Straight Teachers & Queer Theory

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What is binary thinking?  What does normalization  mean?

• The Problem with Binary Thinking — David Stein
• Binary Thinking vs. Directional Thinking — Daniel Priestley

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Gender Norms

• Can you name some gender norms?
• How are gender norms taught as part of the hidden curriculum?
• What is gender nonconforming?
• What is bullying?
  • depoliticized teasing and violence?
  • policing and enforcing of cultural norms?

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What about your school experiences?

• Who were the people most likely to be bullied in your middle school or high school?
• Was your school hostile? Were some people hostile? students? teachers? administrators?
• What type of changes would you like to see?
• Characterize how your HS supported LGBTQIA+ students. What role was played by students, teachers, administration? Did your school have a gay/straight alliance?

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What should be our role as education professionals? Are there risks?

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What do you know about the John Carroll Campus support for LGBTQ students?

• LGBTQIA+
• LGBT Inclusive campus checklist

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Know Your Rights! A Quick Guide for LGBT High School Students

How to Start a Gay-Straight Alliance

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Genderbread & Intersectionlity

• Killermann, S (2018). Breaking through the binary: Gender explained using continuums  The GenderBread Person v4
• Cisgender Privilege
• Killermann, S (2012). You Soup: Understanding diversity and the Intersections of Identity.

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Some LGBTQIA+ Resources in the Cleveland Metropolitan Area

1. LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland
2. Ohio Educator’s Resources to GLBTQ Resources
3. The Trevor Project
4. Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) — Northeast Ohio Chapter of the gay, lesbian and straight education network. 

   •  GLSEN 2019 National School Climate Survey — NSCS-2019-Executive-Summary-English.pdf

   • GLSEN | LGBT-Inclusive Curriculum

   • GLSEN | Championing LGBT issues in K-12 Education

5. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

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The History of Pride

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N.A. [HeadstartFM Wolverhampton]. (2017, July 28). Growing up LGBT: School, Friends, and Mental Health [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHZeAps8dvY&feature=emb_logo

Banks, Dr. K. H. [Raising Equity]. (2018, September 24). Heterosexism is a system. Just being accepting won’t fix it. [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ9xEQ5CiLk&feature=emb_logo

N.A. [New Day Films]. (2016, May 25). Creating Gender Inclusive Schools Trailer. [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTHu_U3mj9M&feature=emb_logo