This is a great start on how to begin allyship as a teacher in your classroom. This was created by a black queer student trying to fill a need.

1. Being an ALLY
as a teacher
How to let your black and queer students know they matter to you

2. PSA
You obviously care about your students, if you didn’t you would be looking at this, but it is
important to make sure that they know how much you care. When your students come to
you with a problem they don’t understand, because of how much you care, you guide
them, listen to them, and are patient with them. Apply that same love and care to being an
ally. Your students are having a problem, racism or homophobia, etc;..., and they need
your help for guidance, patience, and someone who listens. It will be uncomfortable at
times but that’s okay, because it is worth it.
Just remember: Being an ally is hard but being queer, being black, being a minority is
harder.

3. Acknowledgement
You are controlling what goes
on here
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4. You are in one of the greatest positions of power a person could be in. You
shape how these students feel about themselves, you set them up to either
fail or succeed, you play one of the most important roles in a child's life. You
have to understand that you are in a major position of power for these kids,
especially your black and queer students. Don’t take this privilege lightly. If
these kids see that you don’t care about or respect them, they won’t care
about or respect themselves. Before doing anything you have to
understand the presence of this power structure or your students will be the
ones to suffer. You have privilege, please use it wisely.

5. Education
There’s always something to
learn
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6. Important things you need to know about
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Start with what has already
happened to understand the
present
It will help you better
understand
History Identities
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Your students are more than one
thing
Support your students
because society and/or
peers don’t
Intersectionality Systems of Oppression

7. Being a Safe Space
It’s not as hard as it sounds I
promise
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8. My name is
……………………
My pronouns are
………
I like ……………..
and my favourite color
is ……………..
This is a simple yet
effective way to let
your students know
that you care at the
beginning of the
school year!

9. Classroom Decor
Posters, flags,
inclusive quotes
Curriculum
Your students need to
know that they can
make change
Taking Action
Not allowing slurs,
misgendering, “locker
room talk”, etc. to
happen
What else can you do?

10. Resources
To help you get started
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11. Books
White Fragility: Robin
DiAngelo
How to be Anti-racist:
Ibram X. Kendi
Women, Race, and Class:
Angela Y. Davis
Critical Race Theory: The
Cutting Edge: Jean
Stefancic & Richard
Delgado
Allies at Work: Creating a
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender
Inclusive Work
Environment: David Hall
Articles/Videos
Building Allyship
Among Educators
The Urgency of
Intersectionality
Social Identities and
Systems of
Oppression
Queer Theory
Resources
Podcasts/Movies
13th: Netflix
NPR’s Throughline:
Spotify
African American
Policy Forum’s
Intersectionality
Matters!: Spotify
EN(BA)BY: A Podcast
About Gender: Spotify
Where to Start

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