#queer education

[fixing-bad-posts]

actually children can be trans. Thanks.

#fixingbadposts #fixing-bad-posts #erasure poetry #trans kids #protect trans kids #trans children #transgender #queer education #queer

[textk4kira]

what lgbt specific resource do cisgender, straight peopel who do not feel sexual attraction need that they cannot safely get elsewhere?

Hello,

I assume you asked this question in good faith, so as an AroAce trans person I will happily respond!

I would like to start off by saying cisheteromantic asexuals and cisheterosexual aromantics have always been a part of the queer community, period.

To answer your question, asexual and aromantic people need:

1. A community that accepts and affirms their non-cisheteronormative identities.

2. Many asexual/aromantic people have experienced conversion therapy for their sexual/romantic identity and need access to therapies and other treatments to heal from their trauma.

3. Similarly, they may have also experienced religious trauma due to a cultural upbringing that pushed a heteronormative, puritanical view of relationships.

4. Aromantic men in particular are demonized as sexual predators and need the love and support of our community to help them.

5. Asexual women and women-aligned/feminine-aligned people such as myself have experienced fetishization due to our sexuality orientation. Corrective rape has been used to correct people's asexual identities.

In summary, cisheteromantic asexuals and cisheterosexuals aromantics face many of the same issues as the rest of the queer community.

The rest of the LGBTQIA+ community must support their asexual and aromantic siblings.

I hope this was helpful! 💗

#ask #anon ask #asexual #asexuality #aromantic #aromanticism #cisheteroromantic asexual #cisheterosexual aromantic #queer education #queer resources #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia #queer #queer community #aromantic men #cishet aro men #aro men

[abracazabka]

In sophomore Spanish, there was a trans guy in our class. I want to tell a story about him.

The teacher just really seemed to target him. She always deadnamed him, always referred to him with feminine language, always, always used him as an example during lessons so as to misgender him. It was awful, but. But.

Nobody in class fell for that shit.

We all referred to him correctly in Spanish, even the kids who did not give a shit about learning the language. It was aggressive allyship in that classroom and it pissed off my transphobic teacher to no end.

If paired with him, we wrote masculine words on our work. We all did. She couldn't mark down all of us. And God knows I was a nerd, so if she marked me down, I would have made a scene.

I was willing to make a scene for him, and so was just about everyone else in the class, despite him not being great friends with anyone, or even talking very much. It didn't matter; it was the principle of the thing, it was his human rights.

We all told her to fuck off without using said words, despite the clear power she had over us. So, the moral of the story for students, especially high school students, is:

Protect your peers. There are more of you than there are of your asshole educator. Trans folks don't need to be your friends for you to stand up for them, quietly or loudly.

Teenagers/students tend to follow the leader; so be a leader, and don't take shit from adults/instructors who would use their power over you to disrespect you, and to degrade you. Don't let them do that to your peers.

You can have an army of sixteen year old allies from all walks of life if you (within reason and safely) take a stand. Don't lose hope, and don't lose agency.

#lgbt #lgbtqia #lgbtqiia+ #trans rights #transgender #protect trans kids #high school #queer #genderqueer #queer rights #allyship #transphobia #misgendering #education #queer education #gay #longish post #positivity

[pairofcds]

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#queer artist #ipad procreate #digital art #art #queer art #art student #mixed media #radical queer #queer liberation #queer education #carabiner #trans liberation #queerness #collage #digital collage #collage art #mixed media art #mixed media collage #my art

[bamber344]

just interacted with a gay person who legitimately had no idea what the LGBT+ community was or what it was for. Like i had to explain to them why it was important and why it didn't include straight or cis people and how them being gay made them a part of it. Maybe this is presumptive of me but I don't understand how someone could actually figure out what being gay even is enough to give it a name without learning even a single thing about the rest of the community. THIS is why queer education is important people

#queer #lgbt #gay #trans #lgbt rights #lgbt+ #lgbtqia #lgbtq community #queer pride #lgbt pride #pride #queer education

[hellomynameisbisexual]

#bisexuality #bisexual community #lgbtq community #lgbtq #lgbtq pride #pride #bi tumblr #bisexual #bi #bisexual education #multisexual #polysexual #omnisexual #pansexual #lgbtq nation #lgbtq education #lgbt education #queer nation #queer community #queer education

[transgender-education]

What is... Genderfluid?

