Transgender Report’s Post

If you're not asking the question, you're not getting the data. And if you're not getting the data, you are leaving whole populations unseen and chronically under-resourced. Particularly in this time of increasing hostility toward LGBTQ youth--and trans youth in particular--I'm glad to see efforts pushing nationalized data collection for this community. #education #K12 #data #LGBTQ #equity #access #studentsupport

#NursesOnLinkedin If you don't stay up to date on #nursinglegislation, you're missing a grave opportunity to influence #healthpolicy 🌈 Governor Newsom just signed a bill impacting #LGBTQIA #Equity 👇👇👇 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the "Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth Act" into law. Proposed in AB 1955 by Assemblymember Chris Ward, this Act ensures greater protections for LGBTQ+ #students' #privacy and resources for families to provide support. Schools can no longer force the disclosure of students' #genderidentity or #sexualorientation without consent, creating safer, more inclusive spaces for all. At ANA\California, we stand by this monumental step towards equality, dignity, and student safety in education. 💪 cc: Bri DuBose, PhD, MHI, RN (2024 Advocacy Institute Fellow) Misty Cahoon MSN, RN, NPD-BC (2025 Advocacy Institute Fellow) #LGBTQYouth #NursesAdvocate #AB1955 #SupportAndSafety

How would #Project2025 affect LGBTQ+ students and educators? In this new blog, we explore the proposed policies and their potential impact on their safety, representation, and rights. Let’s stay informed and ensure every student feels safe and valued! Read more: https://edtru.st/48Co8ke #EducationEquity #ProtectLGBTQYouth

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+ 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥. But too often, their needs are overlooked. How to create inclusive schools in 3 steps: 👉🏽 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲: Engage with students to understand their experiences and challenges. Validate their voices. 👉🏽 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲: Implement ongoing training for staff on LGBTQ+ issues and inclusive practices. Knowledge empowers change. 👉🏽 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬: Create environments where all students feel safe, respected, and valued. Inclusion starts with safety. At Vireo, we believe in making every school a place of meaning and purpose. Empowerment and empathy drive us forward. Let’s ensure every student feels seen and supported. Read more here: Supporting LGBTQ+ students https://lnkd.in/evmvHT9P #Education #Inclusion #LGBTQSupport

🌈 Happy IDAHOBIT 2024! 🌈 Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, we stand united under the theme "NO ONE LEFT BEHIND: EQUALITY, FREEDOM, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL." At Diversity Role Models, we believe that schools must be safe havens where every young person, including those who are LGBTQ+ or questioning their sexuality or gender, can learn and thrive without fear of discrimination. 🏳️🌈✨ Homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia have no place in our schools. It's crucial that our education system fosters an environment of inclusion and acceptance, where every student feels valued and respected. Inclusive education, particularly through PSHE and SRE, plays a pivotal role in teaching all young people to embrace diversity and show compassion towards those who are considered 'different.' By instilling these values, we can build a future where equality, freedom, and justice are not just ideals, but everyday realities for everyone. Let's commit to making every school a safe space, ensuring that no one is left behind. Together, we can create a world where all young people can flourish in environments filled with love, support, and respect. #IDAHOBIT2024 #NoOneLeftBehind #EqualityForAll #SafeSchools #InclusiveEducation #DiversityRoleModels #LGBTQYouth #EndDiscrimination 🏳️🌈📚💪

I've recently been reading Kestral Gaian's "Twenty Eight: Stories from the section 28 generation". It is a series of both empowering and harrowing accounts of LGBTQIA+ writers on their experiences of living under Section 28 within UK education (1988 to 2003). The "Don't say gay" law, which made it a criminal offence for teachers to educate my generation on LGBTQ+ existence (let alone rights/needs/support/humanity) continues to have a lasting dynasty of horror, discrimination, and stigmatisation for millions of people today. I often think about Section 28, a policy that actively suppressed LGBTQ+ education, creating a culture of fear, ignorance, and bigotry. It’s a stark reminder of what happens when education is stifled: prejudice takes root, and vulnerable/minority communities suffer. Now, given evidence suggests that neurodivergent people are more likely to be/identify as LGBTQ+, with some papers suggesting autistic people are eight times more likely to identify as LGBTQ+. It is vital that we not only consider the education of neurodivergence, but the intersection of Neurodivergence, sexuality, and gender from a position which acknowledges the sociocultural landscape of my generations entire educational journey. How did our autistic/ADHD friends, family, and colleagues make sense of a schooling system which denied their LGBTQ+ identity as well as their neurodivergent one? One of my proudest accomplishments to date was getting funding to have the incredible PhD student Jo McCormick work with me on their doctorate exploring the lived experience of LGBTQ+ parents of neurodivergent children this October. I suspect that the lasting after-effects of section 28 will be echoed throughout the findings both explicitly, and implicitly.

How do students, teachers and school leaders want to discuss race and LGBTQ issues at school? The results from a new RAND survey are complicated, in Chalkbeat https://lnkd.in/g-GihwhC

"Adults and teens felt more comfortable with teachers teaching about racism than LGBTQ issues. They were also more comfortable with teachers talking about past injustices than present-day inequality, and more comfortable with gay rights than trans rights. And they were more comfortable with any of these topics coming up at the high school level — though many teens reported their own discomfort....Half of teachers, meanwhile, said they thought students shouldn’t learn about gender identity at school, with an even higher share of elementary school teachers agreeing with that view. The findings come as anti-trans legislation creates a more hostile environment for gender non-conforming youth in many states." We have to do better to protect trans lives. We have to do better to offer our youth the tools that they need to feel empowered, to feel like they belong, to thrive.

📣 We're proud to announce the launch of ‘Understanding Diversity in Gender and Sexuality’, a workshop program that builds understanding, and teaches skills to help navigate these topics with empathy and respect. Young people have consistently told us that they’d like to know more about diverse genders and sexualities. We regularly receive questions from people who want to understand more about their own identities, and those of their family and friends. Young people recognise complex social and cultural issues, and want to learn more about them.  Why Understanding Diversity in Gender and Sexuality? 💙 Foster an Inclusive School Culture: Our program addresses the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ students, helping to create a safer, more welcoming environment that improves the wellbeing and academic success of all students.  💙 Interactive Learning: Engaging activities tailored for each session and school, which encourage reflection, critical analysis, and discussion.  💙 Expert-Driven: Developed with the University of Sydney, this program blends research and youth perspectives.    🌈 Email us at programs@consentlabs.org.au to find out more about our new program, 'Understanding Diversity in Gender and Sexuality', being offered to eligible NSW schools for FREE for a limited time only.  #consentlabs #inclusiveeducation #allkindsofunderstanding #allkindsofsupport #allkindsofcare NSW Department of Communities and Justice Arts and Social Sciences - University of Sydney