LGBTQ Inclusion

Welcoming Schools for LGBTQ Students

HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools is a comprehensive bias-based bullying prevention program that provides LGBTQ+ and gender-inclusive professional development training, lesson plans, booklists and resources specifically designed for educators and youth-serving professionals. In addition to working with individual schools, the Welcoming Schools team works with districts to increase the internal capacity for districts to improve school climate by training facilitators within the district to deliver Welcoming Schools content to district educators.

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Welcoming Schools

One of the best ways to welcome students and families into your school community is to integrate high-quality texts into your classroom and school libraries. Welcoming Schools offers recommendations for diverse books for schools, libraries and home. Find books that reflect the rich diversity of people in your school and the world.

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Trauma Experiences of LGBTQ+ Victims: Victimization, Discrimination, and Other Stressful Experiences

A recent study (2021)of victimization and help-seeking among Illinois residents found individuals who identified as LGBTQ+ were more likely to report having been victimized at some point in their lifetime than non-LGBTQ+ individuals. This report includes recommendations for how systems and employers can support LGBTQ+ victims and/or prevent additional trauma are provided and future research directions are discussed.

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TransYouth Family Allies

Many educators and administrators have limited prior experience with accommodating transgender and gender-variant youth. This website helps when planning for the best interests of the child, as well as for helping other students, parents, teachers, staff, school boards, and the media understand the circumstances and your school’s response. Their materials are available as both web pages and printable PDFs. You may print, link to, or distribute these documents by mail or electronically (without additions or modifications per their copyright notice).

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Starting a Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) at your school

LGBTQ+ student-led clubs and GSAs (Gender and Sexuality Alliances) create safe, inclusive schools and serve as powerful agents of change by providing spaces for organization, support, and community. The resources guide starting a GSA, fostering inclusivity for trans youth, and participating in events like the Day of Silence, Solidarity Week, and GLSEN’s Changing the Game.

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Safe Space Toolkit

Guide provides strategies to support LGBTQ students, educate about anti-LGBTQ bias, advocate for changes in your school. The kit guides making an assessment of school’s climate, policies and practices.

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Resources on Personal Pronouns

This website provides information about why pronouns matter in a straight forward way. Access the resources provided to use in student, staff, and family learning events, newsletter, or link to their page in your email signature and share this information and your support of LLBTQ+ communities.

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