Professionals in International Education
One of the missions of the Rainbow SIG is to provide resources to international education professionals that work with students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+). Contact the Website Co-Content Managers if you wish to have additional resources added to the Resource Center.
International Education Resources
- Rainbow SIG Events
- Rainbow SIG Facebook Group
- Rainbow SIG Membership
- Rainbow SIGnals Newsletter
- Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals
- List of Pronouns around the World
Advising LGBTQ+ International Students
- Building a Supportive Campus Environment for LGBT International Students, 2016 NASPA International Symposium
- “Meet Them Where They Are: Supporting LGBTQ International Students” (from NAFSA’s International Educator, November 2021)
- “Supporting LGBT International Students” (from NAFSA’s International Educator, March/April 2015)
Advising LGBTQ+ Study Abroad Students
- Rainbow Scholarship
- Explore the Progress of LGBTQ+ Rights Across the World, Equaldex
- LGBTQ+ Students Abroad, Diversity Abroad
- An LGBT Student Guide to Study Abroad, GoAbroad.com
- LGBT Student Guide for Education Abroad, University of South Florida
- LGB Travel Information, U.S. State Department
- LGBTQ Scholarships, Pride Foundation
- “Out and About” (from NAFSA’s International Educator, August 2023) – offers advice for advising international students and LGBTQ+ students participating in education abroad
- OutRight Action International
- Supporting Transgender and Nonbinary Students in Education Abroad, FORUM
- Study Abroad Scholarships for LGBT Students, GoAbroad.com
- Study Abroad for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered (GLBT) Students, Michigan State University
Additional Resources
- The Trevor Project Resource Center
- GLAAD LGBTQ Resource List
- US National Center for Transgender Equality
- Changing your Gender on your Driver’s License in the United States
- Explore the Progress of LGBTQ+ Rights Across the World
- “Empowering Change Through Collective” (recording of NAFSA virtual event with NAFSA CEO Dr. Fanta Aw)