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ChangeMakers for an Inclusive and Just Future
LGBTQ+ youth activists from the ChangeMakers Leadership Institute advocate for inclusive education and community resilience in the face of oppressive legislation in Florida.
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In the Classroom
Educators have an opportunity to be powerful advocates for inclusive education by teaching honest history in their classrooms.
November 21, 2023
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Collaboration and Building Alliances
Building alliances is about working together, giving and receiving support, and creating a sounding board for social justice planning.
May 26, 2023
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Commit to Building a Just Future
Children should have the right to safe, affirming and inclusive schools. To uplift Banned Books Week and to honor LGBTQ+ History Month, support young people’s freedom to read, learn and build a just future.
- Exclusion Is Unconstitutional
- Building a Just Future
- ChangeMakers for an Inclusive and Just Future
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Common Roadblocks
To accompany Best Practices: Creating an LGBT-inclusive School Climate. Some individuals may hesitate about adopting practices or policies that advance equality and safety for LGBTQ students.
July 16, 2009
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Connect Voting Rights History to Current Policies and Discourse
Uncovering the honest history of voting rights in the U.S. is crucial to create an inclusive society and realize the democratic ideals expressed in the Constitution.
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Constructively Responding to Hate
When neo-Nazis planned a march on their campus, these educators found a way to push back—even as they let their students lead the way.
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Countering Disinformation to Affirm Trans and Nonbinary Youth
With the increase in politically motivated attacks on the rights of transgender youth to receive affirming care, we must all work to create safer spaces in schools and in our communities for trans and nonbinary students. Understanding gender-affirming care for youth is an essential step, and the willingness to learn will help you counter the disinformation that endangers LGBTQ+ youth. These LFJ resources can help foster such understanding.
- Gender-Affirming Care: What It Is and Why It's Necessary
- Toolkit for "Being There for Nonbinary Youth"
- Policymakers and Lawmakers Want To Erase Trans Identities; Don’t Erase Them in Your School
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To Counter Racism and Queerphobia, Provide Space for Black LGBTQ People
As real people with real experiences who have shaped and will continue to shape U.S. culture and society, Black LGBTQ people are not political wedge issues. The insidious combination of racism and queerphobia can seriously affect the mental health of our LGBTQ youth of color, especially amid the political attacks on human rights through efforts to control bodily autonomy including reproductive rights and identity. Beyond celebrations of Pride Month and Juneteenth, we must all work to provide space for Black LGBTQ people.
- My Pride Is Black, My Juneteenth Is Queer
- Teaching Stonewall
- Seeing ALL Identities of LGBTQ Youth of Color
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Creating and Upholding Just Systems
Social justice leadership includes regularly assessing and improving systems and structures that promote student well-being and equity—in both experiences and outcomes.
May 26, 2023
