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This document provides information about creating inclusive schools and social movements. It discusses terms related to LGBT identities, challenges faced by LGBT youth like higher rates of suicide and homelessness, and the importance of support and advocacy. The presentation covers historical figures like Bayard Rustin who advanced social justice movements while facing exclusion. Attendees learn strategies for being allies, including displaying safe zone signs, responding supportively to students who come out, and maintaining privacy. The goal is to make schools feel safe and supportive of all students.
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- 1. Brother Outsider Forging Safe Schools and an Inclusive Social Justice Movement
- 2. Kelsey Gernert: kgernert@cityyear.org Program Manager at Miami Carol City High school * 12 years of experience in LGBT advocacy, support and diversity training LGBT/GLBT = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Disclaimer: Today mostly covering LGB Transgender= People whose physical sex that they were born with does not match the gender that they identify as. Introductions and Terms to Know
- 3. Introductions and Terms to Know Putting Idealism To Work PITW #182: Don’t Be Afraid to Evolve Your Thinking British Economist John Maynard Keynes put it best, when a colleague criticized him for holding different views on economic policy before and after the Great Depression, “When the facts change I change my mind. What do you do?”
- 4. Norms and Guidelines • Confidentiality • Respectful • Attentive, • Safety ≠ comfort, be in your challenge zone • NOSTUESO • SLANT • This presentation is not about discussing the morality of being LGBT nor are we discussing religion or politics. We are talking about creating an inclusive movement, safe space and safe schools. • Be professional and courteous
- 5. Why is This Important? Suicide and Depression Rejection Homelessness Drug and Alcohol Abuse Verbal and Physical Assault: High Drop Out Rates The Effects of Homophobia… …are something we can change. “LGBT students who can identify even one supportive person in their life, who stands up against LGBT bullying or homophobic remarks, have a 33% lower risk of committing suicide.”- The Trevor Project
- 6. Miami Dade County Public Schools: Policy of nondiscrimination in employment and educational programs/activities and programs/activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department of Education, and strives affirmatively to provide equal opportunity for all as required by: School Board Rules 6Gx13-4A-1.01, 6Gx13-4A- 1.32, and 6Gx13-5D-1.10 - prohibit harassment and/or discrimination against a student or employee on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, political beliefs, marital status, age, sexual orientation, social and family background, linguistic preference, pregnancy, or disability. City Year Non-discrimination Policy How This Applies to Our Work
- 7. Warm Up Famous LGBT People 20 Questions Game Rules: 1.Must be yes or no questions. 2.You have to ask a different person for each question.
- 8. Brother Outsider The Life of Bayard Rustin
- 9. Think-Pair-Share • How do you think Bayard Rustin’s inclusion and later exclusion relates back to our concept of Ubuntu? What does it mean to be one through other people and to be tied to their humanity? •What in this film surprised you? What didn’t surprise you? •What does it mean to be a part of a social justice movement that believes in social justice for some but not others? •How does not including people like Bayard Rustin in our cultural history deprive us within the movement?
- 10. Earliest Beliefs activity – * What Shapes Our perceptions of LGBT People? * Think back to your childhood. What were some of the first things you ever learned about LGBT people (positive, negative, or neutral)? * Who taught you the first things you learned about LGBT people? * How were the ideas transmitted?
- 11. Food For Thought • Which of your early beliefs were formed from direct experience and which were formed from stereotypes or indirect information? • Which of those early ideas do you still believe and/or act upon? • How might your early beliefs impact both yourself and others? • Which of those ideas do you need to work on changing?
- 12. Definition of Terms Gay Lesbian Homophobia Coming Out Bisexual Heterosexist Privilege Heterosexual Ally Sexual Orientation Transgender Gender Identity Building a common Language…
- 13. Gay • A man who forms his primary loving and sexual relationships with other men; a man who has a continuing affectional, emotional, romantic and/or erotic preference for someone of the same sex. A term adopted by the gay male community, though some lesbians use it also, as a sign of pride in their sexual orientation.
- 14. Lesbian • This is one of the oldest and most positive terms that labels the affectional or sexual preference or orientation of women towards other women. A women who forms her primary loving and sexual relationships with other women; a woman who has a continuing affectional, emotional, romantic, and/or erotic preference for someone of the same sex. Some lesbians prefer to call themselves “lesbian” and use the term “gay” to refer to gay men; others use the term “gay” to refer to both gay males and lesbian females. Term of pride.
