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Supporting Your Non-Binary Students with Pronoun Changes

My student started using they/them pronouns, but not all teachers are supportive. What do I do?

Coming Out, Dear MKIG, For Teachers, Non-Binary, Pronouns, Gender, Students + TeachersGrace MangerOctober 10, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Genderqueer, Pronouns, nonbinary, teachers

Heading Back to School? We Are Here to Help!

Heading back to school can be stressful for LGBTQIA young people—and their parents! We’ve compiled past advice and resources to help you have a happy and safe school year.

Young Children, Bullying, College Bound, For Teachers, Students + TeacherstheparensprojectAugust 29, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Bullying, College, school, teachers

LGBTQ+ Books for the 2018-2019 School Year

A new school year is upon us! Here are some great LGBTQ+ books to consider adding to your classroom's library.

Books, Books + TV, For Teachers, Students + TeachersGrace MangerAugust 21, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, teachers

How to Support Students During the Day of Silence

Day of Silence is coming up, and it's important to support students at your school who want to participate. Here's how to do so, from out queer educator Sara Schmidt-Kost!

Bullying, Dear MKIG, For Teachers, Peers, Students + TeachersGrace MangerApril 17, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Activism, Advice, Bullying, teachers

How to Handle Parental Censorship of LGBTQ Books

Our school's librarian included the book "George" in the student book club and was met with a lot of pushback from parents saying it's inappropriate. What can I do as a fellow teacher?

Dear MKIG, Media, Talking to Young Kids, Gender, Students + TeachersGrace MangerJanuary 18, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, teachers, trans*, transgender

Resource Roundup: For Teachers Looking to Learn About the LGBTQ Community

A long list of helpful resources—both here at My Kid Is Gay and beyond—to help teachers everywhere learn about the LGBTQ community and how to create classrooms that are inclusive of LGBTQ identities.

Gender, School + Work, Books, Books + TV, Dear MKIG, For Teachers, Lists, TerminologyGrace MangerNovember 16, 2017#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, teachers

Can I Start a GSA as a Teacher?

I think my students could benefit from having an active GSA at our school, but is it weird for me to start one as faculty?

School + Work, Dear MKIG, For TeachersGrace MangerAugust 22, 2017#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, teachers

How Do I Talk to My Students About the President?

I'm a queer teacher, and I don't know how to talk to my students and co-workers about Trump.

School + Work, Dear MKIG, For TeachersGrace MangerMay 2, 2017#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Activism, Advice, teachers

7 Questions to Ask Your Trans Kid's School

As a parent of a trans kid, there are things you can do to plan ahead and ensure they are safe at school.

Gender, School + Work, Young Children, Bathrooms, Bullying, Gender, Lists, Pronouns, TransgenderGrace MangerMarch 16, 2017#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Bathrooms, Bullying, Pronouns, school, teachers

5 Ways You Can Support Trans Students at School

We can all work to make schools safer and more accepting for trans students.

Gender, School + Work, For Teachers, Lists, TransgenderGrace MangerOctober 27, 2016#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Bathrooms, Gender expression, school, teachers, trans*, transgender

Talking About Trans Folks and Bathrooms

Ways to talk to your fellow teachers about allowing trans students to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.

School + Work, Bathrooms, Dear MKIG, For Teachers, GenderGrace MangerSeptember 21, 2016#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Bathrooms, teachers, trans*, transgender

When Your Student Comes Out to You

How do you respond appropriately when your student comes out to you? We have some ideas.

School + Work, Coming Out, Coming Out, Dear MKIG, For TeacherstheparensprojectDecember 16, 2015#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Coming Out, teachers

Navigating Censorship of LGBTQ Media for Kids

A teacher is coming up against pushback for trying to put books with LGBTQ themes and representation in their school library. How should supportive parents talk to their children about this censorship?

School + Work, Young Children, Books + TV, Dear MKIG, For Teachers, MediatheparensprojectOctober 29, 2015Media, school, teachers

Making Your Classroom More LGBTQ-Inclusive

Queer educator Sara Schmidt-Kost gives some simple yet impactful tips to a fellow teacher who wants to make their classroom more inclusive of their LGBTQ students.

School + Work, Young Children, Dear MKIG, For TeacherstheparensprojectJuly 14, 2015#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, teachers

Nurturing Queerness and Gender Independence in Children and Youth

Marilyn McLean discusses what personal changes those in parenting and mentoring roles can make, and what actions they can take to support youth in creating a world that they want to live in.

GendertheparensprojectNovember 4, 2014#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, teachers

Middle School Struggles

Watch: Laurin Mayeno, founder of Out Proud Families, shares her experience with her son during his middle school and high school years, before and after he came out as gay.

School + Work, Personal Stories, Bullying, Coming Out StoriestheparensprojectMay 10, 2014#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Coming Out, Video, teachers

Parent Advice: Talking to Young Children

Mom, Writer, and LGBTQ youth ally Julie Tarney gives advice to a parent concerned about properly addressing issues of sexuality and gender with young children.

Young Children, Dear MKIG, Talking to Young KidstheparensprojectApril 24, 2014#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, teachers