1 RESOLUTION #3F 2020 FALL SESSION 2 3 Legislative Action: 4 Introduced by: Senator R. Harper (A)(S)(E), Senator D. Rodriguez (A)(S)(E), Senator R. 5 Regalado (A)(S)(E), Senator B. Southern (A)(S)(E), Senator S. Musa (S), Senator T. Mondloch 6 (S), Senator E. Hotz (S)(E) 7 8 1st Reading: 9/2/2020 Referred To: Steering and Rules 9 2nd Reading:______Committee Action: 5-0-0-0 10 3rd Reading: ______Senate Action:______11 12 13 Executive Action: 14 15 ______16 ASUNM President Date 17 18 WHEREAS, the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico (ASUNM) Government 19 is the representative body of the undergraduate students and promotes student success; and 20 21 WHEREAS, the University of New Mexico (UNM) is a higher education institution that 22 promotes inclusivity and fosters respect for students of all backgrounds, and actively defends the 23 rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) faculty and students; and 24 25 WHEREAS, UNM has curated resources, initiatives, and policies dedicated to LGBTQ+ student 26 growth, both personal and academic, including but not limited to the LGBT Collaborative, 27 LGBT Patient-Centered Care Training and Education, Safe Zone Awareness, Safe Zone 28 Training, LGBTQ Resource Center Art Gallery, Cafe Q* Lecture Series, LGBTQ* Library, 29 Universal Restroom Initiative, PRIDE Scholarships, Affirmed/Preferred First Name Initiative, 30 UNM Regents' Policy 2.3, Policy 2720, National Coming Out Day Events, SHAC Gender- 31 Affirming Hormone Therapy, expanding upon existing efforts is a continued endeavor that 32 welcomes new initiatives; and 33 34 WHEREAS, more than one point four (1.4) million adults in the United States (U.S.) openly 35 identify as transgender, or with a different gender than their assigned sex at birth1; and 36 37 WHEREAS, there are widespread stigmas against LGBTQ+ people that persist in many areas of 38 society, and this overall discriminatory environment which have led to systemic violence, 39 rejection by family and social circles, and lack of representation in many areas; and

1 https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/ 40 41 WHEREAS, there have been numerous cases on U.S. college campuses where LGBTQ+ 42 students and identities have been made targets of discrimination and harassment, which have 43 continued through recent years; and 44 45 WHEREAS, in 2000, a woman at UNM who faced a parking ticket from a fraternity’s lot was 46 met with her car being vandalized with tape in the shape of a swastika, and a threatening note 47 which contained the sentence, “By the way, I have no problem with hitting lesbians.”2; and 48 49 WHEREAS, transgender individuals who repeatedly face discrimination or lack a support 50 network of family/friends have a thirteen percent (13%) suicidality, as opposed to six percent 51 (6%) of those who do not tend to face discriminatory treatment3, with these rates often being 52 exacerbated by factors such as economic insecurity, and instances of harassment/violence, all of 53 which have been prevalent issues for transgender individuals in recent decades, alongside other 54 factors; and 55 56 WHEREAS, Black transgender people face a particularly disproportionate rate of violence, with 57 upwards of twenty-five (25) Black transgender people being murdered annually in the U.S.in 58 recent years; and 59 60 WHEREAS, there are continual continuous efforts by politicians and other groups to limit 61 LGBTQ+ individuals’ protections under the law, although legal discrimination against them in 62 several key areas has been ruled unconstitutional in several landmark decisions of the U.S. 63 Supreme Court, including Obergefell v. Hodges4 (2015) overturning all state same-sex marriage 64 bans, Bostock v. Clayton County5 (2020) prohibiting employment discrimination based on 65 sexuality or gender identity), and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment 66 Opportunity Commission6 (2020) prohibiting employment discrimination based on gender 67 presentation); and 68 69 WHEREAS, on Friday, June 12, 2020, U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s Administration 70 completed its move to officially legalize discrimination against transgender and gender- 71 nonconforming individuals in treatments by healthcare professionals, by way of striking a 2016 72 rule in the Affordable Care Act relating to Civil Rights; and 73 74 WHEREAS, the timing of this action has been widely criticized throughout the country as 75 displaying a skewed sense of priorities within the Executive Branch, as the COVID-19 pandemic

