Short Videos
The short videos on this page are focused on specific topics relating to the lives and educational experiences of queer and trans community college students.
The first section consists of thematic short videos with clips taken from several longer interviews. The second section features short video clips on specific topics taken from individual interviews, which you can also find on each interviewee’s page.
We encourage you to share these videos with your colleagues, students, and administrators. Stay tuned for more videos like the ones as they are produced!
Short Thematic Videos
Autism and Queerness
In this 11-minute video, several queer and trans autistic students discuss their experiences being autistic, how they think queerness and autism intersect, and how their learning experiences are shaped by being autistic.
Respecting Trans and Non-Binary Students’ Pronouns
Here several trans and non-binary community college students talk about why their pronouns are important to them, what it feels like to be misgendered, and what you can do to avoid misgendering them and other trans and non-binary people.
Queer and Trans Inclusion on Campus
In this video, several queer and trans students describe how their colleges can create more inclusive cultures on their campuses.
Queer and Trans Students of Color on Finding Community
In this video, several queer and trans community college students of color talk about their experiences trying to find community on their campuses.
Queer Joy
Queer joy! While our queer students certainly have their struggles, they also find lots of joy in being queer. In this video, several community college students share where they find “queer joy.”
Queer and Trans Inclusion in the Curriculum
Here several students discuss their experiences being taught about queer and trans people’s experiences in high school and college. For the most part, very few classes include queer and trans people’s experiences, and even when they do, these experiences are covered briefly and sometimes even in problematic ways. Students underscore how important it is their experiences to be included in their classes.
Queer Community College Students on Working
Here several community college students talk about their experiences being queer at work, and what it’s like to balance working while attending college.