Genderfluid is a term for someone whose gender identity regularly fluctuates. Which genders they flow between and how often they flow between them changes based on the individual. One person may only flow between male and female, whereas another could flow between any gender! Consistency in how often their gender flows also differs between individuals. Some flow on a regular basis, such as weekly, whereas others flow at random points.

Also, did you know that in the summer, genderfluid people become gendervapor people? :3 (For legal reasons, this is a joke).

#lgbt #queer #queer education #genderfluid

[cistematicchaos]

“When I first worked in the factories of Buffalo as a teenager, women like me were called “he-shes.” Although “he-shes” in the plants were most frequently lesbians, we were recognized not by our sexual preference but by the way we expressed our gender.

There are other words used to express the wide range of “gender outlaws”: transvestites, transsexuals, drag queens and drag kings, cross-dressers, bull-daggers, stone butches, androgynes, diesel dykes or berdache-a European colonist term.

“We didn’t choose these words. They don’t fit all of us. It’s hard to find an oppression without a name connoting pride, a language that honors us.

In recent years, a community has begun to emerge that is sometimes referred to as the gender or transgender community. Within our community is a diverse group of people who define ourselves in many different ways. 

Transgendered people are demanding the right to choose our own self-definitions. The language used in this pamphlet may quickly become outdated as the gender community coalesces and organizes-a wonderful problem.” ---Leslie Feinberg, Transgender Liberation. 

#queer #pride month #queer pride #queer education #queer history #chaotic shit #queer books #trans #trans pride #transsexual #transvestites #stone butch #dykes #I don't think this needs a tw #but maybe discussion of queerphobic slurs? #i dunno #just give a shout if u think this needs a trigger and i'll check #my asks are open #and anonymous if u want #so #yeah #also a racial queerphobic slur is used #in the discussion #tw transphobic slurs #tw homophobic slurs #leslie feinberg #transgender liberation

[goblintoothfairy]

I've just started working with teenagers who come from rough backgrounds, have mental health and behavioural issues, and struggle to stay in school. A couple of the boys can be pretty bigoted - racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, you name it - but one especially is.

We took a few of them out to do some activities and had a pretty fun day. This kid who didn't know that I'm queer and trans was saying all day about how he liked me. Then he gets back to the centre and out of nowhere starts talking about how he hates gay people, how he beat up his brother for being gay and how it's not natural.

So I sat down with him and we talked about it. I listened to him say a bunch of slurs and spout more homophobic shit before telling him that I'm not straight.

I didn't know how he'd react - a few people thought he might get violent. But he listened, and asked questions. About my identity, about when I 'chose' to be gay, all of that.

We talked for a while, and he concluded that he was OK with lesbians existing but he was still disgusted by gay men. Evidently we've still got some work to do on that. Then he said: "But I hate trannies, though."

I didn't know how to react for a second. I hadn't planned on coming out to him - I didn't think I could do it safely, partly because of his beliefs and partly because of wider attitudes about trans people in the UK at the moment. But I told him: "I'm trans, actually."

He put his head in his hands and seemed embarrassed. Good. His mate looked at him and asked why he decided to say that.

And surprisingly this kid listened to me again, and genuinely seemed to want to have a discussion with me. He told me about his beliefs about trans people and I heard him out, and then challenged them. I talked to him about dysphoria: "how would you feel if you woke up with tits tomorrow?" We discussed my nonbinary identity (predictably, he made an attack helicopter joke). And I told him about how I don't feel safe at night because of being trans - something he could relate to, in a sense, cause these kids deal with a lot of violence.

Sure, he was still saying a bunch of homophobic and transphobic stuff. But he told me that even though he doesn't like queer people, he likes me. And I think that that cognitive dissonance alone could spark a change of attitude in him. It's going to take time, and a lot more conversations. But I have faith in him, I think, and I'm proud of him for sitting down and talking with me.

