Teachers more knowledgable about gay and lesbian families

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Queer Youth Advice for Educators: How to Respect and Protect Your Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students (What Kids Can Do Inc.) Supporting LGBTQ Youth (National Education Association) Thriving, Not Just Surviving: How Teachers & Counselors Can Support Trans & Non-Binary Students at School (MAEC).

MAEC is an education nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to high-quality education for culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse students. This series, “Promoting Resiliency for Gender Diverse and Sexual Minority Students in Schools”, sets out best practices for educators.

About this Series This resource is part of a series of informational guides from Division 16 (School Psychology) and Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues) of the American Psychological Association.

Teachers are responsible for creating and maintaining safe and inclusive classroom environments for all students. It is up to each school district, teacher, and student to figure out how best to align these best practices with their own experience to achieve their goals.

Educating Educators GLSEN

A school administrator shares what he has learned by talking to gay and lesbian parents about their school experiences. Of LGBTQ-specific topics, teacher educators were most likely to teach pre-service teachers about ways to support lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth, sexual identity and development, and intervention in anti-LGBTQ language.

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