- 15. Bisexual • A person who has an affectional, emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction to men and women. Degree of preference and choice of primary relationship partner varies for each bisexual.
- 16. Homosexual • A clinical and technical term that is not generally used to refer to lesbian and gay people or their community. For example, Congressman Barney Frank refers to himself as gay, or openly gay, not as admittedly homosexual or a practicing homosexual.
- 17. Coming Out • An ever-evolving process of self- acceptance and integration of one’s sexual identity. It is an intra-personal as well as interpersonal process and may include public proclamation of identity as well as political action in the larger society.
- 18. Heterosexist Privilege • The benefits and advantages heterosexuals receive in a heterosexual culture. Also, the benefits lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people receive as a result of claiming heterosexual identity or denying gay, lesbian, or bisexual identity.
- 19. Heterosexist Privilege • The benefits and advantages heterosexuals receive in a heterosexual culture. Also, the benefits lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people receive as a result of claiming heterosexual identity or denying gay, lesbian, or bisexual identity.
- 20. Sexual Orientation • Refers to the gender of the persons that someone is attracted to, emotionally and physically, i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual, and others in between, as well as asexual.
- 21. Transgender • A broad term that covers many aspects in the gender experience. People who identify as transgender feel that their prescribed gender role does not fit with their experience of their gender. Transgender people can be, but are not always, transsexuals. Some people decide to redefine themselves by changing their gender expression only and others feel that they also need to change their bodies. Sex hormones, electrolysis, plastic surgery, or sex reassignment surgery can help people make a physical change that feels more congruent with their self-image. The term transgender includes the following. • FTM (female to male): People who were born female but see themselves as male. • MTF (male to female): People who were born male but see themselves as female.
- 22. Gender Identity • Refers to how a person sees himself or herself socially: as a woman, as a man, as masculine, as feminine, as a combination, or as neither.
- 24. Processing Questions • Was it harder to let go of one card more than others? What made it more difficult? • How did it feel to have someone take the card out of your hand? • How did it feel to have to tear up your own card? • Have you ever had to think about losing someone or something simply based on a part of your identity? • Did this story seem realistic? • Did any of these experiences surprise you?
- 25. Heterosexual Privilege Take several minutes to read over the “Daily Effects of Heterosexual Privilege” (page 5) •Have you ever thought of these things as being privileges? Why or Why not? •What would it be like to be LGBT and not have these privileges? How would your life be different? •Can you think of any heterosexual privileges that may not have been on this list?
- 26. Attitudes Towards Difference The Riddle Scale Page 7
- 27. Safezone Scenarios How can I make my school a supportive place? What if… •My Safe Zone sign is torn off my door? •Others assume that I’m LGBTQ because I have posted the Safe Zone sign? •I experience graffiti on my door and/or SZ sign? •My coworkers aren’t comfortable or supportive that I want to post the SZ sign? •Someone asks about the SZ sign when visiting? •Someone actually ‘comes out’ to me? (p.4 in packet) •Someone who is coming out to me is seeking my advice on what they should do (e.g. coming out to a roommate, family member, friend, etc.) •Others ask me about someone else’s sexual orientation/identity? Plus, maintaining a supportive relationship with someone without unintentionally ‘outing’ them.
- 28. Wrap Up • Resource Packet • SafeZone sign • “What is an Ally?” (page 7)
- 29. Check For Understanding • Please write on your slip of paper one thing you can do as a member of City Year to support LGBT students in your school. • For further questions or resources contact: Kelsey Gernert at kgernert@cityyear.org
Editor's Notes
- Suicide and Depression: Gay and lesbian youth are 2 to 6 times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual youth. Rejection: 50% of all gay and lesbian youth report that their parents reject them due to their sexual orientation. Homelessness: Approximately 40% of homeless youth are identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual Verbal and Physical Assault: 84% of GLBT students reported being verbally harassed (name calling, threats, etc.) because of their sexual orientation. Gay students hear anti-gay slurs as often as 26 times each day; faculty intervention occurs in only about 3% of those cases. LGBT youth are almost twice as likely as their non-gay peers to be threatened with or injured by a weapon at school. High Drop Out Rates: Approximately 28% of gay and lesbian youth drop out of high school because of discomfort (due to verbal and physical abuse) in the school environment. LGBT youth are more than four times as likely to skip whole days of school out of fear.
- According to HRC Florida is 1 of 35 states where it is still legal to fire someone based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. UBUNTU- As long as one of us is oppressed all are oppressed because our humanity is tied. How can I live up to my fullest human potential if you aren’t able to?
