Queering the Classroom

Join Miss F as she discusses inclusivity and queer representation in the world of Dungeons & Dragons and reads some of your listener tweets/e-mails.

Resources Used: https://geekandsundry.com/the-story-of-dd-part-one-the-birth-death-and-resurrection-of-dungeons-dragons/ https://www.tor.com/2020/02/03/the-power-of-queer-play-in-dungeons-dragons/

Read More: http://dnd.wizards.com  https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51790/how-dungeons-dragons-primes-students-for-interdisciplinary-learning-including-stem

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Welcome back! It's been an unexpected 6 month hiatus, but we have returned, and we can't wait to jump back. Join us today as we offer our sincerest apologies, ask for your help moving forward, and discuss the power of poetry to explore diverse identities!

On today's episode, we take a look back at the origins of Pride and consider the importance of this annual celebration for LGBT+ folks today.

Resources Used: www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/disasters/riots-stonewall.html. www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/us/lgbt-rights-milestones-fast-facts/index.html www.thenation.com/article/we-colonials-sodomy-laws-america/ www.glaad.org/tap/donald-trump.

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On today’s episode, we discuss the importance of transgender visibility in light of last week's Transgender Day of Visibility and talk about some of the many ways that allies can support the gender-nonconforming people in their lives.

Resources used/mentioned: https://www.hrc.org/resources/international-transgender-day-of-visibility http://www.transstudent.org/tdov/ https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-the-transgender-community

On today’s episode, we explore some basic ways that we can support and affirm our friends in the Muslim LGBTQIA community and share some resources for those hoping to learn more about what Islam says about its queer followers.

Resources mentioned:

http://www.mpvusa.org/sexuality-diversity

https://pflag.org/resource/faith-resources-muslims

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On today's episode, we speak with James Rice III from Time Out Youth in Charlotte, North Carolina, about how he came to work in the world of activism, his own experiences as a gay black man growing up in the South, why he’s so passionate about serving queer youth of color, and what we as allies, friends, and family should know to best support those young people.

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Join us as our host, Miss F, tells us a bit about her background in teaching and her personal road towards ally-ship.

On today's episode, we are celebrating Black History Month by profiling three amazing, queer people of color and reccing three novels by and about LGBT+ POCs that would all make excellent additions to your history, social studies, English, or language arts curriculum.

Resources Used: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/91428/a-visitation-of-spirits-by-randall-kenan/9780375703973/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/03/lena-waithe-cover-story

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-marsha-p-johnson.html https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/nugent-richard-bruce-1906-1987/

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Today's episode is a very special conversation with Gretchen McGinty, a speech-language pathologist from Charlotte, North Carolina, who uses her talents to help transgender individuals care for and train their bodies as they work to make their voices match their gender identity.

Learn more about Gretchen and her work at https://newleafvoice.com

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On today’s episode, we discuss one of the ways that non-binary teachers in North America are validating their identities within their classrooms.

Resources Referenced:

https://transequality.org/issues/resources/understanding-non-binary-people-how-to-be-respectful-and-supportive

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/ms-mr-or-mx-nonbinary-teachers-embrace-gender-neutral-honorific-n960456

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/29/transgender-teacher-removed-from-classroom-after-some-parents-object-to-calling-her-mx/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.aaf31d4d6bb3

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