After the passage of what crics have lled Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, havg ank, open nversatns wh stunts about the world around them is hard.
Contents:
- I’M A GAY KRGARTEN TEACHER FLORIDA. THE ARE THE QUTNS I’M ASKG MYSELF.
- ‘I’M AAID TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM': A GAY TEACHER OF THE YEAR SPEAKS OUT
- THE PLIGHT OF BEG A GAY TEACHER
- RSIA'S GAY-FRIENDLY SCHOOLTEACHERS IN THE CROSSHAIRS
I’M A GAY KRGARTEN TEACHER FLORIDA. THE ARE THE QUTNS I’M ASKG MYSELF.
* gay elementary teachers *
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.
‘I’M AAID TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM': A GAY TEACHER OF THE YEAR SPEAKS OUT
Durg Kristal Torr’s sophomore year of high school, she transferred om an all-girls Catholic school to a ed public high school. Sanford, a teacher who was openly gay.
THE PLIGHT OF BEG A GAY TEACHER
“I grew up an upper middle class, relig area Oh where didn't really feel like gay people existed. I had iends theater who were gay, but I didn't see any exampl of what life would be like as a gay adult.
RSIA'S GAY-FRIENDLY SCHOOLTEACHERS IN THE CROSSHAIRS
It wasn't until I was llege and had profsors who were gay that I really had any picture of what was like to be a gay adult a regular relatnship wh a fay.
"I didn't have a teacher who I knew intified until my sophomore year of llege. “This year I've been very openly out wh stunts, but a lot of that was motivated by my first year of teachg where I was tryg to bat issu of homophobia and transphobia.