2 https://casetext.com/case/majedi-v-regents-of-the-university-of-new-mexico 3 https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/ 4 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf 5 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/17-1618_hfci.pdf 6 https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?FileName=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/18-107.html 76 continues to cause thousands of new cases and deaths across the country, with little action being 77 taken in terms of official policies at the Federal level to slow its spread; and 78 79 WHEREAS, the date of this rule change is significant to many in the LGBTQ+ community, as it 80 coincides with the fourth (4th) anniversary of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, 81 Florida, in which domestic terrorism was inflicted against patrons on a nearly unprecedented 82 scale, and has been made into a major memorial for LGBTQ+ individuals who were victims 83 there; and 84 85 WHEREAS, the aforementioned rule change is just one major example of the current 86 administration’s effort to remove rights and protections for transgender individuals, including: a 87 2017 ban on transgender people serving in the military, rescinding rules within the Department 88 of Education which allowed transgender students to use restrooms and participate in sports teams 89 consistent with their gender identity, the Justice Department’s decision to rescind protections for 90 transgender prisoners, and the Office of Personnel Management having rescinded protections for 91 transgender individuals employed by federal contractors; and 92 93 WHEREAS, additionally, state and local “bathroom bills” aimed to force transgender individuals 94 into using public restrooms differing from their gender identity, among ways in which 95 governmental officials and laws have been embedded in legal systems to legitimize 96 discriminatory behaviors and social norms which leads to the common discomfort for 97 transgender individuals in seeking assistance; and 98 99 WHEREAS, there has been further rhetoric steeped in bigotry against transgender and gender- 100 nonconforming individuals from the current administration, further legitimizing such prejudices 101 in the general public; and 102 103 WHEREAS, in one example of such discriminatory rhetoric, U.S. Secretary of Housing and 104 Urban Development Ben Carson purporting that, in looking for access to women’s shelters, “any 105 man,” as he refers to transgender women, is allowed to be accepted under previous policies 106 “simply by asserting that his gender is female, to obtain access to women’s shelters and even 107 precludes the shelter from asking for identification”7, sentiments which have been expressed in 108 ignorance by many politicians and others in recent decades; and 109 110 WHEREAS, UNM official policy forbids unlawful discrimination in sex, sexual orientation, and 111 gender identity, applying with regard to “recruitment, admission, extracurricular activities, 112 housing, facilities, access to course offerings, counseling and testing, financial assistance, 113 employment, health and insurance services, and athletic programs for students,”8; and

7 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/us/politics/trump-transgender-rights-homeless.html 8 http://catalog.unm.edu/catalogs/2020-2021/policies.html 114 115 WHEREAS, the UNM Administrative Policy 2720 provides for the general effort amongst those 116 of the university population to create a welcoming environment for transgender/gender- 117 nonconforming individuals in the areas of use of preferred names/pronouns, as well as allowing 118 for the use of public restrooms consistent with one’s gender identity, stating, “This policy 119 prohibits discrimination and harassment based on gender identity or gender expression… The 120 University is committed to using preferred or affirmed names and pronouns wherever possible in 121 the course of University business and education.”9; and 122 123 WHEREAS, measures which have shown to be beneficial to the well-being of transgender 124 individuals include affordable access to gender-affirming therapy and healthcare, freedom from 125 discrimination in employment, services, and other areas, as well as supportive and understanding 126 social circles; and 127 128 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, that ASUNM encourages opportunities for 129 transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals to have access to a welcoming social space 130 and resources they need in healthcare, housing, and other areas necessary in order to remain 131 viable, in order to minimize the harmful, destabilizing effects of such rules and rhetoric; and 132 133 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM supports ways to 134 ensure a presence of resources on UNM’s campus for