incoming
Boise
State
University
students
(including
students
of
senior
standing,
transfer
students,
and
non-traditional
students)
should
be
required
to
accrue
a
minimum
of
1
credit
of
gender
studies
course(s)
and
materials
prior
to
graduation.
Assault
Prevention
(Numerical
data)
Acceptance
of
LGBT
Community
(Numerical
data)
According
to
Kimberly
Hansen
Breitenbercher,
in
her
study,
Sexual
Assault
on
College
Campuses:
Is
an
ounce
of
prevention
enough?
writes:
It
seems
reasonable
enough
to
ask,
"Which
sexual
assault
prevention
programs
are
effective?"
But
a
quick
perusal
of
the
literature
shows
that
virtually
all
published
reports
evaluating
the
effectiveness
of
sexual
assault
prevention
interventions
report
favorable
outcomes--at
least
on
one
dependent
variable
measured
in
the
study.
Among
the
38
quantitative
outcome
studies
published
since
1967,
only
four
have
reported
nonsignificant
findings
on
all
dependent
variables
(Borden,
Karr,
&
Caldwell-Colbert,
1988;
Breiten-
becher
&
Gidycz,
1998;
Nelson
&
Torgler,
1990;
Schaeffer
&
Nelson,
1993).
Students
would
be
required
to
learn
more
about
the
LGBT
community
including
student
testimonials,
places
to
get
more
information,
and
information
about
hate
speech
and
or
crimes
as
well
as
how
to
report
offenses.
Ronnie
Sanlo,
author
of
Lesbian,
Gay,
and
Bisexual
College
Students:
Risk,
Resilence,
and
Retention,
Researchers
have
documented
the
prevalence
of
harassment
of
sexual
minority
students
on
college
campuses
(Aberson,
Swan,
&
Emerson,
1999;
Berrill,
1990;
DAugelli,
1992;
Evans
&
DAugelli,
1996;
Franklin,
2000;
Herek,
1993;
Rankin,
2003),
and
that
sexual
minorities
are
victimized
at
a
far
higher
rate
than
other
populations
on
campus,
perhaps
as
much
as
four
times
more
often
than
the
general
student
population
(Comstock,
1991;
Evans
&
DAugelli,
1996).
Sensitivity,
Acceptance,
and
Tolerance
in
the
Workforce
(Commonsense
data)
Despite
an
individuals
political
positioning
etc.,
gay
marriage
has
been
legalized
in
all
but
14
states.
Students
in
a
college
setting
must
learn
sensitivity,
acceptance,
and
tolerance
in
order
to
thrive
in
the
workforce.
Lucas
Grindley,
writer
for
theadvocate.com,
commented
in
his
review
of
the
recent
State
of
the
Union
address,
Among
the
usual
laundry
list
of
American
priorities
and
constituencies,
the
State
of
the
Union
address
for
the
first
time
explicitly
included
lesbians,
bisexual
and
transgender
people.
It
might
be
surprising,
but
never
before
had
any
president
used
the
words
"lesbian,"
"bisexual"
or
"transgender"
when
talking
to
the
huge
audience
that
watches
the
annual
State
of
the
Union.
The
reference
came
Tuesday
as
part
of
President
Obama's
description
of
the
values
that
make
us
American.