California Education Code Section 66271.2 indicates that the Governing Board of California Community Colleges has requested that each community college district designate an employee at each college as a point of contact for the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faculty, staff, and students.

The LGBTQIA2S+ Point of Contact at Fullerton College is LGBTQIA2S+ Resource Program Special Projects Manager Ariel Gentalen (they/them) and their role is to is to assist in creating a safer and more inclusive learning and working environment for queer individuals.

A unique component of the LGBTQIA2S+ Point of Contact is they do not disclose confidential information provided to them of faculty, staff, and students who disclose issues regarding alleged acts of sexual harassment, sexual violence, and gender discrimination of the person who provided that information without prior written consent. The LGBTQ+ Point of Contact must hold information as described in confidence unless written consent is provided. 

Fullerton College has an expressed commitment to equity and inclusion for all students, faculty and staff members who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. Fullerton College statement on equal access makes specific reference to assuring equity “without regard to accent, age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, economic status, ethnic group identification, gender, marital status, medical condition, national origin, parental status, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.” All colleges must be in compliance with Title IX. Under federal law Title IX protections, harassment and discrimination is prohibited and this includes discrimination or harassment based upon LGBTQ membership or perceived membership.

Should you need support, please don’t hesitate to reach out in person during our operating hours, via email at agentalen@fullcoll.edu or call our office at 714-992-7082.

A map showing all gender inclusive restroom locations on campus may be found within the Fullerton College campus map.

Locations:

Aquatic Center
2 gender inclusive restrooms behind the fence towards the shallow end of the pool.

Building 100: Administration
1 gender inclusive restroom in the basement.

Building 400: South Science
2 gender inclusive restrooms, 1st floor. Enter faculty offices, go all the way to the back and make a left. They are labeled “staff only” but are available for student use.

Building 500: Applied Arts
2 gender inclusive restrooms on the 2nd floor next to the staircase (near Room 526).

Building 600: North Science
1 gender inclusive restroom on the 1st floor next to Room 612.

Building 1000: Fine Arts Gallery
1 gender inclusive restroom on the 1st floor next to Room 1005-P.

Building 1100: Music
1 gender inclusive restroom located next to Room 1115.

Building 1600: Horticulture Center
2 gender inclusive restrooms in between the red barn classrooms and nursery.

Building 2100: Sculpture and 3-D Arts

• 1 gender inclusive restroom located in Room 2110 behind clear tarp room.
• 1 gender inclusive restroom located in Room 2115.

Building 2400: Humanities

• 6 total gender inclusive restrooms with 2 on each floor.
• 2 on the 1st floor by Room 126.
• 2 on the 2nd floor by Room 226.
• 2 on the 3rd floor by Room 326.

Building 1300: Theatre Arts

• Only accessible to theatre and band students
  Student Support Center
• 1 gender inclusive single stall restroom located on the 1st Floor
• 1 gender inclusive multi stall restroom located on the 2nd Floor

Did you know you can update your personal information so your professors and peers will see the name and gender you want them to see on Canvas and professors’ rosters?

Change your gender, name, and/or pronouns directly via MyGateway. Login with your Banner ID and update in your “My Information” widget. These updates will be automatic.

If you would like to get a new ID card with your chosen/preferred name once you’ve updated your information, visit Admissions and Records who will print a new one, free of charge.

Gender identity and chosen name may be used on unofficial records and documents maintained by the District, and in situations where a legal sex and legal name are not required by law or District policy.

What’s a pronoun?

A pronoun is a word used to refer to either the people who are talking (like “I” or “you”) or a person being talked about in the third person (like “she/her,” “he/him,” and “they/them”).

Pronouns are not a new concept! You’ve been utilizing them your entire life to refer to others in conversation. However, asking folks their pronouns is perhaps new to you! Asking and offering pronouns is a step towards incorporating universally polite practice into your daily life.

What’s a gender-neutral pronoun?

A gender neutral or gender inclusive pronoun is a pronoun which does not associate a gender with the individual who is being discussed. Ze, hir, xe, and the singular they are gender-neutral pronouns, used just like you would use any other in a sentence. it’s important to note that using “gender-neutral pronouns” doesn’t mean that someone is neutral about gender, or that they don’t identify with a fixed gender. Using pronouns like they/them or ze/zir doesn’t mean that one necessarily identifies as nonbinary; some people who use they/them pronouns are agender, some are Two Spirit, and some are cis men and women. It’s all about personal identity. Pronouns are not the same as one’s gender, so instead of assuming, it’s always a good idea to ask how a person identifies if it’s appropriate in the moment.

What do I do when I make a mistake or misgender someone?

Everyone slips up from time to time. The best thing to do if you use the wrong pronoun for someone is to say something right away, like “Sorry, I meant (insert pronoun).” If you realize your mistake after the fact, apologize in private and move on.

It can be tempting to go on and on about how bad you feel that you messed up or how hard it is for you to get it right. Please don’t! It is inappropriate and makes the person who was misgendered feel awkward and responsible for comforting you, which is absolutely not their job.

You can’t always know what someone’s pronouns are by looking at them. Asking and correctly using someone’s pronouns is one of the most basic ways to show your respect for their gender identity. When someone is referred to with the wrong pronoun, it can make them feel disrespected, invalidated, dismissed, alienated or dysphoric (often all of the above).

Don’t Just Take Our Word – Listen to Students

In this 11-minute video, several trans and non-binary community college students discuss why their pronouns are important to them, and what you can do to respect them. The clips from this video were taken from longer interviews conducted over the course of 2023 by Sara Smith-Silverman for the Queer and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project.

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Learn More

Our LGBTQIA2S+ Resource Program provides a Pronouns 101 training that covers why pronouns matter, a variety of pronoun choices and their meanings, as well as best practices and advice to limit pronoun mistakes. This presentation can benefit students, faculty and staff in creating inclusive spaces for everyone.

To request a Pronouns 101 training at your next division/department meeting or during class time, complete our Presentation Request Form.