LGBTQ+ people in need, as well as 135 providing organizations that cater to LGBTQ+ people, allowing them to meet with those in 136 similar situations; and 137 138 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM supports students in 139 expressing their gender identity, doing so in any way they see fit, without judgment, and to be 140 recognized by others in terms of their gender and pronouns, and that there is strong validity to 141 their identities; and 142 143 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM condemns the recent 144 highly discriminatory Executive Orders enacted by the Trump Administration, and all state and 145 local government legislation allowing discrimination against transgender individuals in any 146 public or private sector; and 147 148 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM applauds the 149 aforementioned U.S. Supreme Court decisions in LGBTQ+ rights cases made in recent years, 150 and looks to achieve further progress in these areas; and 151

9 https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/2000/2720.html 152 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM shall be a welcoming 153 environment within all branches and agencies for students of all gender identities and sexual 154 orientations; and 155 156 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM processes, as well as 157 events, must be inclusive, to allow participation for all students and fair opportunities; and 158 159 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM encourages the 160 activities of agencies, campus resource centers, and student organizations, such as Queer-Straight 161 Alliances (QSA), in hosting events and other activities for transgender students to meet and 162 socialize with others like them, creating a beneficial and understanding environment for them to 163 attend; and 164 165 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, ASUNM supports that people with 166 openly LGBTQ+ identities should never experience discrimination as a result of any ASUNM 167 organization, agency, or individual member conduct, and that any who espouse harmful rhetoric 168 regarding any individual’s gender identity or sexual orientation should be condemned by other 169 members; and 170 171 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM calls on people to be 172 willing to educate themselves about issues relating to transgender people, to practice allyship and 173 consideration toward them, and to be outspoken with support in issues relating to them, with 174 several guides for this, along with several informative and representative books and 175 films/television shows listed in this Resolution’s Resources section; and 176 177 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM supports calls for 178 greater LGBTQ+ representation in all areas of the workforce, in politics, in law, and in 179 mainstream news and entertainment media; and 180 181 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM recognizes the 182 importance of people being able to experience accurate, positive LGBTQ+ representation in 183 literature, films, television and other media in order to foster acceptance, tolerance, and greater 184 self-esteem in our society while resolving prejudices, and wish to see such representation 185 increase; and 186 187 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, ASUNM encourages activism on 188 this matter to be taken from an intersectional approach in order to support people of all races and 189 ethnicities; and 190 191 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, ASUNM encourages students to 192 contact their state and local representatives in order to advocate for legislation beneficial to 193 LGBTQ+ individuals and prevent violence and discrimination against them; and 194 195 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM highlights the 196 importance of knowing and researching one’s rights to partake in businesses and social programs 197 against any discrimination in any place one lives or visits, with resources for legal recourse at the 198 federal, state and local levels which are available should it occur; and 199 200 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that ASUNM supports the right of 201 all individuals in the U.S. to have access to social services including healthcare, public housing 202 and other assistance while presenting with their preferred name and gender identity, without fear 203 of discrimination; and 204 205 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of resources be sent to 206 UNM undergraduate students and UNM departments listed in the following; and 207 208 NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be 209 forwarded to the U.S. President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. 