Educators and education researchers are addressing LGBTQ issues with a sense of legitimacy and urgency. AERA proudly supports diversity and inclusion and is committed to advancing empirical evidence to inform practices and policies that support LGBTQ individuals in education and learning settings. This resource page provides access to AERA-published journal articles, publications, fact sheets, and other materials of use to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and others with a commitment to LGBTQ education issues. 

AERA Statements on LGBTQ issues

Statement from AERA President Shaun R. Harper and Executive Director Felice J. Levine in Support of Transgender and Non-Binary Persons
April 2021

AERA Speaks Out on Bathroom Rules for Transgender Students
March 2017

AERA Speaks to "Texas Bathroom Bill"
January 2017

Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on the Terror Attack in Orlando
June 2016

AERA Report: LGBTQ Issues in Education: Advancing a Research Agenda

The AERA report, LGBTQ Issues in Education: Advancing a Research Agenda, and related July 9, 2015, Capitol Hill briefing,  brought rigorous and relevant knowledge to bear on this important issue. AERA will offer a 50% discount on the report during Pride Month.

• Table of Contents (PDF)
• Introduction (PDF)
• Purchase Information (50% discount during Pride Month)

Capitol Hill Briefing (July 9, 2015)
This briefing focused on several of the critical areas that were addressed in the AERA report, LGBTQ Issues in Education: Advancing a Research Agenda, including bullying and k-12 students; student achievement and educational attainment; challenges conducting research; and recommendations for further research.

• Briefing Webcast 
• Presentation Slides
  
  Related Fact Sheets
• LGBTQ Student Achievement and Educational Attainment (PDF)
• Bullying of LGBTQ Students (PDF)
• LGBTQ Research Recommendations (PDF)