Additional Resources

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The Basics

LGBTQ+ Terminology

LGBTQ+ Terminology for your “Toolbox” (Handout) - QMT's Basic LGBTQ+ Terminology

Understanding Transgender People: The Basics (Webpage) - National Center for Transgender Equality

The Acronym and Beyond (Webpage) - From Learning for Justice's (formerly Teaching Tolerance) Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students

Why I Use "Queer" (Blog Post) - from QMT's Queer Mathematical Musings Blog

LGBTQ Definitions for Adults and Students (Webpage) - Welcoming School

Gender Identity Development

gender born, gender made (Book) - Diane Ehrensaft

The Gender Creative Child (Book) - Diane Ehrensaft

The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals (Book) - Stephanie Brill & Rachel Pepper

Educator Resources for Understanding Gender (Webpage) - Gender Spectrum

LGBTQ+ History & Contemporary Life

Queer America (Podcast)- Learning for Justice

Making Gay History (Podcast) - Eric Marcus

One from the Vaults (Podcast) - Morgan M Page

Strange Fruit (Podcast) - NPR

Nancy (Podcast) - WNYC

A Queer History of the United States for Young People (Book) - Michael Bronski

Black LGBTQ History: Teachers Must Do a Better Job (Article) - Learning for Justice

Going Deeper

Privilege & Power

Ten Ways Homophobia Affects 'Straight' People (Webpage) - Learning for Justice

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (Journal Article, Peace and Freedom) - Peggy McIntosh

Straight Privilege: Unpacking the (Still) Invisible Knapsack (Unpublishd Paper) - Kai Tollefson

What are the Dangers of the Cisgender Assumption? (Book Chapter in about Gender Identity Justice in Schools and Communities) - sj Miller

Intersectionality

LGBTQ and Muslim Are Not Dichotomous Identities (Article)- Learning for Justice

Bibi (Film Kit) - Learning for Justice

What School Was Like for Black and Latinx Trans Adults – and How to Improve (Blog Post) - GLSEN

On Intersectionality and Allyship (Article) - Learning for Justice

I’m a Trans Student of Color. Supporting Me Means Fighting White Supremacy (Blog Post) - GLSEN

LGBTQ+ Students in K-12 Schools

Digging Into the Data

National School Climate Survey (Report) - GLSEN

Erasure and Resilience: The Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color, Black LGBTQ Youth in U.S. Schools (Report / Webinar) - GLSEN

Erasure and Resilience: The Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color, Native American, American Indian, and Alaska Native LGBTQ Youth in U.S. Schools (Report / Webinar) - GLSEN

Erasure and Resilience: The Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color, Latinx LGBTQ Youth in U.S. Schools (Report / Webinar) - GLSEN

Erasure and Resilience: The Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color,Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ Youth in U.S. Schools (Report / Webinar) - GLSEN

Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth of Color (Webinar) - GLSEN

LGBTQ+ Advocacy in Special Education (Webinar) - GLSEN

Responding to Hate, Bias, & Misgendering

Speak Up at School (Educator Guide) - Learning for Justice

Responding to Hate and Bias at Schools (Educator Guide / Webinar) - Learning for Justice

ThinkB4YouSpeak (Educator Guide) - GLSEN

General Practices for Supporting LGBTQ+ Students

Supporting LGBTQ Students During Social Distancing (Article) - Learning for Justice & The Trevor Project

How LGBTQ Youth Can cope with Anxiety and Stress During COVID-19 (Blog Post) - The Trevor Project

Back to School in a Pandemic - LGBTQ Student Safety (Webinar) - GLSEN

Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students (Educator Guide) - Learning for Justice

LGBTQ Best Practices: Classroom Culture and Curriculum (Webinar) - Learning for Justice

Safe Space Kit (Educator Guide) - GLSEN

Ready, Set, Respect! Guide for Elementary Teachers (Educator Guide with Lesson Plans) - GLSEN

Religious Freedom and LGBT Equality (Webinar) - Learning for Justice

Beyond the Letters (Podcast) - Heinemann

Being There for Nonbinary Youth (Article) - Learning for Justice

Responding to Children's Questions on LGBTQ Topics (Webpage) - Welcoming Schools

Let’s Talk: A Guide to Facilitating Critical Conversations with Students (Educator Guide / Webinars) - Learning for Justice

Let's Talk! Discussing Gender in the Classroom (Webinar) - Learning for Justice & Gender Spectrum

Teaching and Affirming LGBTQ Youth after the ‘Bostock’ Decision (Article) - Learning for Justice

Responding to Concerns about LGBTQ Topics and Schools (Webpage) - Welcoming Schools

Teaching First-Graders About Microaggressions: The Small Moments Add Up (Article) - Learning for Justice

Trans Rights and Bathroom Access Laws: A History Explained (Article) - Learning for Justice

Toxic Masculinity Is Bad for Everyone: Why Teachers Must Disrupt Gender Norms Every Day (Article) - Learning for Justice

It’s Okay to be Neither: Teaching that Supports Gender-Independent Children (Article) - Bollow-Tempel, Rethinking Schools

Mathematics Lesson Planning

Symmetry and Identity: An Exploration of the "Progress" Flag (Lesson Plan on NCTM Illuminations Website) - Brandie E. Waid

A Mathematical Inq[ee]ry into the Pay Gap (Journal Article with Unit Plan) - Brandie E. Waid [UNDER REVIEW]

Sequencing of Gender Concepts Across Ages/Grades (Instructional Sequence) - Gender Spectrum

Boys, Girls, and More (Grades K-2 Lesson Plan) - Gender Spectrum

Mapping the Media (Grades 4-8 Lesson Plan) - Gender Spectrum

Listen to GLSEN (Lesson Plan in High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice) - Bryan Meyer and John W. Staley

What’s a Fair Housing Wage? (Lesson Plan) - Frances Harper

Diverse Lesson Plans for a Welcoming and Safe School (Lesson Plans) - Welcoming Schools

Remote Teaching Using Welcoming Schools Lesson Plans! (Webinar) - Welcoming School

Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Classroom Resources (Educator Guide and Lesson Ideas) - GLSEN

Supporting Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Youth Through Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice (Journal Article with Lesson Plan, Journal of LGBT Youth) - Kai Rands

How Do We Make Math Class More Inclusive of Trans and Non-binary Identities (Blog Post with Lesson Plan Ideas) - Kyle Whipple, GLSEN

Supporting LGBTQ+ Students in K-12 Mathematics (Journal Article with Lesson Ideas, Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12) - Brandie E. Waid

Inqu[ee]ry across the Curriculum (Journal Article with Lesson Planning Ideas, English Journal) - Brandie E. Waid & Kristen Hawley Turner

Creating an LGBT-Inclusive Secondary Curriculum (Educator Guide with Lesson Plan Ideas) - Stonewall (UK Organization)

LGBTQ-Inclusive Lessons & Resources (Math Lesson Plan Webpage) - Garden State Equality