210 Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, 211 U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Acting Director 212 Michael Rigas, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, U.S. Speaker of the House of 213 Representatives Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitchell McConnell, New Mexico 214 Governor Michelle Luján Grisham, U.S. Senator from New Mexico Tom Udall, U.S. Senator 215 from New Mexico Martin Heinrich, U.S. Representative Debra Haaland (NM-01), U.S. 216 Representative Xochitl Torres-Small (NM-02), U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján (NM-03), 217 New Mexico Governor Michelle Luján Grisham, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, Albuquerque 218 Police Department, New Mexico State Legislature, UNM Board of Regents, UNM President 219 Garnett S. Stokes, UNM Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Assata Zerai, UNM Vice 220 President for Student Affairs Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, UNM Dean of Students Nasha Torrez, UNM 221 Office of Equal Opportunity Director Francie Cordova, UNM Campus Safety Council, 222 LoboRESPECT Advocacy Center Director Lisa Lindquist, UNM African American Student 223 Services Director Brandi Stone, American Indian Student Services Director Pam Agoyo, El 224 Centro de la Raza Director Rosa Isela Cervantes, LGBTQ+ Resource Center Director Alma Rosa 225 Silva Bañuelos, Women’s Resource Center Director Jessica Hidalgo Holland, UNM Student 226 Health and Counseling Center Interim Co-Directors Beverly Kloeppel and James Wilterding, and 227 the UNM undergraduate student body. 228 Resources: 229 UNM Resources: 230 African American Student Services - (505) 277-5645 - [email protected] 231 El Centro de la Raza - (505) 277-5020 - [email protected] 232 American Indian Student Services- (505) 277-6343 - [email protected] 233 Women’s Resource Center - (505) 277-3716 - [email protected] 234 LGBTQ+ Resource Center - (505) 277-5428 - [email protected] 235 LoboRESPECT - (505) 277-2911 - [email protected] 236 UNM Office of Equal Opportunity - (505) 277-5251 - [email protected] 237 Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) - (505) 277-3136 - shac.unm.edu 238 Office of Equal Opportunity - (505) 277-5251 - [email protected] 239 Out Queer Grads - https://www.facebook.com/groups/108396212554476/?fref=ts 240 Out Womyn - www.facebook.com/out.womyn 241 UNM Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) - www.facebook.com/UNMQSA 242 Division of Equity and Inclusion - (505) 277-3323 - [email protected] 243 244 245 New Mexico Resources: 246 The Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico - https://tgrcnm.org 247 Equality New Mexico - http://eqnm.org/#landing 248 Southwest Women’s Law Center- [email protected]/ https://swwomenslaw.org 249 Albuquerque U21 - http://www.commonbondnm.org/2020/ 250 NM Power - (505) 232-2990 / https://www.facebook.com/abqmpower/ 251 252 253 Scholarship Opportunities: 254 PFLAG Santa Fe Scholarship - 255 https://www.hrc.org/resources/scholarships/search?q=New+mexico 256 Stonewall Community Foundation - https://www.stonewallfoundation.org/scholarships 257 League Foundation - https://leaguefoundation.org/ 258 UNM LGBTQ Resource Center PRIDE Scholarships - 259 https://lgbtqrc.unm.edu/about/scholarships.html 260 Pride Foundation - https://pridefoundation.org/find-funding/scholarships/ 261 Point Foundation - https://pointfoundation.org 262 PRISM Foundation/GAPA Foundation - https://theprismfoundation.org/scholarships 263 264 265 Lifelines: 266 Trans Lifeline - (877) 565-8860 267 Agora Crisis Line - (866) HELP-1-NM 268 Trevor Lifeline - (866) 488-7386 269 NM Crisis & Access Line - (855) 662-7474 270 271 272 External Resource/Donation Centers: 273 The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org 274 National Center for Transgender Equality- https://transequality.org 275 Transgender Law Center - https://transgenderlawcenter.org 276 277 278 Educational Resources: 279 280 Guide to Allyship with Trans People - https://transequality.org/issues/resources/supporting-the- 281 transgender-people-in-your-life-a-guide-to-being-a-good-ally 282 Trans Allyship Workbook - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp- 283 content/uploads/2020/03/Guide-to-Being-an-Ally-to-Transgender-and-Nonbinary-Youth.pdf 284 Getting Pronouns Right - 285 http://www.napavalley.edu/equity/Documents/20180523TransWebinar/trans__ally_workbook_p 286 df.pdf 287 288 Books: On Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Identities and Social Stigmas 289 ● Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family -Amy Ellis Nutt 