What terms describe biases that LGBTQ students may encounter on campus, as mentioned in the material?

• A. Ethnocentrism and homophobia
• B. Heterosexism and cisgenderism
• C. Racism and xenophobia
• D. Ageism and ableism

Answer: (C)

Bias toward LGBTQ students on campus is described by heterosexism and cisgenderism. Heterosexism treats heterosexuality as the default and normal, which can marginalize LGBTQ identities in policies, language, housing, and everyday interactions. Cisgenderism assumes everyone’s gender matches their sex assigned at birth and can show up as misgendering, exclusion from facilities or programs, and unequal treatment of transgender and nonbinary students. These terms capture the specific ways LGBTQ students may experience bias. While racism/xenophobia or ageism/ableism address other forms of bias, they aren’t the biases targeted at LGBTQ students, even though these identities can intersect with others.