The AACC Rainbow Network (ARN) is a community of administrators, faculty and staff who actively advocate for LGBTQIA+ equity and oppose anti-LGBTQIA+ hate on campus. To become an ARN member, those interested need to complete the AACC Rainbow Network Allyship Badge, which consists of three workshops and a short capstone action plan. The ARN training workshops and capstone action plan help members learn about LGBTQIA+ identity, homophobia and heterosexism, allyship and accompliceship and design a plan for acting as an ally/accomplice for AACC's community. They provide strategies for supporting LGBTQIA+ members of the campus community and for connecting with others who are committed to this cause.
ARN and the ARN badge program reflect AACC’s core values of community and relationships, equity and inclusion, opportunity, and positivity. Upon completing the badge program, members receive an AACC Rainbow Network Member door sign and a badge icon for their email signature that lets students and other members of the AACC community know they are a safe person who will provide a safe space for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Want to help make a change or offer support to an LGBTQ+ student? Then join the Rainbow Network. You will receive training and resources.
For information, contact Sage Perkins at srperkins@aacc.edu.
Take classes that examine the role gender and sexuality have in the way we see ourselves, others and the world around us.
Get inspired! Watch videos featuring students, staff and faculty.
We are looking for others who are willing to share how it gets better at AACC. Contact the ARN Coordinator at srperkins@aacc.edu for information.