The Florida Don't Say Gay law shows the opposg velopments ncerng LGBTQ tn U.S. schools. While some stat have been tablishg legal foundatns for LGBTQ curriculums recently, Florida is gog the oppose directn and more stat are expected to follow s example.
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Johnson and Sylvia Rivera [both gay liberatn and trans rights activists]. Durg the past school year, two different people told me they cid to bee teachers part bee they hoped to support LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer/qutng) stunts. The Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network's (GLSEN) biennial Natnal School Climate Survey revealed that "the safe space mpaign, like enumerated antibullyg polici, mak a tremendo difference LGBTQ stunts' perceptns that their schools are safe and that their teachers are adults they n tst.
Stand Up Agast Homophobia. Stunts of all ag sometim e homophobic words or exprsns the classroom. In 1996, the film “It's Elementary: Talkg About Gay Issu School” was released, showg teachers krgarten through fifth gra leadg thoughtful and rigoro lsons about gay and lbian people and fai.
In light of recent data showg ntued hostily schools towards LGBTQ youth (GLSEN 2017 NSCS), and suicis by young children for beg gay, this ntu to feel like urgent and important work. The appendic clu specific law and policy rmatn for Canadian tors as well as rourc for GSAs (Genr and Sexualy Allianc/Gay-Straight Allianc) and other school-wi programmg ias.