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🚨ATTN TEACHERS!🚨 School may look different this coming year, but it’s still essential to support your LGBTQ+ students. Many queer students may actually be missing school - for some, it’s the one place where they feel they can fully express themselves if home is an unsupportive place. While there may be barriers for them feeling fully able to show up authentically while attending virtually, we need to give LGBTQ+ youth affirmation & support, perhaps more now than ever before. There are a few ways to make this happen. As you scroll through, consider what may work in your classroom, depending on what you teach & what grade you are addressing. And pay particular to the pronoun slide - know that LGBTQ+ youth may not be able to be addressed by their true pronouns & name & that this may be a sensitive topic pending their family/home situation, so keep that in mind when making a decision on how to incorporate (or not incorporate!) these tips in your plans. Of particular importance are the visual indications of your support, which students would be able to see in person, as well as incorporating LGBTQ+ topics, people, events & significant lessons into the entirety of your plans, not just limited to one day of awareness or visibility (although celebrate those too!). If you’re a teacher (FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU) what are you planning to do to help your students thrive in the coming year? If you’re a student, what other tips do you have for teachers to show support online? Please share with those who may find this helpful & thank you for supporting LGBTQ+ youth! #lgbtq #lgbtyouth #transgender #transyouth #classroom #lessonplans #glsen #gsa #ally #allies

A post shared by Chris Mosier (he/him) (@thechrismosier) on Aug 11, 2020 at 5:03pm PDT

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