June 8, 2021

Uplift Black and Brown LGBTQ Activists

As we celebrate Pride by honoring queer trailblazers, we want to especially uplift Black and Brown trans women and gender-nonconforming people of color who led liberation movements nationwide. Out of the Stonewall Uprising came the very celebration of Pride we know today—and we have activists like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy to thank. Use these resources to center queer Black and Brown activists who fought back against police brutality and oppression while also teaching about the continued fight for justice.

“We Won’t Wear the Name” // Coshandra Dillard 

The Classical Roots of White Supremacy // Dani Bostick

A Flaw in the Foundation // Natalie Odom Pough
Bibi: A LGBTQ Short Film for Your Classroom
For those who work to help young people honor their own and others’ complex and unique identities, our classroom film, Bibi, and the lessons for grades 6-12 that accompany it can spark critical conversations about identity, culture, family and belonging. Bibi is a story told through the perspective of Ben, a gay Latinx man, about his complicated relationship with his father and his home. Watch the film and find the lessons here.

The Rhythm of Resilience

June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month. We’re revisiting this feature story about a group of educators who dug into the roots of Puerto Rican dance and folklore to help their colleagues and students discover their strengths in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Read this inspiring reminder that art can offer healing and a connection to traditions and resilience. Read here en Español.

Resources for Teaching Loving v. Virginia

June 12 is the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, which ended the criminalization of interracial marriage. Use these resources, including a primary source text written by Mildred Loving and our recommendations for incorporating the film The Loving Story in the classroom, to help students understand the gravity of this historic case. And look for the spotlight on The Loving Project in the podcast feature.

A Podcast for Teaching About LGBTQ History

Without LGBTQ history, there is no American history. From Learning for Justice and hosts Leila Rupp and John D’Emilio, Queer America takes listeners on a journey that spans from Harlem to the Frontier West, revealing stories of LGBTQ life we should have learned in school. Listen here and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Music and Stitcher. 

Check Out What We’re Reading

“The study of the history of African American women is particularly challenging because the keepers of records often overlooked us.” — The Atlantic

“Correcting those myths and looking at the evolution of Native American identity over the last 400 years is the mission of The 400 Years Project, a pictorial collection of Native American life. It includes original photo essays, text essays and a digital library of Native photographers from the mid-1800s to the present.” — NPR

“Rather than focusing on the needs of the people who are most marginalized by anti-fat bias, we center our own discomfort. We assume that others share our myriad and multifaceted negative assumptions and preconceptions about being fat. And in assuming, we perpetuate those negative stereotypes, relegating the word fat—and, consequently fat people’s experiences—to that which cannot be named, much less remedied.” — Self
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