Every student deserves a role model with whom they can relate. For many students, literature and curriculum are resources they can use to find role models
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Why We Need LGBTQ+ Curricula
In 2018, GLSEN’s national school climate study indicated that 59.5% of LGBTQ students “felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation and 44.6%
Read MoreWe Can Teach Black History and LGBTQ History at the Same Time. In Fact, We Should.
My social media feeds were drenched with homophobia this week. People were saying how they really felt about my state, Illinois, joining other states manda
Read MoreDeVos Has Dramatically Scaled Back the Protection of LGBTQ Students
This week a report from the Center for American Progress showed that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has dramatically scaled bac
Read MoreI Felt Invisible in School, But I Teach So My LGBTQ+ Students Can Have the Chance to Be Seen
If you look up the word “visibility” in the dictionary, you get quite a few definitions including, “The ability to see or be seen.” When I was 12 years old
Read MoreTo My Trans Child, It’s Time Your Teachers Matched Your Bravery
When our pronoun buttons came in the mail, you put two on your backpack. A couple of days later, you decided to wear one on your shirt: he/him/his. You did
Read MoreI’m One of the Most Well-Known LGBTQ Teachers in the US and I Was Called Out by a Fourth-Grader for Failing to Be Gender Neutral
I messed up today. I messed up, and a nine-year-old called me out. In front of the whole class. That’s right, one of the most well-known LGBTQ teachers in
Read MoreLGBTQ Youth in Military Communities Need Our Support. Here’s Why.
There are educational resources allocated to supporting LGBTQ young people, and there are education programs designed to support young people growing up in
Read MoreWe Have to Treat Every Student Like They’re Our Own, That Includes Transgender Students
Our job is about a promise to every parent who leaves their child with us. We promise to watch over their children and teach them. We promise to do no harm
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