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SWOOSH!

In this story, Hani faces the decision of removing her hijab in order to play in a basketball tournament or sitting on the bench and watching the game. With the support of her teammates, she stands up to injustice and makes an important decision.

Ann Malaspina

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Religion Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Civics

May 19, 2017

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April 16, 2010

National Day of Silence: Shutting Up for Justice

Today marks the 15th annual National Day of Silence, organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). This student-led civil protest will unite LGBT youth and their allies in thousands of middle schools, high schools and colleges nationwide.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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August 27, 2012

Ava’s Words Teach Social Justice Lesson

Ava, an 8th-grade student in my after-school creative writing class came to me to discuss a story she was working on. She was writing a fictional story about a gay teenager who struggles with his sexuality and coming out. Even early on in the process, I was impressed with her ability to look at this story as a complex study in understanding—giving a voice to, and respectfully exploring, the conflicts of a gay teen.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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October 8, 2015

Day of the Girl 2015

Here’s how one teacher is engaging her students on Day of the Girl, observed annually on October 11. Try these ideas in your classroom, too.

Topic

Bullying & Bias Gender & Sexual Identity

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Multimedia

StoryCorps: Gay in the Marine Corps

“A Staff Sergeant went through my cell phone and saw some of the text messages that I had to my boyfriend.”

Kendall Bailey and Don Davis

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 8, 2014

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Multimedia

I Am Divided

Seventeen-year-old Itrat shares what it’s like to be a Muslim girl in America and explains why she chooses to wear a scarf.

I Learn America

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

December 11, 2014

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Women in the Military

Invoking the iconic "We Can Do It" picture, this cartoon features a woman in combat gear

In this image, Adam Zyglis invokes the iconic “We Can Do It!” image to comment on the role of military women on the front lines.

Adam Zyglis

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

Economics

September 3, 2015

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Informational

Hidden Figures of Women's History: Cathay Williams

Formerly enslaved Cathay Williams, in an Army uniform, carrying a rifle.

Nearly 80 years before women officially were allowed to serve in the U.S. Army, former slave Cathay Williams did so, patrolling the western United States as a member of the all-black Buffalo Soldiers.

Valerie Haeder

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Class Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

History

July 30, 2018

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November 15, 2021

Students Lose When Black Women Aren’t Supported

To mitigate the harm against Black students and all children of color in schools, we must love and support Black women in school leadership roles.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Informational

Remarks by the President at Reception Commemorating the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act

In this speech, President Obama celebrates legislation that provides legal protection from crimes based on gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. In his remarks, Obama looks forward to further legislation that helps “the bells of freedom ring out a little louder.”

Barack Obama

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

March 3, 2016

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