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Pride

Watch Education Secretary Cardona Tell LGBTQ Young People He's Got Their Backs

“We got your back.” With those four words, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona showed his cousin Alex how simple it really can be to support those who identify as LGBTQ. Alex, a transgender man...

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Pride

Teachers, Your LGBTQ+ Students Need You to Do More Than Wear a Rainbow T-Shirt or Wave a Flag on Pride Weekend

It’s June, which means Pride Month is here! In a year where many elected officials and school districts are more determined than ever to center homophobia and preserve heteronormative policies within...

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Pride

Virginia Gym Teacher Takes Stand Against Transgender Kids' Preferred Pronouns

As we begin Pride Month, a far-right, anti-LGBTQ legal advocacy group that labels themselves a Christian advocacy organization is helping a suspended Virginia gym teacher get his job back. If you...

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Chicago

To My Trans Child, It's Time Your Teachers Matched Your Bravery

When our pronoun buttons came in the mail, you put two on your backpack. A couple of days later, you decided to wear one on your shirt: he/him/his. You didn't know how long you'd be able to keep the...

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Mentoring

3 Reasons Why Every LGBTQ Student Deserves a Mentor

My wife and I are educators working at the same school. On a daily basis we navigate microaggressions in the workplace; unwillingness to use our married name, discomfort when addressing us publicly,...

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Mentoring

I Shared My Own Story So My LGBTQ+ Students Could Know There Is a World of Possibilities

Teachers have the ability to be champions for their students—in all of their intersectional identities, from gender, sexual orientation and race to religion and social class. I came out in high...

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