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Building support for LGBT students in the South.

Critical literacy can expose the assumption that whiteness is “normal” and provide students support for talking about difficult topics.

Reading the U.S. Constitution prompts students to consider equality issues in their own lives.

A student’s frustration over a math lesson offers an opportunity to learn about respect.

Slut-shaming is a dangerous phenomenon in schools, but there are ways to support students.

This teacher looks forward to a time when teachers have the freedom to be role models for their students.

This teacher wanted to empower her female students through literature. She boosted all students’ reading skills and self-confidence in the process.

When LGBT teachers have to live in fear of being outed, their capacity to service students in an authentic way is diminished.

In sports, machismo and closeted sexuality prevail. And players courageous enough to talk about their sexual orientation are, sadly, not on equal footing.

Move beyond the pink/blue binary to support students who don’t conform to narrow gender norms.