The N.C.A.A. released an 82-page guide Monday intended to help its constituents — administrators, coaches and students — navigate the broadening world of gay, lesbian and transgender athletes amid its myriad sports.

The guide, titled “Champions of Respect,” was co-authored by Pat Griffin, professor emeritus of social justice education at Massachusetts-Amherst, and Hudson Taylor, founder of Athlete Ally, an organization with a mission of ending homophobia in sports.

It includes everything from terminology to guidelines for creating an inclusive environment, according to Taylor, a former all-American wrestler at Maryland. It provides instructions for a variety of scenarios, including how a coach should react when an athlete comes out or how to handle intrasquad dating.

“The N.C.A.A. and other organizations have put out bits and pieces that, if you were an athletic department, you would have to piece those things together,” Sarah Feyerherm, chair of the L.G.B.T.Q. subcommittee of the committee on women’s athletics and the minority opportunities and interests, said in a statement. “What this does is put it all together in one place and addresses concerns for student-athletes, coaches and administrators.”

While there have been no known gay active athletes in the men’s major professional leagues in the United States, there have been countless athletes, men and women, who have come out in the college ranks. Taylor said the new guide, being sent to universities this week, represents the first broad attempt to educate N.C.A.A. members on how those athletes should be treated and how delicate situations might be handled.

“My work at Athlete Ally, whether speaking to professional athletes or college students, is to answer the tough questions,” Taylor said in a statement. “We need to delve deep to make sure that every sports participant can engage as a valued member of his or her team.”