VIDEO: Campus Pride Day of Action for Trans Justice

The Chronicle of Higher Education featured a multi-media story about Campus Pride’s first-ever Day of Action for Trans Justice during Camp Pride 2015

Camp Pride trained 130 student leaders from across the nation preparing them to fight for trans inclusion and equality during the Day of Action for Trans Justice. The Chronicle of Higher Education spent the week at Camp Pride to capture this first-time event held at Johnson C. Smith University, a local historically black college (HBCU) in Charlotte, N.C. This was the first national LGBT event held in Charlotte, N.C. and the first event of its kind to be held at an HBCU.

“By and large, we live in the dark ages when it comes to transgender issues in higher education,” said Shane L. Windmeyer, a founder and executive director of Campus Pride. “Today on our college campuses, we still rely on our LGBT students to do the educating,” said Mr. Windmeyer. “We put the responsibility for a safe learning environment on the backs of those students.”

Film credit: Julia Schmalz, The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Campus Pride is the leading national educational organization for LGBTQ and ally college students and campus groups building future leaders and safer, more LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. The organization provides resources and services to thousands of college students and nearly 1400 campuses annually. Learn more online at CampusPride.org.

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Rebby Kern is the media, communications and programs manger for Campus Pride. She also serves as the director for youth interests for SDA Kinship International. *BiFive* Follow @RebbyKern.