian
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Trans and Non-Binary Identities
Gender identity is a topic filled with variety. Though some of us have been taught that gender (man/woman) and physical sex (male/female) are synonymous and the only options, there are lots of identities, including trans identities (identities describing people whose gender does not align with the sex they were assigned with at birth) and non-binary identities (identities on the spectrum of gender identities that are not exclusively labeled "man" or "woman" - identities that are outside the gender binary.
Resources
Trans Student Educational Resources
National Center for Transgender Equality
Transgender Law Center
Transgender Birth Certificates - State Laws
LGBTQ+ General Resources
Below are resources which discuss the LGBTQ+ community as a whole.
Resources
Gay & Lesbian Alliance
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
Human Rights Campaign
EduMed - Creating LGBTQIA+ Friendly Communities in Healthcare & Education
Some Clemson University buildings have single-occupancy non-gendered restrooms publicly available. Below is a list of the buildings and locations where those restrooms may be found:
These are some of the news outlets that have specific coverage of the LGBTQ+ community. Many have presences on social media and provide great ways to stay up-to-date with the current issues and trends in the community.
