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Everyone who participates will be asked to complete a questionnaire that includes questions about your age, gender, sexual orientation, and sexual preferences. Afterward you will be asked to complete several survey items. The entire study will only take 15-20 minutes to complete. This research study is being completed as part of my doctoral dissertation.

The purpose of this research investigation is to examine the impact of discrimination experiences on relationships, psychological distress, and internalized heterosexism. In addition the study will examine the potential of secure attachment to buffer the effects of discrimination and lead to higher overall scores on a measure of well- being.

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Campus Pride is ramping up its Spring 2011 Webinar Series. There's lots of great things in store this season, as we discuss campus hate crimes, the lives of transgender people on campus, suicide prevention, creating change in intercollegiate athletics and LGBT-inclusive college admissions and recruiting.

Register for any webinar in the Campus Pride Series and have a chance to win a FREE registration ($795 value) for your college to attend the Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp in July 2011.

The webinar series, presented in partnership with CampusSpeak, aims to develop necessary resources, programs and services to support LGBT and ally students on college campuses across the United States.

Read more about each of the webinars this spring after the jump and get in on the action!

Campus Pride Climate Index ranks gay-friendliness of American colleges and universities just in time for ‘Back to School’

Nineteen schools nationwide make highest five-star rating; Other schools taking positive steps to 'come out' for their LGBT students

(Charlotte, NC) – As thousands of students return to their college or university campus and as many step onto campus as a new student for the first time this fall semester, they now have one complete and comprehensive national resource ranking for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) inclusion and friendliness.

The Campus Pride LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index lists over 230 publicly available campus climate reports online at www.campusclimateindex.org. The nationally praised Index takes an in-depth look at LGBT-friendly policies, programs and practices. Colleges are ranked from one to five stars, depending on their answers to a detailed, voluntary questionnaire submitted to Campus Pride, a national non-profit working to create safer, more LGBT-inclusive colleges and build future LGBT and ally leaders. In development since 2001, the Index has become a staple in student and faculty research, campus organizing efforts and benchmarking for LGBT student safety and inclusion on campus.

Each summer, university officials are encouraged to fill out new questionnaires and update their Index profiles. This year, the Campus Climate Index is proud to announce five-star rankings for 19 colleges and universities – the most ever achieving the Index’s highest ranking since the its inception in 2007-08.