- Place a label on each participant’s backExplain that each person has a famous person who is (or was) either GLBT or has been involved in a GLBT relationship. Each participant must ask questions of others to try and guess who they are. The questions must have a yes or no answer, and participants may not ask the same person a question twice. Short summaries of each individual’s major accomplishments appear below. Once the person’s identity is guessed correctly, nametags are moved from a person’s back to his/her front. Go around the room and ask people to share who they had Did any of these surprise you? Why or why not?
- Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1912, Rustin began his 60-year career as an activist while in high school, when he protested segregation at a restaurant in his hometown. Rustin organized the first "Freedom Rides" during the late 1940s and met Martin Luther King Jr. in 1956, after traveling to Montgomery, Alabama, to assist with the boycott of the city's segregated bus system. Upon his arrival, Rustin discovered guns inside King's house and quickly persuaded boycott leaders to adopt complete nonviolence. Known as the "American Gandhi," Rustin is credited with helping to mold the younger King into an international symbol of nonviolence. Rustin was the organizer behind the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom-the largest protest America had ever seen. Despite these achievements, Rustin was silenced, threatened and fired from leadership positions-sometimes because of his uncompromising political beliefs, but more often because he was an openly gay man in a fiercely homophobic era.
- What Shapes Our perceptions of LGBT People? Our ideas about people who are different from us come from many places, such as family, religion, school, peers, and the media. Where did your beliefs about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people originate? Work with a partner or small group to answer the questions below regarding your earliest beliefs about LGBT people. (You can think-pair-share or have them write them on chart paper and share as a group) Think back to your childhood. What were some of the first things you ever learned about LGBT people (positive, negative, or neutral)? Who taught you the first things you learned about LGBT people? How were the ideas transmitted? Food for thought Which of your early beliefs were formed from direct experience and which were formed from stereotypes or indirect information? Which of those early ideas do you still believe and/or act upon? How might your early beliefs impact both yourself and others? Which of those ideas do you need to work on changing? Once you’ve given enough time for everyone to share and summarize come back to large group and invite cm’s to share a couple of key experiences. Keep in mind differences in identities, allow enough time for all who want to share- encourage others to feel SAFE to share his/her own stories.
- Facilitators will be provided with each term and each definition on individual sheets of paper. The activity is to give definitions and terms to all the cms and ask them to trade until they have found what they think is a match. Then everyone sits down and shares what they have. Mention that there is more information available about people who are transgender in the safezone packets (page 12-13) and they also have a copy of the terms list in their packet
- After reading each segment, collect the cards and throw them away, becoming more forceful as the reading progresses. Have them tear up the last card on their own. Guided Journey: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender persons Directions: Distribute to each participant six slips of paper/notecards and a writing instrument. Have participants number the slips from 1-6 and then write on the corresponding slip: Read to the participants: “Your imagination is the key instrument in this exercise of guided journey. We will be taking a chronological journey through your mind’s eye of what your life might be like if you were growing up queer. You may experience a variety of feelings, but try not to let your feelings distract you from participating in this exercise. Please understand that my intent is not to manipulate your feelings, but the goal is to help you understand some of the feelings and experiences that someone who is a gay might feel. Many of the experiences are based on true stories. The experiences that I am about to take you through are not universal but several of the themes presented are somewhat common. On the six cards that have been handed out to you, please write a name, word or phrase which fits the following categories. Please use a separate card for each category: A person from your childhood who you shared secrets with The name of your best friend in elementary school A small valued material possession from your early teenage years which you used to keep in your locker The name of your favorite place A current trusted/important friendship A dream or goal you have for the future “As you undertake this imaginary journey, think about the personal meaning of what you have written. Imagine how you would feel if any or all of these things were suddenly no longer there for you.” “Let’s go back to your early childhood. Choose an age at which you have your earliest consistent memories. Perhaps you’ll be five or six. You are sitting in front of the television set watching a show. One of the characters is Chris, who is about your age and is also the same gender as you. This character is your favorite and one of the main reasons why you watch this particular show. You feel drawn to Chris. You want to be Chris’s best friend. You turn to someone that you have always shared secrets with and you say, “I love Chris.” The person makes a face at you and says, “That’s gross! People shouldn’t feel that way, that’s not normal.” You are confused, scared and ashamed. Hold up the card with the name of the person who you shared secrets with. You no longer feel that you can share your secrets and inner most feelings with this person.” <pause for a moment for the cards to be taken away.