Gay, G. (2000). <i>Culturally Rponsive Teachg: Theory, Rearch, & Practice.</i><i> </i>New York: Teachers College Prs.

Contents:

• THE BT GAY AND LBIAN FILMS OF THE 2000S
• 30 SONGS FROM THE EARLY 2000S THAT ONLY GAY PEOPLE AND WOKE STRAIGHTS WILL REMEMBER
• GAY RIGHTS

THE BT GAY AND LBIAN FILMS OF THE 2000S

Gay (2000) f culturally rponsive teachg as g the cultural knowledge, prr experienc, and performance styl of diverse stunts to make learng more appropriate and effective for them; teach to and through the strengths of the stunts.

In orr to teach to the different learng styl of stunts, activi would reflect a variety of sensory opportuni-visual, dory, tactile (Gay, 2000).

Culturally rponsive teachers realize not only the importance of amic achievement, but also the matag of cultural inty and herage (Gay, 2000).

30 SONGS FROM THE EARLY 2000S THAT ONLY GAY PEOPLE AND WOKE STRAIGHTS WILL REMEMBER

By promotg this amic muny of learners, teachers rpond to the stunts' need for a sense of belongg, honored their human digny, and promoted their dividual self-ncepts (Gay, 2000).

This n be done through attributn retrag, providg rourc and personal assistance, molg posive self-efficy beliefs, and celebratg dividual and llective acplishments (Gay, 2000).

The story ncerns a hapls civil servant who gets more than he bargaed for when he mov to an apartment wh a gay fashn stunt and fds himself on the twalk. Whether we were gettg over a bad breakup ourselv or lookg for spiratn to stand up to the bigots and homophob, the lyrics of “Stronger” and Spears’ nvictn liverg them really h home. Who would have thought that Swedish pop star Robyn, whose 1997 h “Show Me Love” me out when she was jt 18, would bee a gay in a ltle more than a later.

GAY RIGHTS

However, s stat as an LGBTQ anthem was solidified by out gay dancer Mark Kanemura, who you may regnize om his time on So You Thk You Can Dance or as a backup dancer for Lady Gaga. And Jepsen was on too, brgg Kanemura up on stage wh her at numero ncerts when she performed “Cut to the Feelg” so he uld brg his Gay Pri to life ont of live dienc. She and her hband Jay-Z were honored by GLAAD (Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn) earlier this year wh the Vanguard Award for beg LGBTQ alli.

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” You may hear gay guys jokgly recg l om Mean Girls like “you n’t s wh , ” but really we were the on typilly beg told that the lunch feteria, so we n fely relate to P! Gay bullyg led at least six teenagers to take their own liv, so Kha wrote the song out of ncern for people who have to pretend to be someone other than who they are. ” Ined, female pop stars have always held a special place the hearts of mds of the LGBTQ muny and this burst of self-empowerg gay anthems no doubt had some impact on the more wispread acceptance of the g , cludg the passg of gay marriage 2015.