Supporting LGBT+ Visibility and Inclusion in Schools
For LGBT+ History Month Teaching Resources:
For ‘How to’ on supporting LGBT+ pupils and teachers
To book CPD on Inclusion, Bias and Belonging
For more info on my contribution to the new Big Gay Adventures in Education
Read on…
LGBT+ History Month has come around again, and this time I am doubly celebrating as I am a Contributor to this new book, launched this month.
The official bit:
“Big Gay Adventures in Education is a collection of true stories by ‘out’ teachers, and students of ‘out’ teachers, all about their experiences in schools. The book aims to empower LGBT+ teachers to be the role models they needed when they were in school and help all teachers and school leaders to promote LGBT+ visibility and inclusion.”
The messy bit:
“Miss, are you a lesbian?” Becoming Bisexual
As an out bisexual teacher myself, engaged to a woman, it has been quite strange to sit and read about that fact in a book – published by Routledge.
Because, when I was going through those uncertainties of how to navigate my (newly found) sexual orientation with my teaching career, as a trainee, I honestly thought this was just my thing to deal with. I had no idea that some of the challenges I had were shared by others –
Is it bad to mention that I’m bisexual to pupils? It has the word sex in – that can cause a lot of distraction
Is it rude to correct a cis-hetero teacher teaching a lesson about Sex Ed and not including LGBT+ relationships and sex – as a trainee?
Does everyone use so many tissues in my Professional Tutor’s office?
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Reading my chapter back (written over a year ago, the publishing game is a long one), it strikes me how raw some of the experiences are – and, as I read the other contributors’ chapters, how similar our themes are.
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“Miss, are you a lesbian?” Becoming Bisexual
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