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Queer Justice at school

A guide for youth activists, allies, and their teachers

Welcome to the companion website. 

Ordering info (discounts & free shipping available until 6/30/23):
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Book give away! July 15 - Oct. 15, 2025 the author & a sponsor are donating 3 books a month to LGBTQIA+ youth-serving clubs or organizations. For more details click here to register.

Please scroll down to access some free resources that I write about in the book.
Front MAtter
Dedication:
This book is dedicated to all youth and educators who are working to transform their schools and communities to end all forms of oppression.
Chapter 1 Youth making Change
  • Youth profiles
    • Kelli Peterson, Utah, 1995
    • Gavin Grimm, Virginia, 2016-2020
    • KC Miller, 2015-8, Pennsylvania
    • Javier Gomez, 2022, Florida
  • History Resources
    • GLSEN LGBTQ History activities
    • PBS.org Stonewall Milestones 
    • Silvia Rivera, 1960's, New York 
  • Figure 1.2 Tips for youth-adult collaborations
    • Advocates for Youth, Tips for youth
    • Learning for Justice, Tips for adult allies
  • Other examples of youth-centered coalitions
    • Central Coast Coalition for Inclusive Schools (CCC4IS)
    • March for our Lives
    • Black Lives Matter at School
CHapter 2 Making your case
  • Figure 2.1 Youth Hotlines
    • The Trevor Project - free crisis counseling for LGBTQIA+ youth in the US and Mexico. Support is available 24/7 365 days a year via online chat, text (678-678), or phone (1-866-488-7386).
    • Youthline - peer support hotline for LGBTQIA+ youth in Canada. Support is available via online chat, text (647-694-4275), email ([email protected]), or phone (1-800-268-9688) during evening hours
    • Trans Lifeline - “connects trans people to community support and resources to survive and thrive” and is fully run by trans people for trans people. You can call from the U.S. (1-877-565-8860) and Canada (1-877-330-6366).
    • It Gets Better Project links and information to hotlines and organizations around the world
  • Figure 2.2 National School Climate Survey excerpts: Bullying
    • GLSEN National School Climate Survey Executive Summary and full report
    • GLSEN Research reports
  • Activity 2.3 Finding updated evidence
    • Centers for Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (CDC-YRBSS)
    • California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS)
    • Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) cdphe.colorado.gov/hkcs
    • GLSEN state snapshots
  • ​GLSEN Local School Climate Survey tool [currently not available]
Chapter 3 Queering Learning and Classrooms
  • Movement Advancement Project: map of LGBTQ curriculum laws
  • Activity 3.2 Same-sex coupling in the natural world
    • “Same-sex Behavior Seen in Nearly All Animals, Review Finds” (June 17, 2009) Science Daily
    • podcast You’re Wrong About, “Lesbian Seagulls with Lulu Miller” (June 12, 2023)
    • podcast Radiolab, “The Seagulls” (June 2, 2023)
    • NPR interview with author of Queer Ducks, Eliot Schrefer (May 24, 2022)
  • Future Ed Legislative tracker: Parents' rights bills
General Resources
  • American Psychological Association https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/lgbtq-inclusive-curricula
  • GLSEN curriculum resources
  • Learning for Justice 
  • Student recommendations for inclusive classrooms 
  • Facing History, Social Identity Wheel lesson 
  • What Works Clearinghouse - database of federally-funded evidence-based interventions
Language Arts
  • National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) blog
  • Booklists:
    • GLSEN National Student Council book recommendations
    • Lambda Literary   
    • Welcoming Schools 
Social Studies & History
  • GLSEN LGBTQ History resources
  • LGBTQ History 
  • History Unerased 
  • Zinn Education Project 
STEM Education
  • Gender-Inclusive Biology Lessons 
  • GLSEN blog: How do we make math class more inclusive of trans and non-binary identities 
  • GLSEN blog: 6 ways I make my science class LGBTQ-inclusive as a trans teacher    
  • National Science Teachers Association: Gender-Inclusive Biology Framework