> You are now eleven years old, and in grade school. You are good friends with a popular student named Riley. You and Riley hang out during school and are in lots of classes and projects together. You are best friends; Riley has met your family, come over for dinner, and even spent the night. Your parents are very glad you have found such a good friend. One day you run back to your locker because you have forgotten something and you overhear Riley mention to a group of people that you are so queer, you know one of ‘THOSE’. Riley tells the other kids that you probably wear your sister’s dresses at home or that you want to grow up to be just like GI Joe. Then Riley adds how Riley’s mom doesn’t think the two of you should play together because Riley might “develop a swish too,” which Riley demonstrates with a flamboyant walk down the hall or Riley may not be able to get a date due to hanging out with you. Hold up the card of your best friend in elementary school—you will never be best friends—you realize Riley is not really your friend.” <pause for a moment for the cards to be taken away.> You’re now fourteen. You’ve been looking forward to high school. You think things will be different, that you will make a lot of new friends, and won’t feel isolated anymore. You avoid looking too closely at classmates that you feel attracted to. You don’t want them to call you the names you’ve been hearing for so long: dyke, lesbo, fag, queer. You don’t want people to think you’re gay. You have heard about how gay people aren’t “normal” from your parents, your friends, and the religious leaders in your community. All the gay people you’ve ever seen on television are some stereotype that is usually being made fun of and it just doesn’t seem like anyone with whom you can relate. You remember one movie where the “straight” person tries having sex with the gay person, because it will “fix” them. On a TV show you watched, it was obvious that the queer character was just there to be the subject of all the jokes of the show. You don’t know what you are, but you know you can’t be gay. You tell yourself it’s just a phase and you’ll soon grow out of it. One day in the lunch line, you forget to monitor yourself and you end up staring at someone you find very attractive. Someone see you looking and calls you a “queer”. It’s starting over again; the names; the hatred, the feelings of worthlessness. Later, you go back to your locker and you find that someone has broken into it and thrown ketchup all over your books. You discover a note that says: “All queers should die”. One of your prized possessions that you had kept in your locker has been stolen. You feel like the whole world hates you and wonder why this had to happen to you. You think that things would be better if you were just dead… you’ve been thinking of suicide lately, but you’re also very scared of doing it. Hold up the card with your small valued material possession on it. It’s now gone forever. <pause for a moment for the cards to be taken away.> You’re now eighteen and after years of hoping, praying, wishing and struggling, you’ve come to realize that you really are gay. It’s not just a phase. It’s not something you chose. It’s just who you are. You’ve just met someone named Jamie, who likes you. This person is open and seems to be happy that they are gay. You talk with Jamie about your feelings and innermost desires. Finally, you’ve met someone who understands – someone who knows you’re not evil, sick or twisted. You feel attracted to Jamie and you want to get to know Jamie better. There’s a place you love to go to, so you suggest that you and Jamie meet there later. You arrive early and wait with anticipation and excitement – this is your first real date. Jamie arrives and you want to hug Jamie. You start to, but then you notice a look of panic on Jamie’s face. You realize that other people are looking at you and Jamie suspiciously. You both feel very awkward and uncomfortable, you quickly decide to leave. Hold up the card with the name of your favorite place – you no longer feel comfortable there. <pause for a moment for the cards to be taken away.> “You are now in your second year of college. You made it! You’ve recently begun volunteering at the LGBT Student Center, and have made many friends who also identify as LGBT or questioning. You are actively involved in coordinating programs and events for National Coming Out week and you decide to invite someone who is very close to you to attend one of the programs with you. You go out to eat before the event, and you are having a great time catching up with each other. You have come to realize how very important this friendship is to you, and you no longer want to keep a part of your life a secret. You’ve decided that on the way to the program you’ll tell this person that you’re gay. You begin by sharing how important she or he is, and that you’ve wanted to share something with them for a very longtime. Finally, you say it, “I’m gay.” Your friend becomes silent, and it feels really awkward, until they break the silence and says, “Oh, is that why you’re bringing me to this program, because you thought that it would make it ‘okay’?” This person is suddenly looking at you as if you were a total stranger and you feel like the bond you thought you had has been broken. Hold up the card of your current trusted/important friendship. This person no longer wants to have any type of relationship with you.” <pause for a moment for the cards to be taken away.