It's really fucking scary being a trans person in education right now. Hearing about the education guidance targeting trans kids, reading all of the TERF rhetoric in the news and on social media, hearing about all of the shit going on in the US... It's enough to make you want to quit, and I don't blame queer educators for quitting. But even though it can be shit being the unofficial representative of your entire community, I'm honoured that I can be here and hopefully, eventually, change some of these kids' minds.

#trans #transgender #education #queer education #lgbtq #queer #lgbt #tw transphobia #tw transphobes #nonbinary #uk education #schools #teachers #teaching #personal #tw homophobia

[intersexfairy]

Hello intersex people and allies! InterAct Advocates released a new Intersex Variations Glossary on this past Intersex Day of Awareness (10/26/2022).

It utilizes less stigmatizing language and it includes overlooked and rare variations! Examples include PCOS, Trisomy X, Aromtase Deficiency, and Aphallia.

Click here to download the PDF ♡

#ifairy #intersex #intersex pride #intersex variations #intersex awareness #intersex awareness day #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #lgbt+ #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia #lgbt pride #lgbt activism #lgbtiq #lgbt #queer #queer rights #queer community #queer education #lgbtqipa #lgbtqi #lgbtq community #pride

[fixing-bad-posts]

[Image description: Two cartoon children holding various Pride flags, including the asexual pride flag, the nonbinary pride flag, and the transgender pride flag. They are above large, bold letters that spell, "Let kids be queer."]

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Let kids be queer

#fixingbadposts #fixing-bad-posts #queer kids #queer #trans kids #lgbtq education #queer education

[distortionenby]

Queer thesis help!

Hi! My name is Max and I am a queer English pedagogy student (basically studying to become an English teacher). I'm currently doing my major thesis on the impact of queer teachers in queer students' education and need participants for some interviews.

I am currently looking for queer students, queer teachers, and queer people who graduated school either in 2023, 2022 or 2021 willing to participate in a one-on-one semi-structured interview about their perspectives/opinions on how queer teachers in school education can impact queer students' involvement in their learning process.

If you wish to participate you will be sent an Informed Consent Form (a document explaining what the research is about, how the interview will be done and how the information will be used). You will need to sign it and send it back. In the case you are still in school and/or under 18 years old, you will also be sent one for your parent or guardian to sign (if this one is not signed, I cannot allow you to participate if you're a minor).

Everything you say on this interview will be anonymized with a placeholder or pseudonym and the recording of the interview will only be seen by me for transcription purposes.

Feel free to contact me about this, but do state it is for the thesis!

#queer #thesis #pedagogy #queer pedagogy #academics #research #lgbtqia #lgbt education #queer education #signal boost

[superwholockneverdied]

As a professional gay or career queer, I often have to use my gender and sexuality as an educational tool.

I work with youth and so I use it to show them that I can exist in my (very red) State and that there’s not one way to be gay. I take on a mentor position as all they need is that hope to keep on fighting.

I have made it known that if friends or community members have questions about gender and sexuality and they are not sure if it’s appropriate to ask a queer person that they can come to me.

With this - I feel like I have given away my identity.

In June, I went to go get a consultation for top surgery and my plan was to keep this to myself. It would be my present to myself, a little piece of my identity that nobody knew about.

But the next day, I was in the car with a younger queer adult and I was trying to get them to open up to me so I could make sure they were okay. And without thinking, I gave my precious piece of identity away. Of course it worked. they told me they were trying to get HRT and was looking online. They said one site they were looking at ended up being run by neo n*zis, which I was so glad they told me so I could get them better resources. So I know that decision was helpful but there was still a part of myself that felt like I betrayed myself.

I gave it away again at a talk, that I don’t even know why I did but I did. I was presenting on Pride Flags and how they brought joy to everybody, when I was done a man got up to ask me a three part question about: transgender students in sports, gender affirming surgery, and book bans. I tensed up, I was already so emotionally charged because of pride month that I went on defense mode. I shared my happy joy of my journey in defense of my community. I left that talk feeling like a piece of me was gone.

I love my job as it allows me to be a voice to youth who feel like they have no voice. I love being a mentor to allies, so other queer people don’t have to be barraged with questions asking them to explain their sexuality and gender.

But at the end of the day, I’m left alone with pieces of my identity spread across my State.

