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How can you support and celebrate LGBTQ+ students on campus? Inside Higher Ed proposes 4 tactics to increase support of LGBTQ+ students in #HigherEd communities such as establishing a campus pride week and a resource space. #PrideMonth2024

Check out the latest episode of "Enlighten U" as my co-host, Melissa Thrasher, and I chat with EMU alum Demetra Brooks (Baddie) and discuss LGBTQ+ matters. It's an enlightening discussion!

All educators and youth-serving professionals are obligated to ensure that each student feels safe and affirmed at school, including LGBTQ+ students. From our Project THRIVE, this checklist can help you better promote safety, inclusion and well-being for LGBTQ+ students. #InAttendance https://lnkd.in/e_BU4zUt

For educators looking to better support their LGBTQ+ students, here are a few ways you can create more inclusive learning spaces that foster allyship and a sense of belonging: http://spr.ly/6008e4i2Y

⏰ DEADLINE EXTENDED Help increase the access and success of LGBTQ+ persons in STEMM at colleges & universities by encouraging your Institutional Research officers to participate in the survey they received by August 11! Learn more about this AAAS program's work and the important data they are collecting. https://fal.cn/3AmSz

Here are some tips on how to make your (online) class a safe space for LGBTQ+ students:

📬 Delivery! This Social Studies and the Young Learner features articles on LGBTQ+ history, an open-access Inquiry Design Model pullout ready for classroom use and more: https://hubs.li/Q02r6h6j0

Come learn with Learning for Justice at #NCSS2023! LFJ is presenting two workshops: Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ+ Students and Using Critical Practices to Deepen Student’s Connection to Social Studies. See attached for more details! #education #socialjustice

Every student should feel safe and free to be their authentic selves. This founding principle has guided TSS since our inception. Recent legislation has questioned this basic human right for LGBTQ+ youth in Virginia, but there are many ways a school can support LGBTQ+ students in the face of these changes. TSS strives to be inclusive and help all our students feel safe, seen, and heard by creating a sense of belonging, connectedness, support, and empowerment for each and every one of our students. Here are six actions schools can take to support LGBTQ+ youth in Virginia. https://lnkd.in/edtKPGwA

🗓️ Are you planning your social media posts for 2024? ❓ Do you want to: 💬 increase engagement? 🏳️🌈 show you care about inclusivity? 💡 explore the identities of your clients and staff? 🆓 Then download my free LGBTQ+ awareness days calendar today! 🔗 ☕ Tips welcome!