This Teaching Tolerance story exposes the facts behind the pseudoscience known as conversion therapy—a practice that aims to change homosexuals “back” into heterosexuals. Organizations promoting the practice have sent
Interested in making your school safer for LGBT students? There are many ways to do this, ranging from small instructional changes to major organizational undertakings. The following tips are organized by level of action
We each have a part to play, a role uniquely ours each day. I’d raised my hand often enough and spoke about equity and LGBT rights during my years in Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin School District to convince myself I was accomplishing the role I’d chosen when I decided to teach.
Today, the North Carolina legislature debates what’s being called a repeal of the controversial “bathroom bill.” But is it really a repeal? Explore this question with your students.
The Anoka-Hennepin school district, Minnesota’s largest, has been in the national spotlight since last year. That’s when several students who were gay or perceived to be gay committed suicide. According to friends and family, the students had one thing in common: They had been bullied at school.