Queering Your Classroom
Carson Reid, Greg Bravo-Bonetti, Sam Davis
If you’ve ever wanted to talk about queerness more in your classroom, but weren’t sure how to do so, this panel is for you! Join us for what is sure to be a dynamic and engaging discussion on how to queer your classroom. Learn about the diverse ways you can insert LGBTQ+-related topics into your regular content, how to support the queer and trans students in your classes, and ways to establish community support.
Resources Mentioned
Out Youth Prom (Queer Prom in Austin, TX)
Queering the Color Line: Race and the Invention of Homosexuality in American Culture (Book by Siobhan B. Somerville)
The Danger of a Single Story (TED Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche)
What does queer mean? (Article from Them magazine)
Queer: A Graphic History (Book by Meg-John Barker)
Differentiation between identifying as Gay or Queer (Article from SAVIS of Halton)
How Queer Women Powered the Suffrage Movement (Article from the New York Times)
The Genderbread Person (Graphic by Sam Killermann)
Gender Gumby (Lesson plan for talking about gender)
Affinity Spaces (Article from Immersed Games)
Stories and Numbers (Project providing research and resources about the importance of GSAs and LGBTQ+ inclusive policies in schools)
Frederick (Texas GSA Network Coordinator)
