Weaving a wide net : the benefits of integrating campus projects to combat homophobia

L. Garber

Any single approach to students' heterosexism and homophobia, however well conceived and executed, is most successful when supported by an integrated campus approach to the problem. Taking as a model the multifaceted efforts at California State University, Fresno - a large public institution located in what can be considered the state's Bible Belt - this essay discusses the strengths and logistics of a campus-wide program to address homophobia and alleviate LGBTQ student_s feelings of alienation from the institution and their oppression in society. The efforts of CSUF take place at a number of different levels - classroom, academic department, student services, faculty networking - and can be considered a successful work in progress.[Copies are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Center. The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA]