LGBTQQIAAP2S

Understanding, Acceptance and

Respect for ALL.
Part 1: What do all the letters mean?
 Objectives:
● Providing language around the LGBTQ+ community, in
regards to identity, expression, and orientation to
counteract bullying.
● Providing language to help create an inclusive school
environment.
 Journal: IN A HEARTBEAT
● What was their classmates reaction when they found out they were
gay?
● What are some challenges that members in the LGBTQ+ Community
might face?
Nearly 9 out of 10 LGBTQ+ youth report

being verbally harassed at school in the When bystanders

(allies) intervene,
past year because of their sexual most bullying stops
within 10 seconds.
orientation.
Defining LGBTQ...
Alphabet Soup
Sexual & Romantic Orientation
Lesbian: a woman who is attracted to women

Gay: a man who is attracted to men

Bisexual: attracted to men and women
Panromantic/Pansexual: love and/or attracted to people, not body parts
Asexual: not interested in people sexually

Questioning: not sure with which people to fall in love with or like
Alphabet Soup
Gender Identify & Expression
Transgender: don’t identify with the sex assigned at birth

Genderqueer/Genderfluid/bigender: don’t really feel like a male or female, but

somewhere in between

Agender: don’t feel like they have a gender

Alphabet Soup
Gender Identify & Expression
Questioning: not sure which gender identity describes.

Intersex: have a medical condition that can manifest internally and/or externally. May
appear to be one gender; may actually have more than one set of sex characteristics.

Queer: is an umbrella term used by some to reflect the community identity with
LGBTQQIAAP2S people.

Ally/Family member: Anyone that stands with and accepts members of the
LGBTQ+ community
Part 2: Gender
 Objectives:
● Identifying gender terms.
● Explaining gender identity and expression as a spectrum.
● Understanding that all people deserve respect and a safe
environment, no matter their gender, identity or
expression.
What is ‘gender binarism’?
Some people think about gender as “male”
and “female” gender roles.

Some people think of gender as being a

spectrum and may identify as one, both, or
a combination of genders.
 Gender Vocabulary

Gender Identity - the way people

themselves describe their gender

Gender Expression - the way people

outwardly express their gender (i.e.
clothes, mannerisms, etc.)
 Gender Vocabulary

Biological Sex - biological sex markers

(i.e. gonads, chromosomes, sex organs)
Sexual Orientation - the gender
people feel attracted to
Romantically vs Emotionally
 Members of the LGBTQ+ community utilize the
following image to explain how they identify their
identify, expression, and attraction to others.
Part 3: Gender vs. Sex
 Objectives:
● Understanding the difference between gender and sex.
● Defining cisgender, transgender, and non-binary.
What is the difference between gender and sex?
World Health Organization (WHO)

Gender is “describes those Sex is defined as it “encompasses

characteristics of men and women those that are biologically
that are largely socially created” determined.”
Factors such as: Sex is determined by:
• where a person is born • biological conditions in-utero
• what ethnicity they identify in • is affected by genetics
• culture they are raised by • hormones in the body
• the way they interact socially • whatever gonads are present.
with the world around them
Are there only two genders?

In the past three decades, more than 25 genes have been identified
that were once believed to be associated solely with male or female
biology, but in fact exhibit more complex, nonbinary variations.

With the advent of new scientific knowledge, it is increasingly evident

that biological sex does not fit a binary model. Intersex conditions are
increasingly being recognized as naturally occurring variations of
human physiology.
https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2015/sex-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-gender-expression
What does transgender mean?

According to the APA (American Psychological

Association), transgender refers to people “whose
gender identity, gender expression or behavior
does not conform to that of the sex they were
assigned at birth.”
What does cisgender mean?

A cisgender person is someone who does identify

with the gender they were assigned with at birth.
 What does non-binary mean?

Non-binarism refers to people who do not identify strictly as male

or female. “Non-binary” is essentially an umbrella term for
identities such as:
- androgynous (exhibiting both male and female qualities),
- genderqueer (gender nonconforming)
- agender (lacking any identity towards gender roles in general).
Meeting a Gender Non-Conforming Person
END OF DAY 1
Part 4: Pronouns
 Objectives:
● Introduction to various pronouns and how they’re used to
show respect.
● Taking a look at how far our society has come, in accepting
everyone & how far we still have to go.
 Journal:
There are people alive today who grew up in towns or states where being a
member of the LGBTQ+ community was illegal. How might that have shaped their
childhood? How might that shape their views today?
Kids Explain Pronouns
 Gender Pronouns

Here are some pronouns you’re probably

use to & use daily:

- She, Her, Hers, Herself

- He, Him, His, Himself
 Gender Pronouns

New pronouns come up in our language, as the

English language develops and changes. Here are
some other pronouns also used:
- They, Them, Theirs, Themself - Ze, Hir/Zir, Hirs/Zirs, Hirself/Zirself
- They are speaking. - Ze is speaking.
- I listened to them. - I listened to hir.
- That backpack is theirs. - That backpack is zirs.
 Over half of all students report hearing Doing something
that does not support
inappropriate remarks often at school.
the bullying can be a
More than 30% reported missing at least a really small intervention
with big results! Two
day of school in the past month out of fear words - "That's bullying" -
can open others eyes to
for their personal safety. recognize the
problem.
 Impact of Language Use in the LGBTQ+ Community
◆ In your experience, how and where are these words words?

◆ Though these terms are sometimes intended to just mean “silly” or “stupid”,
that that the way they are heard or experienced by everyone? Why?

◆ How would you say that expressions like “that’s so gay” and “you’re a
fag/dyke” - used regularly - impact the atmosphere or climate at school?

◆ When someone tells you that they are offended by this kind of language, is it
ok to just say you “didn’t meant it like that”? How else might you respond?
Gender Pronouns
Tip: If you’re not sure what pronouns to
use while talking to someone, just ask!

Pronouns are important because they

indicate a degree of respect to the
person to whom you are talking.
Ryland's Story
Part 5: Equality & Acceptance
 Objectives:
● How to include and support members of the LGBTQ+
community.
Kids Discuss Gender
 People
refusing In Alabama, a teacher
Bathroom bills services to who identified as
that stop them LGBTQ+ lesbian was
from using the community at threatened with
bathroom they places like termination, after
choose, in several restaurants marrying her long
states and other time partner.
businesses.

What are some challenges that

LGBTQ+ members face in the
modern world?

High school trans

students have been LGBTQ+ students are twice as likely to
forbidden from using say that they were not planning on
graduation photos completing high school or going on to
that express their college.
gender identity.
 Historical Match UP
Find the Person and Background that you think match!
“No Matter What” by Calum Scott
Closing Journal

Do you feel like this represents common experiences for members

in the LGBTQ+ community?

How you can you show acceptance and respect for members of
the LGBTQ+ community?
BE AN ALLY! KNOW WHEN TO SPEAK UP!
 Sources Cited

http://antibullyinginstitute.org/facts#.W9I1D2hKiM8
http://www.transstudent.org/
http://www.who.int/genomics/gender/en/
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http://www.apa.org/topics/lgbt/transgender.aspx
http://www.newsweek.com/transgender-murders-protect-trans-women-568558
https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/AFSP-Williams-Suicide-Report-Final.pdf
https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/education-outreach/curriculum-connections-fall-2011.pdf
https://www.hrc.org/blog/chad-griffin-heads-home-to-arkansas-to-stand-with-lesbian-teacher-threatene
https://www.hrc.org/blog/justice-for-jeydon-transgender-student-wont-be-barred-from-senior-yearbook