Be a Better Ally: critical conversations for K12 educators

On this episode, educator Vica Steel discusses what it takes to have a truly welcoming school environment. In this episode, Vica endorses: www.welcomingschools.org I am Jazz (book) Julián is a Mermaid (book) Red a crayon's story (book) Real Queer America (book) Learn more about Mx. https://time.com/4106718/what-mx-means/ If you would like to learn more from Vica Steel, have a listen to this podcas...

In this episode, Justin will explore the ways we can deliver an anti-bias education that helps break down heterosexism in the primary school classroom. Learn more about Justin justingarciaell.com/

River Suh's book report on Evolution's Rainbow: http://riversuh.com/lesson-plans/2019/11/20/book-report-evolutions-rainbow-diversity-gender-amp-sexuality-in-nature-amp-people Project Biodiversify: https://projectbiodiversify.org/ Sam's gender-inclusive biology resources: http://sam-long.weebly.com/curriculum.html Sam's articles: https://www.colorado.edu/journal/assembly/2019/06/30/growing-gender-i...

Books K. Marx, Capital Vol I (1867) Mithu Sanyal, Rape (2019) Nancy Fraser, The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born (2019) Nancy Fraser, Cinzia Arruzza and Tithi Bhattacharya, Feminism of the 99% (2019) Janice Raymond, The Transsexual Empire (1979) Sheila Jeffrey, Gender Hurts (2014) Websites: https://transsafefeminism.wordpress.com/ https://everydayfeminism.com/ FB Groups Trans Rights UK Tran...

Tanya LeClair helps us think about the ways that digital literacy intersects with LGBTQ+ advocacy work. Learn more about her: @TanyaLeClair https://www.tanyaleclair.org/ See her in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSUCLt16eMY She recommended: https://digitalpromise.org/ Subscribe to The Be a Better Ally Newsletter: https://allyed.org/%f0%9f%93%b0-the-newsletter/

We are thrilled to have Jo Langford on the show this week. Jo is the author of a series of books that will help families and classrooms have better conversations about healthy relationships. Check out his books: The Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37512979-the-pride-guide Tech Talk/s!: The Complete Guide to Parenting Around Onlin...

GSA teacher leader Concetta shares her learnings and perspective for prospective GSA advisors. On this episode, she recommends the following resources: https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/school_year_calendar_2019.pdf https://www.glsen.org/activity/ally-week-guide-educators https://gsanetwork.org/build-the-gsa-movement/

In this edition, we have Nadine Thornhill, the host of the outstanding Youtube Playlist 'Sex Ed School.' For any parent or educator who wants relevant and inclusive sexual education to be a part of their child's toolkit, that series is an absolute game-changer. You can check out that series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QiamLdNUYM&list=PLFrqObEvDOwkfkcik9TOYgBh4RlhIXj-_ Follow Nadine on T...

Dr. Liza Talusan (http://www.lizatalusan.com/) helps educators think about ways to engage in difficult conversations on this week's episode. Dr. Talusan has so many excellent resources to share. Her advice on this episode is practical enough to put into practice right away. To learn more about our guest and ways you can continue to learn from her: http://www.lizatalusan.com/workshops https://vimeo...

Thank you to Sean Lacey for leading the discussion in this episode. Learn more about his Pause group here: https://bit.ly/2oy1tU6 Check out the book he recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/Queer-Graphic-Dr-Meg-John-Barker/dp/1785780719/ref=zg_bs_7421466011_10?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WZQV2VE71THMGTY18SMD

Learn about Sabia here: https://www.newamerica.org/our-people/sabia-prescott/ Make sure you read her phenomenal article from The Advocate: https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/9/10/why-we-are-still-failing-lgbtq-students and also check out an earlier work: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-we-dont-know-anything-about-transgender-teachers_b_59765fbce4b0c6616f7ce45c Check out her recommendation...

Two teachers discuss the beginnings of their GSA. Book mentioned in this podcast: Gender Diversity and LGBTQ Inclusion in K-12 Schools: A Guide to Supporting Students, Changing Lives 1st Edition https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Diversity-LGBTQ-Inclusion-Schools/dp/1138044512 Learn more about the book club they referenced: http://portfolios.uwcsea.edu.sg/eastech/2019/04/17/be-a-better-ally-recap-and-m...

Can we bring an anti-bias mindset home with the books we check out? Here are two perspectives on what it means to diversify the bookshelf with And Tango Makes Three Julian is A Mermaid Worm Loves Worm