Supporting LGBTQ Students: REACH for Strategies
Learn essential strategies to create affirming school environments for LGBTQ students and promote improved outcomes and inclusivity.
Supporting LGBTQ Students: REACH for Strategies Read More »
Learn essential strategies to create affirming school environments for LGBTQ students and promote improved outcomes and inclusivity.
Supporting LGBTQ Students: REACH for Strategies Read More »
This course provides advice for those who want to live out inclusive values and remain committed to advocacy year-round to LGBTQ+ students and staff.
Beyond Pride: Year-Round Action to be an Ally to LGBTQ+ Staff and Students Read More »
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.
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.
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.
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).
Resources, guidance on IL statutes for districts to support transgender, nonbinary or gender nonconforming students.
Supporting Transgender, Non-binary and Gender Non-Conforming Students Read More »
Professional development opportunities and tools for teachers around supporting LGBTQ youth.
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.
Starting a Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) at your school Read More »
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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