290 ● If I Was Your Girl -Meredith Russo 291 ● Spy Stuff -Matthew J. Metzger 292 ● Symptoms of Being Human -Jeff Garvin 293 ● This One Looks Like a Boy: My Gender Journey to Life as a Man -Lorimer Shenher 294 ● Becoming Eve: My Journey From Ultra--Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman -Abby 295 Stein 296 ● Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place -Jackson Bird 297 ● Robert Siner -Ivan E. Coyote 298 ● Me, Myself, They: Life Beyond the Binary -Joshua M. Ferguson 299 ● Tomorrow Will be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality -Sarah 300 McBride 301 ● Self-Ish: A Transgender Awakening -Chloe Schwenke 302 ● Happier as a Woman: Transforming Friendships, Transforming Lives -Martina Giselle 303 ● Fairest -Meredith Talusan 304 ● Gender Outlaw -Kate Bornstein 305 ● I’m Afraid of Men -Vivek Shraya 306 ● Tomboy Survival Guide -Ivan Coyote 307 ● Gender Failure -Ivan Coyote and Rae Spoon 308 ● The Gender Games: The Problem With Men and Women, From Someone Who Has Been 309 Both -Juno Dawson 310 ● To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews With Transgender and Gender 311 Nonconforming Older Adults -Jess T. Dugan 312 ● In the Darkroom -Susan Faludi 313 ● Stuck in the Middle With You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders -Jennifer Finney 314 Boylan 315 ● Every Breath We Drew -Amy Galpin 316 ● Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition -Julia Kaye 317 ● Gender Queer: A Memoir -Maia Kobabe 318 ● Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness, and Becoming a Man -Thomas Page 319 McBee 320 ● Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man -Thomas Page McBee 321 ● Redefining Realness -Janet Mock 322 ● Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me -Janet Mock 323 ● I Rise-The Transformation of Toni Newman -Toni Newman 324 ● An Unspoken Compromise -Rizi Xavier Timane 325 ● Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story -Jacob Tobia 326 ● Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day -Peter Ackroyd 327 ● Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law - 328 Dean Spade 329 ● How Sex Changed: A History f Transsexuality in the United States -Joanne Meyerowitz 330 ● Queer: A Graphic History -Dr. Meg-John Barker and Julia Scheele 331 ● A Queer History of the United States -Michael Bronski 332 ● Histories of the Transgender Child -Julian Gill-Peterson 333 ● Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility -Reina Gossett 334 ● Trans*: A Quick and Quirky Account of Gender Variability -Jack Halberstam 335 ● When Brooklyn Was Queer -Hugh Ryan 336 ● LGBTQ Stats: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People by the Numbers - 337 Bennett Singer 338 ● Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity -C. Riley Snorton 339 ● Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex -Eric A. Stanley 340 and Nat Smith 341 ● Transgender History -Susan Stryker 342 ● Video Games Have Always Been Queer -Bonnie Ruberg 343 ● Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers -Cat 344 Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett 345 ● Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time -Hope Nicholson 346 ● Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir - 347 Kai Cheng Thom 348 ● This is How it Always Is -Laurie Frankel 349 ● Stone Butch Blues -Leslie Feinberg 350 ● Little Fish -Casey Plett 351 ● The Best Bad Things -Katrina Carrasco 352 ● Nevada -Imogen Binnie 353 ● Paul Takes The Form of a Mortal Girl -Andrea Lawlor 354 ● Confessions of the Fox -Jordy Rosenberg 355 356 TV Shows, Documentaries, and Movies 357 ● Movies and Documentaries 358 ○ The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (Netflix) 359 ○ Tangerine (Hulu) 360 ○ The Danish Girl 361 ○ A Fantastic Woman 362 ○ Disclosure (Netflix) 363 ○ Wild Side 364 ○ Boy Meets Girl 365 ○ All About My Mother 366 ○ Paris Is Burning 367 ○ The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 368 ○ Ma Vie en Rose 369 ○ The Trans List 370 ○ Love, Simon 371 ○ The Kids Are All Right 372 ○ Booksmart (Hulu) 373 ○ Transgender, At War and In Love 374 ○ Alex Strangelove (Netflix) 375 ○ Lovesong (Netflix) 376 ○ Dream Boat (Netflix) 377 ○ State of Pride (YouTube) 378 ○ Kiki (Hulu, Amazon Prime, YouTube) 379 ○ Trembling Before G-d (Amazon Prime) 380 ○ The Watermelon Woman 381 ○ The Half of It (Netflix) 382 ○ Moonlight (Netflix) 383 ○ Lingua Franca (Netflix) 384 385 ● TV Shows 386 ○ Euphoria (Hulu) 387 ○ Transparent (Amazon Prime) 388 ○ Sense8 (Netflix) 389 ○ Queer Eye (Netflix) 390 ○ Pose (Net (Netflix) 391 ○ Orange is the New Black (Netflix) 392 ○ The L Word/sequel series Generation Q (Hulu) 393 ○ I Am Jazz 394 ○ Butterfly (Hulu) 395 ○ Love, Victor (Hulu)