Using data from a narrative study investigating the experiences of 20 gender and sexuality center (GSC) practitioners, this study examined how professionals described the racialized nature of institutions and its influence on their engagement with anti-racist practices. Findings revealed how participants perceived the foundations of GSC work as…

In this manuscript, we engage mentorship as a form of care, reciprocity, survival, and thriving for queer and trans people within academic spaces. In particular, we conceptualize the term "queertorship", which involves a practice of one-to-one and collective guidance and support offered by queer and trans Latinx/a/o (QTL) people to and…

Fraternal organizations have often received criticism from individuals who argue that these groups perpetuate harmful gendered norms and oppress members who identify with queer communities. However, scholars and practitioners alike have paid little attention to members who identify as bisexual/pansexual (bi/pan) within these organizations. This…

As the number of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) continues to rise in the United States, higher education scholars and practitioners have increasingly wondered how HSIs fulfill their charge to serve Latinx/a/o communities. However, Latinx/a/o sexually minoritized students often go unrecognized in conversations on servingness at HSIs. This…

In this article, the authors address the presence of neoliberalism as it relates to queer and trans student success in higher education and student affairs, questioning how neoliberal logics have come to define the rhetoric and practices present on college campuses. In doing so, they follow in the long tradition of scholars who have exposed the…

Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) continue to transform U.S. higher education, causing scholars and practitioners to question how institutional agents serve minoritized communities, including Latinx/a/o people. Guided by Garcia et al.'s (2019) multidimensional framework on servingness, together with Garcia and Cuellar's (2023) concept of…