Protecting LGBT Q+ Students and

Confidentiality
By: Analie Diaz, Ayra Agluba, Lisset Vega, Melissa Villa
 What Led to Picking This Issue
1. Recent Fresno State bomb threat due to professor asking about pronouns.
2. School Districts opting to use Forced Outing Procedure
The Student Site Plan, which the students must renew annually, forcibly outs them by
requiring the presence or consent of the parents to access gender-affirming services. This
policy restricts students from accessing gender-affirming facilities, updating their names, and
sports participation.
3. ASU Queer Professor Assaulted by right wing “reporters”

4. Anti-LGBTQ + Policies Make Higher Ed Less Safe

Therefore, this lesson aims to promote understanding and inclusivity regarding the shift of
gender identity norms protecting LGBTQ+ students and their confidentiality.
Leadership Ethics

(Northouse, 2021)

Kitchener (1984)
“They approach other people
with a sense of their
unconditional worth and
valuable individual
differences.”
Respect Others
Burns (1978) In Conclusion:
“ …leaders should nurture
.
followers in becoming aware “Respect means that a leader listens
of their own needs, values, closely to followers, is empathic, and is
and purposes, and assist
tolerant of opposing points of view… In
followers in integrating these
short, leaders who show respect treat
with the leader’s needs,
values, and purposes.” others as worthy human beings.”
(Northouse, 2021)
 Service Others
The leader’s ethical responsibility to serve others, they are altruistic: meaning they
place their followers’ welfare foremost in their plans…

Tasks at hand
As ethical leaders it is important to be steward (servant) of the vision within the organization. Being
steward means:

“...Clarifying and nurturing a vision that is greater than oneself”

They demonstrate empathy by understanding and valuing perspectives, needs and emotions of those
they lead. They take responsibility for their actions and the outcomes of their decisions.
(Northouse, 2021)
 Shows Justice
Ethical leaders make it a top priority to treat all of their followers in an equal
manner. As a rule, no one should receive special treatment or special consideration
except when their particular situation demands it. (Northouse, 2021).

Principles of Distributive Justice

.

An equal share or opportunity. According to individual need.

According to that person’s rights. According to individual effort.

According to societal contribution. According to merit or performance.

 Manifests Honesty
Do not promise what you can’t deliver, do not misrepresent, do not hide behind spin-
doctored evasions, do not suppress obligations, do not evade accountability, do not accept
that the ‘survival of the fittest’ pressures of business release any of us from the
responsibility to respect another’s dignity and humanity”

It has to do with being open with Strike a balance between being Honest leadership involves a wide
others and open and candid while monitoring set of behaviors…It is essential to
representing reality as fully and what is appropriate to disclose in a be sensitive to the attitudes and
completely as possible. particular situation feelings of others

Northouse, 2021
 Builds Community
Defining leadership as a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to
achieve a common goal (Chapter 1). Ethical leaders create and understand a strong and
positive community that can impact the wellbeing of others as well as the overall success of the
organization.

Northouse, 2021

Concern for the common good

An ethical leader takes into Leaders and followers means that leaders cannot impose
account the purpose of becomes more connected their will on others. They need to
everyone involved in the group. culturally. search for goals that are compatible
with everyone.
 Strengths
● Suggests ethics should be considered as an integral part of leadership
● Provides benefits to the organization
● Promotes ethical norms and decisions

Criticisms
● In the early stages of development
● Follower’s perceptions of leaders can be biased
● Primarily focused on the Western and Anglo-American perspective
● Does not consider generational differences
○ Millennials
● Empirical ethical leadership will struggle to be up-to-date and
relevant
 Application
● Leadership involves values and awareness
of one’s own value
● Be sensitive to the needs of others

What is the What would a Do I show

Do I serve the
right and fair good person respect to
community?
thing to do? do? others?
 Based on a study by the Point
Foundation in collaboration with
the Williams Institute at UCLA
School of Law.
“A Growing Number of LGBTQ+ Students”

Student Stats Legal Issues Higher Education

● 32.7% students identify ● ~ 500 anti-LGBTQ+ hate ● Bills/ laws do not directly target
higher education, but does affect
as LGBTQ+ bills and laws it.
● ⅓ of students at an ● 100+ censoring curricula ● Attack on diversity, inclusion
institution could identify and sense of belonging.
as LGBTQ+ ● Data is needed to address
inequity and to support
minoritized students but should
be kept confidential.
 How Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Affects
Higher Ed
Sense of Belonging Recruitment

Climate

Academic Outcomes Retention

How can we help LGBTQ+ Students Now?

Provide your
Empower staff
Elevate and support students with
and faculty
students’ efforts resources and
leadership
information

Create safe space Educating yourself and others

Pronoun Inclusivity Community engagement
Visible support Listening and Empathy

By using the Ethical Leadership approach it recognize that a healthy and supportive community can be a
source of strength and resilience in the face of challenges and opportunities for all!
ACTIVITY
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