ABSTRACT
This chapter uses excerpts from the students’ interviews and reflection journals to communicate implications for how historically white institutions could better serve Queer Students of Color. In particular, students offered suggestions for structural change at colleges and universities that could benefit the lives of Queer Collegians of Color. For example, individuals stressed the need for training about minoritized communities and intersectionality for staff and faculty. They also spoke about an imperative to increase the representation of people on college campuses who identify as queer, People of Color, and Queer People of Color. The author expands on this recommendation by contending that historically white institutions must also attend to matters of retention. Finally, another topic in this chapter will be a reorientation of how funding operates at colleges and universities to benefit marginalized communities. The Queer Students of Color in this study shared how little funding they saw dedicated to services and organizations founded to serve those with multiple minoritized identities.
