LGBTQ Materials for Classroom Use : Lesson Plans
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Featured Resources
LGBTQ Youth and Education by Call Number: LC192.6 M396 2014ISBN: 9780807754894Publication Date: 2013-11-29
Local Networks
- Gay Straight Alliance for Safe SchoolsCapacity-building for youth, students and professional staff.
- Madison Metropolitan School District GLBTQ ProgramSupport and information for students and educators.
- Cooperative Children's Book Center Intellectual Freedom ServicesConfidential assistance for educators and librarians in Wisconsin.
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Madison ChapterSupports health and well being for GLBTQ people, their families and friends.
- UW-Madison LGBT Campus CenterSupport for social, emotional, academic and cultural needs of LGBTQ students.
General Curricula
Educator Resources - Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) GLSEN provides professional development, toolkits and K-12 lesson plans around LGBTQ Issues.
Classroom Resources for Teachers and Curriculum Specialists - Safe Schools Coalition A clearing house of curricula and tools from credible sources around the web.
Teaching Tolerence Classroom Activities - Southern Poverty Law Center Activities on several diversity topics include LGBTQ bullying prevention.
Gender & Sexuality Lesson Plans - LGBTQ History Month UK This site created in the United Kingdom has a section devoted to schools, including lesson plans on trans issues.
Coming Out
Two young women confront their sexuality at the crossroads of race and class. Who I Am addresses stereotypes, racism, and homophobia. The film, like all films from Scenarios USA was written by a teen (Whitney Peters) and directed and acted by professionals. It's outstanding. Watch it free online and download a lesson plan. Also available for purchase.
Gender & Sexual Identity
Family Life and Sexual Health Curricula (F.L.A.S.H.) - Seattle & King County Health Services
These comprehensive sex education curricula include lesson plans for upper elementary school, middle school, high school, and special education. Unit 7 of the high school curricula focuses specifically on LGBTQ Youth and covers definitions, myths and how to combat homophobia.
Identity/Expression Activity - Safe Schools Coalition
A brief group activity aimed at helping students develop empathy for people living in the closet. While the activity focuses on LGBTQ activities, it also touches on race, class, hobbies and other ways teens identify themselves
LGBTQ People of Color
Two young women confront their sexuality at the crossroads of race and class. Who I Am addresses stereotypes, racism, and homophobia. The film, like all films from Scenarios USA was written by a teen (Whitney Peters) and directed and acted by professionals. It's outstanding. Watch it free online and download a lesson plan. Also available for purchase.
One Umbrella, Many People: Diversity Within LGBT Communities - GLSEN
Within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities there is a tremendous diversity of experience. This activity from GLSEN will hopefully promotes learning about LGBT people from different backgrounds.