> “You have finally graduated from college, and are ready for the real world. You are feeling incredibly lucky, because you have also been in a relationship for a while and you are both looking forward to creating a life together. You’ve been offered a great job in another city, so you and your partner relocate. You’re feeling like you’ve finally made it through the tough times, and you have a great outlook on your future. You think about your dreams and goals and feel like you will be able to achieve them. One evening you’re waiting for your partner to come home because you have plans to meet some friends for dinner. While you’re waiting you’re watching the news and you see that yet again gay and lesbian rights are up for discussion- partner benefits, health care, civil unions, marriage. Churches, civic groups, and other governmental leaders are all speaking out and claiming that there should never be support for romantic, affectionate love between two people of the same sex. Next thing you know the phone rings, and it’s the police department stating that your partner was in an accident and is in critical care at the hospital. You rush out the door, and arrive at the hospital to find out that you’re not being allowed into the room because you are not considered the next of kin. Within hours, your partner’s parents arrive. They have never been supportive of your relationship and don’t invite you into the room either. A while later the doctors come out to announce that your partner has died of complications. Tear up the card with your dream for the future. Your dreams aren’t fulfilled; they are hounded by the prejudices and hatred of others.” <pause for a moment for the cards to be torn up.> Adapted from exercise contributed by Dawn Mays & Sandra Vonniessen-Applebee of D/S Productions, 1064 Varsity Square West, Bowling Green, OH 43402, telephone 419.372.2343 Once you’ve read through the entire activity, depending on the size of group have the cm’s share their initial reactions with 1 other person or with everyone if you have a small group.
- Riddle Scale Get 8 different volunteers to read off the 8 different Attitudes towards difference (page 7) Ask people to brainstorm several examples of what people may say or do at a given point on the continuum. (record these on the board or with chart paper) Try to provide some examples of when/why a person may be at a certain “level” What are things they might do or say… Ex. nurturance could be when the student decides to display the Safe Zone sign Emphasize that this is a continuum with various shades of gray Share that this is more of an ‘internal’ process…focusing on self growth Mention that “What Kind of an Ally are You” (page 2) sheet in their packets gives them a great way to asses where they are at individually as it relates to being anti-heterosexist/ supportive of LGBT folks
- How can I make my school a supportive place? Discuss putting up a Safezone sign your cy room shows that it is a safe space for LGBT students and individuals. What if… My Safe Zone sign is torn off my door? Replace it, don’t let hate win. Others assume that I’m LGBTQ because I have posted the Safe Zone sign? If you are offended examine the reasons why you may feel that way, don’t discuss with them your sexuality, just say making a safe space for everyone is something anyone should care about. I experience graffiti on my door and/or SZ sign? Replace it, don’t let hate win. My coworkers aren’t comfortable or supportive that I want to post the SZ sign? This is an opportunity to educate them on what you have learned, discuss with them the importance of making a safe and inclusive environment. Someone asks about the SZ sign when visiting? Educate! Do the best you can and they will appreciate it. Someone actually ‘comes out’ to me? (p.4 in packet) Someone who is coming out to me is seeking my advice on what they should do (e.g. coming out to a roommate, family member, friend, etc.) Offer your emotional support, you don’t need to have all the answers, you just need to be there for them. Share some of the resources you received. Others ask me about someone else’s sexual orientation/identity? Plus, maintaining a supportive relationship with someone without unintentionally ‘outing’ them. Do not under any circumstances out another person, that is their personal choice to make and we need to respect that. You do not know what their life is like or the reason why they may not be out to others.
- 5 minutesWrap-up Resource List Go over the information available in the packets handed out to them Challenge corps members to use inclusive language, watch a movie/documentary on LGBT issues, attend or bring other cm’s or friends to an LGBT event once a month, etc. Handout SZ sign Spend specific time talking about putting a Safezone sign in your classroom or City Year room, discuss how to create a safe school environment. Encourage them to also read “What is an Ally?” (page 7) Give them my contact information and let them know if they have any further questions to contact Kelsey Gernert at kgernert@cityyear.org
- 5 minutesWrap-up Resource List Go over the information available in the packets handed out to them Challenge corps members to use inclusive language, watch a movie/documentary on LGBT issues, attend or bring other cm’s or friends to an LGBT event once a month, etc. Handout SZ sign Spend specific time talking about putting a Safezone sign in your classroom or City Year room, discuss how to create a safe school environment. Encourage them to also read “What is an Ally?” (page 7) Give them my contact information and let them know if they have any further questions to contact Kelsey Gernert at kgernert@cityyear.org