  • The Queer Mathematics Teacher
Health and Sexuality Education
  • Full Spectrum: Educators' Guide to Implementing LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sex Ed (Vermont Agency of Education, 2018)
  • GLSEN Sex Ed
  • Healthy Teen Network, Inclusive Sex Ed 
  • SIECUS: Sex Ed for social change www.SIECUS.org
Chapter 4 Queering School Culture
  • Psychology Today blog, Gender and Schooling
    • 5 reasons why we need symbols of LGBTQ support (2022)
    • Gender Troubles at Graduation (2018)
    • Building Classroom Community (2017)
    • Proms, Plays, & Yearbooks (2010)
    • Gender, Class, & Proms (2010)
  • Activity 4.2 Nondiscrimination Protections Matrix
    • Movement Advancement Project: LGBT equality maps 
    • GLSEN Policy Maps 
    • U.S. Department of Education: Stop bullying 
  • Activity 4.3 Bullied: The Jamie Nabozny Story
    • Teaching Tolerance feature article (2010)
    • SPLC ordering & resource page
    • ​Vimeo 
  • Events
    • Mix it up at Lunch Day
    • October
      • GLSEN LGBTQ+ History Cards 
      • 31 days. 31 icons and event ideas 
      • Civics Renewal Network 
      • FAIR Education Act Implementation Coalition 
      • Spirit Day 
      • National Coming Out Day, October 11
        • Human Rights Campaign 
        • American Psychological Association 
        • P-FLAG coming out books 
    • ​November: Transgender Day of Remembrance, GSA network resources 
    • ​​January: No Name Calling Week (NNCW) ​
    • February: Pink Shirt Day (Canada), 4th Wednesday in February  or https://www.alberta.ca/pink-shirt-day-alberta.aspx
    • April: Day of Silence 
    • May: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and  Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), May 17    ​
Chapter 5 Queering school clubs
  • Figure 5.1 Starting a GSA
    • ACLU https://www.aclu.org/documents/how-start-gay-straight-alliance-gsa
    • GSA Network https://gsanetwork.org/resources/start-a-gsa-10-steps/
    • GLSEN https://www.glsen.org/activity/10-steps-start-your-gsa
  • Leadership development opportunities
    • GSA Network
    • Creating Change
  • Figure 5.2 Strategic planning
  • Figure 5.3 Meeting activity ideas
    • Icebreakers
    • Team building activities
    • GLSEN's history timeline activity
  • ACLU letter about GSAs​
Chapter 6 Express Yourself
  • Table 6.1 US Courts of Appeals
  • Bell v. Itawamba, 2015
  • Gillman v. Sch. Bd. for Holmes County, 2008
  • Morrison v. Boyd County Board of Ed, 2007
  • Video modules on Free Speech in K-12 schools (link to YouTube playlist)
  • Tables 6.2 & 6.3 Fact sheet for K12 students and staff
  • Student Privacy - ACLU open letter, 2020
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Chapter 7 Busting binaries
  • Table 7.1 Title IX lawsuits related to gender and sexual orientation
  • Figure 7.2 Classroom routines for inclusive community
    • Psychology Today blog: Building Classroom community
  • Figure 7.2 Gender inclusive language
    • How to use gender-neutral words (Teen Vogue)
    • A guide to gender-identity terms (NPR)
  • Figure 7.3 Name and pronoun change requests
    • Gender Spectrum - Student Information Systems 
    • GLSEN
      • Reggie's Guide to Changing Your Name during Transition
      • Pronoun form for Educators
      • Model policy for transgender and nonbinary students 
    • NCTE - Fact Sheet on US Department of Education Policy on Transgender Students
  • Figure 7.4 All-gender bathrooms
    • Gender Inclusive Schools - laws by state
    • Gender Spectrum - bathroom FAQ
    • New Zealand Ministry of Education - Universal Bathroom Design 
    • University of Washington - Universal Design 
  • Figure 7.5 Elements in a Gender Support Plan
    • Gender Spectrum - Using the GSP
    • Boulder Valley School District GSP
Chapter 8 Strategies for action
  • Figure 8.1 Mapping School District power structures
  • Table 8.1 Advocacy activity ideas
  • Table 8.2 Activism activity ideas
  • Sustaining your spirit
    • Queer Joy
    • Rest as resistance: The nap ministry
    • Freedom-dreaming
Additional resources
Appendix B: Multimedia resources
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