Homosexuality Must be Discussed in American Elementary Schools

[The Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) organization at my high school, which meets twice per month, generated a list of concerns that they shared with school administration. The focus was specifically about gender identity, the lack of support from school staff, and the daily scrutiny they face as a result of their sexual orientation and gender identity. Through collaboration with my colleagues it was evident that there had been an increase in teacher and student referrals surrounding gender identity. The feedback from GSA clearly identified that as a school we are not meeting the needs of our LGBT students and those struggling with sexual orientation. Members of the GSA clearly feel that teachers ignore negative comments like “gay” and “faggot” when they hear them in class, that teachers may not clearly understand gender neutral language, and that our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) students do not feel safe and protected in school. Students needed support advocating for their right to use a restroom, correct pronoun, etc., requiring district, community, parent, and colleague

In the documentary, Noah, an 18 year old male to female transgender, many people in school ask question about her gender over and over again. Because of the harassment, many tend to drop out from school. “Harassment and bullying lead almost one-third of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning) students to drop out of high school” (T Salazar). For most of them dropping out from school means working at a lower wage. Or even worse they became homeless. Some people argue that we should create a separate school of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students. However critics say that it means of “segregation or shielding the youth from the real world.” Giving a class about LGBT people in schools might be the solution, since students then will be aware of it. Education about LGBT people teaches not only students, but also the whole generation. Therefore, schools should be the primary targets to teach the society about LGBT

In Canadian society, there are certain things that are expected to happen. Any type of public hatred against the LGBTQ+ community, or any other cultural, or religious group, is completely not acceptable. As well as sexual education is to be taught in the school system. Beginning September of 2015, the Ontario school system implemented an upgrade to the province’s sexual health education curriculum. The updated curriculum contains a more progressive outlook than the old curriculum, which had not been updated since 1998 Today’s society is sexually explicit, and because of this, Ontario has tapered their sexual education towards this fact. This essay will explore the differences in how the curriculum has been received, and how the sexual education

Education is an important factor in life in order to thrive, but LGBT students face harassment in school due to their identity. According to a Human Rights report conducted in 2001, two million American students in the LGBT

In my paper I will be discussing homophobia in schools and how it affects students and even teachers. Homophobia in schools is the leading cause of suicide and depression among teenagers and young adults. I believe that this is a crucial situation and needs to be addressed both at home and in school. School officials must be permitted and comfortable with addressing issues of homosexuality and homophobia that students may have. This is crucial in not only enabling a LGBT teenager to get an education that is in a non-hostile environment, but also in enabling the student to become a strong confident adult.

Inequities facing the LGBTQ community will take a long time to resolve. However, by implementing an inclusive health curriculum and giving knowledge to students about the LGBTQ community, we can combat bias and discrimination in schools. In schools, students are given foundational knowledge that will be useful to them in the future.

Teaching about these orientation would be helpful not only to kids who identify as queer but to those who identify as heterosexual because they could learn how to support queer friends or decrease heteronormativity. The LGBTQ+ community is becoming a big part of society because of the increase in activism and the recent supportive law for same-sex marriage. Despite that, there is still harassment and homophobia. In my school, it is not uncommon to hear someone use gay as a derogatory term even in the year of 2015. Even more often, a teacher or student will state something borderline homophobic such as making a comment on a boy wearing something ‘feminine’ or a girl cutting her hair short. I firmly believe that like Sadowski’s student says, “I feel it is especially important…to include the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people into my curriculum…” (59), these issues can improve through teaching of LGBTQ+ through curriculums such as

“Research suggests that those responsible for training teachers and educational psychologists may not recognize the issue of sexual orientation as being relevant to their work. (McIntyre, 2009) Proper training for these individuals could help provide a foundation of education for teachers to be able to recognize and handle situations that arise. If professional attitudes were altered to better accompany those views of LGBTQ students, then we may have more success in training these people. “Teachers interviewed in this study reported lack of knowledge and training in matters of sexuality and needed reassurance from both parents and employers that the content of taught courses was acceptable.” (McIntyre, 2009) Knowledge is an important thing and should not be limited to only students, but teachers as well. Giving these teachers the proper education about how to address and identify LGBTQ issues would help

The issue of having an adjusted sexual orientation representation on the showing staffs of schools is a matter of worry to educationalists. It is viewed as vital by them that the educating of children ought not to be seen as purely a female task but rather that students ought to encounter both men and women working in classrooms. Educators have likewise communicated worry about issues, for example, assorted qualities inside of the calling what 's more, the status of a calling

Coming from a religion where defining yourself as LGTBQ is shamed upon and is sin. However, being born and raised in Oakville, Ontario I have always had a very open mind to everyone’s gender, sexuality and gender expressions. I think as a teacher it is very important to respect and understand queer pedagogy. Goldstein et al., (2007) and Skyes (2011) argue that schools need to change in order to meet the needs of diverse group of students.

Monroe Woodbury, know for its school pride, has always tried to accommodate their environment to meet those of the students. Nationality and Culture are commemorated during Multicultural Week and other events, but one’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity have always been left out, until recently. We have held a LGBT Conference for two years, which GLSEN has been a part of, and hold other events during the school day to promote LGBT issues, ranging from Day of Silence to Ally week. Due to financial constraint, we are limited in what our GSA can do. Our school district is very accepting, yet refrains from speaking about LGBT issues other than bullying. It’s a topic not mentioned and largely ignored

“Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world” said by Nelson Madela is the best quote to describe why children should be reading books about the LGBT community. The positioning of the difficult topic in classrooms can be shown through the research done by Ohio State University in high schools. By reading LGBT literature over time on a normal basis it normalized the idea to the children. Education is important to all children, but the education on the LGBT community is difficult to find in any community. Through reading different types of fiction teachers, parents, and others can introduce and teach about the different life styles in our communities today.

As a child they must deal with certain factors that they cannot change no matter how hard they try. For example eye color, hair color, height, weight, and so on and so forth. Then based on these factors it is determined whether a child is liked in school by others. However there is another factor, that determines if a child is liked, and that is, whether a student is gay . Students nowadays judge one another solely based on belief if someone is gay . Children use the “gay” word out of context everyday and the effects of their harmful slander can be detrimental.

Moving on to the third article, “The Sound of Silence: Talking About Sexual Orientation and School” by Renee DePalma and Elizabeth Atkinson primarily addresses how the parents feel about their students learning about sexuality. DePalma and Atkinson created an internet forum that let the parents express their opinions on statements regarding sexual orientation in their student’s curriculum. The purpose of this discussion was to find out where parents stood on this topic. DePalma and Atkinson (2006) clarify the statements varied from, “Discussing sexual orientation in class might make children gay. Children in school are too young to be thinking about things like sexual orientation. All teachers, pupils, and parents have a

The LGBT community is a largely discriminated group of Americans who are striving for equality in a world that is against them in many ways. The negativity that this community faces makes it challenging for this group to be who they want to be. LGBT Americans fight daily battles with families, employers, peers, and educators. Discrimination against the lesbian and gay community has negatively impacted their access to housing, employment, and education. Children who come out to their parents risk getting kicked out of homes because of who the child wants to be. Employment discrimination leaves LGBT Americans with a worse chance of being financially stable and a better chance of getting fired or not promoted. Many school kids exclude LGBT adolescents