#queer #trans #transgender #transmasc #nonbinary #queer advocacy #queer education #asexuel #queer enough #queer youth #trans hrt #hrt testosterone #top surgery #testosterone #queer journey #queer joy #gay #professional gay #career queer

[anarchatranny-almanac]

Welcome to the Anarcha-Tranny Almanac!

This blog is a directory of and resource for pronouns, names, and terms, especially related to certain themes. We especially focus on older queer terms and pronouns, and love fulfilling requests for them especially! You can learn more about who runs the blog on our About page.

If you've been struggling to decide on or find a name or pronouns, or are just interested in what older terms, pronouns, and identities might fit you, you're in the right place!

We'll also be posting educational content on various terms, especially slurs that are reclaimed by the community and terms that have fallen out of favor. We'd love to have you along for the ride!

Information on boundaries and interaction under the cut.

We are firmly anti-exclusionism/seperatism. The exclusion of bi women and trans men from lesbianism, women from gayness, nonbinary people from transness, a-spec folks from queerness, etc. is inherently ahistorical and queerphobic, and isn't tolerated here. We do not have a DNI, and anyone can ask for pronoun/name/term ideas, but we will not entertain exclusionism in this space.

We are pro-kink, and anti-minors in kink, including kink discourse. We support kink at pride, and any pride that excludes kink is not real pride. We believe age-appropriate kink education and exposure is vital for queer people of all ages. This blog will not contain any kink-related content that isn't strictly educational, and will always be minor-appropriate.

We do not identify as MOGAI or LGBTQ+ and do not want to be referred to as such. We are not anti-MOGAI, but have had extremely negative experiences in the community (as have many other transfeminine and nonwhite individuals) and do not consider ourselves a part of it. We may use these tags because we understand there's an audience overlap.

#anarcha-trans almanac #anarcha queer #queer #neopronouns #queerness #intro post #trans #transgender #transsexual #nonbinary #xenogender #gender identity #mogai #mogai safe #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer community #queer history #queer education

[textk4kira]

The terms AFAB and AMAB were coined by members of the intersex community to describe their unique and often traumatic experiences with the medical community and society at large.

They are not synonyms for male and female, and it is inappropriate to ask someone if they are AFAB or AMAB. They are also NOT gender identities.

AFAB and AMAB are designations you received at birth which may not align with your bio sex.

The trans community did not invent the terms AFAB and AMAB, however many of us find these terms useful in particular contexts.

Sources:

Trans and Intersex glossary - OXFORD UNIVERSITY LGBTQ+ SOCIETY (oulgbtq.org)

LGBTI-SafeZone Terminology | Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (nih.gov)

What does ‘AMAB’ & ‘AFAB’ mean? - LGBTQ Nation

#friendly psa #intersex #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer #trans #queer education #queer resources

[mushybella]

CHOOSE A CERTAIN TOP NOW, I SAID NOW; STOP READING WHAT IS AFTER THIS UNTIL YOU FINISHED CHOOSING

What policies would you like to be implemented and where in that topic?

Ok so I thought of school and there's so much I could talk about for a very long time, this includes (but not limited to): my personal strike against recording attendance publicly, teaching about "British values" in a positive light (I'm bri'ish), making food free for all, increasing sex ed. But those are all kinda boring and not gay enough

So

Me and my (queer) friends have written and performed an assembly -to the whole school) about not outing people; this took us abt two terms to write & rehearse, next we started to write a video defining the acronym BECAUSE THE VIDEO THEY SHOWED US MOTHERFUCKING HAD 'ALLY' AS *A* AND NOT AROMANTIC OR AGENDER (also other outdated crap cishet shit). and now we're writing and about to perform an assembly on trans people throughout history. Then we (me and a friend) are going to give a small lecture to some teachers about how to talk to and handle queer topics, questions and students. We are doing their job for them. It is fucking exhausting. I have no time for this... I am a mentally ill GCSE student I have shit to do. Teachers need to be taught this, either self teaching or government intervention or whatever, this isn't a 15 year olds job. Bullying has only.increased since then and yet I push on because the people need to know somehow.

Hbu :3?

#queer #education #queer education #queer community #fuck this shit