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Gender Identity and Expression in the Classroom: The Experiences of Gender Nonconforming and Transgender Students in School
DATE: Wednesday, January 16th
TIME: 4-5pm ET
This webinar will discuss the role that gender expression plays in the school experiences of LGBT students and the attitudes and experiences of gender nonconforming and transgender students in school. Highlighting findings from several GLSEN research surveys, we will examine gender nonconformity issues for younger students in elementary school and discuss the prevalence of a hostile school climate for gender nonconforming and transgender youth in secondary school. We will also discuss educators’ attitudes, efforts, and responses regarding gender nonconformity and transgender student issues. Finally, we will highlight critical resources for students and strategies for educators and advocates to create safer and more affirming schools.
TODAY AT 4PM ET – Please join GLSEN’s Research Department for the second webinar in the Fall 2012 GLSEN Research Learning Series that will discuss how the educational landscape for LGBT middle and high school students has changed over the years, as detailed in the 2011 National School Climate Survey report.
To register for the free webinar, please click here: glsen.us/Slhy2c
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Did you know our Research Department found that Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) have tangible benefits for LGBT students in school? Specifically:
- The presence of GSAs may help to make schools safer for LGBT students by sending a message that biased language and harassment will not be tolerated.
- Having a GSA may also make schools more accessible to LGBT students by contributing to a more positive school environment.
- GSAs may help LGBT students to identify supportive school staff, which has been shown to have a positive impact on their academic achievements and experiences in school.
So a big KUDOS to making your school safer, one GSA meeting at a time!
Apply for GLSEN’s Student Ambassadors team (and a free trip to LA)
Inspired by today’s Supreme Court decisions? Like social media? Like networking with fellow students? Like sharing your story to advocate for safe schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression?
If the answer is yes, yes, yes, yes, then you could be a perfect fit for our Student Ambassadors program.
Click here to learn more about the program. Students entering grades 8-12 next school year are eligible to apply. A select group of ambassadors will be part of an all-expenses-paid summit taking place in Los Angeles from Aug. 7-10 so submit part one of your application today!
Ally Week is about identifying and supporting allies to LGBT youth. Why? Because our research shows that when LGBTQ students can identify supportive educators and peers, their school experience is better.
This year, we want to make sure it’s absolutely clear: Ally Week is about learning to be better allies and recruiting more folks to step up to the plate. Whether you’re a lesbian adult working to make schools safer for today’s youth, or a gay student organizing to create safe spaces for your trans* friends, everyone has an opportunity this week to recognize their allyship and take action to become better at it.
Are you organizing? Get resources and register at glsen.org/allyweek
Mara Keisling is the executive director of National Center for Transgender Equality and one of the amazing women that we’re featuring during Women’s History Month. Check out this speech.
Want to read her profile and the profiles of other women of the LGBT community? Here you go.
Support Equality: Become an Ally!
Have you ever wondered how you can help promote equality in your school? Have you always had the ambition but never the opportunity to speak out for LGBT rights? Now’s your chance! Next month will be GLSEN’s annual Ally Week (October 15-19, 2012)! Registering is simple as taking the ally pledge! That means you are pledging to:
• Not use anti-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) language or slurs.
• Intervene, if I safely can, in situations where students are being harassed or tell an adult.
• Support efforts to end bullying and harassment.
• Encourage others to be Allies.
Have a great Ally Week everyone!
You can also grab an I’m An Ally or I ♥ Allies sign, take a picture a with it, and post it to your Tumblr or submit it to ours!
Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ Resources
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Before we get on with the post, it’s important to note that these are two groups of diverse people who are very unique in many ways! However, in light of the month, (and mainly due to the fact that a lot of the resources available online are for both groups), here is a compilation of resources for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ people! Other masterposts can be found here (and don’t hesitate to add anything if you have resources to contribute)!
GLSEN Pages:
- An article about supporting LGBTQ+ Asian and Pacific Islander Students
- PDF with a timeline of important moments in history for LGBTQ+ Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- 7 Events in LGBT History to Recognize This Month
- “Why Educators Should Recognize Queer, Asian Identities in School Curriculum,” an article by Becca Mui
Other organizations:
- APIQWTC (Asian & Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Coalition), which provides opportunities for Asian & Pacific Islander queer women and transgender people to socialize, network, build community, engage in inter-generational organizing, and increase community visibility
- NQAPIA (National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance), a network of Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander LGBTQ organizations
- Asian Pacific Islander Resource Kit by GLAAD (also links to other resources)
Historical information from the US National Park Service:
- Full study
- (Chapter 9) Sexual and Gender Diversity in Native America and the Pacific Islands
- (Chapter 11) Breathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History
- (Chapter 18) LGBTQ Civil Rights in America
- Index
Some LGBTQ+ Asian/Pacific Islander Creators:
- Jean Melesaine (queer, Sāmoan, artist, documentary photographer, and one of the founding members of One Love Oceania)
- Ingrid Nilsen (half-Thai, lesbian, beauty vlogger and internet personality)
- Kit Yan (trans/queer, Chinese-Hawaiian, playwright, poet, performer, and lyricist)
- Chrysanthemum Tran (trans/queer, Vietnamese American poet, performer and teaching artist)
- Chella Man (deaf, Jewish-Chinese, genderqueer, artist)
- Patrick G. Lee (queer, Korean-American, journalist and filmmaker)
- Pati Solomona Tyrell (queer, Sāmoan, artist/photographer based in Tāmaki Makaurau)
Other Helpful/Informational Links:
- A collection of links to readings on Asian American gay and lesbian history
- Being Asian/Pacific Islander & LGBTQ: An Introduction (an article by the HRC featuring research regarding important issues in the community, as well as links to other resources)
- Gender Identity and Sexual Identity in the Pacific and Hawai'i
- 10 South Asian LGBTQ Books That Changed My Life (an article by Priya Arora)
- Wikipedia’s Timeline of Asian and Pacific Islander diasporic LGBT history
- Kumu Hina (a documentary about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture/values within modern Hawaiʻi, told through the lens of Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a Native Hawaiian māhū [someone who embodies both a male and female spirit], and an honored and respected kumu [teacher], cultural practitioner, and community leader)
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