From Pronouns to Policy Change: How to Transform Classrooms, Orgs., and Conversations into LGBTQIAP2+ Inclusive Spaces

KB Brookins, Quỳnh-Hương Nguyễn, Sam Davis, Shane Whalley

It's so easy to say that LGBTQIA+ people deserve rights, but how do we practice that principle in the institutions that we are a part of? This panel will give specific and actionable pro-tips to make our spaces work equitably for queer and trans folks.

Let's leave theory behind (for a second) and put LGBTQIA+ advocacy into practice, y'all!

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Resources Mentioned

• Affirming Transgender Students & Colleagues In Classrooms and Workplaces Pronouns: A How-To Guide (Resource from the University of Texas at Austin’s Gender and Sexuality Center)

• Pronouns: A How-To Guide (Resource from the University of Texas at Austin’s Gender and Sexuality Center)

  • Spanish Version

• Resources for LGBTQIA+ Students with Disabilities (Resource list from the University of Texas at Austin’s Gender and Sexuality Center)

• Dos and Don'ts for Allyship with Women and LGBTQIA+ People (Resource from the University of Texas at Austin’s Gender and Sexuality Center)

• Nonbinary or Gender Inclusive Pronouns in Various Languages for Multilingual Allies (Resource from the University of Texas at Austin’s Gender and Sexuality Center)

• Publications and Resources (List from the University of Texas at Austin’s Gender and Sexuality Center)

• Transgender Education Network of Texas (Texas trans advocacy organization)

• GLSEN (Leading national organization for addressing LGBTQ+ issues in K-12 schools)

• Teaching Tolerance (Organization focused on diversity and inclusion-related professional development)

• Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs. Them (Book about creating inclusive workspaces)

• LGBTQ K-12 Education: A Select Annotated Bibliography (List from the American Library Association

• Using Chosen Names Reduces Odds of Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths (Article from the University of Texas at Austin)

• GLSEN Research (List of research projects conducted by GLSEN)

• The NW Network (Network of LGBTQ survivors of abuse)

• Example Student Information Google Form (For educators)

• I’m a Trans, Disabled Young Person, Not One or the Other (Blog written by former GLSEN National Student Council member Niles Clipson)

• Eli Clare (Writer and queer disability advocate)