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Gender & Sexual Orientation

The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is a national organization dedicated to ensuring safe and supportive educational environments for all students. This resource guide provides insights and tools for educators, parents, and students to create inclusive spaces for GLBT youth. Featuring websites such as PFLAG and the It Gets Better Project, it addresses critical issues like bullying, harassment, and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Educators are encouraged to champion these values and promote equity through thoughtful program development.

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Gender & Sexual Orientation

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  1. Gender & Sexual Orientation Gollnick and Chinn

  2. Web resources • GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network • http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html • From the website: “GLSEN, or the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for ALL students.” • Safe Schools for GLBT Students • http://members.tripod.com/~twood/guide.html • Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students: A resource guide for school staff. This may be a useful guide to make available to your students to consider when designing effective school programs for GLBT youth.

  3. Web resources • Website for parents, families, and friends of lesbians and gays includes resources for teachers, including tools for creating safe schools. • www.pflag.org • It Gets Better project: videos from over 10,000 people that may be helpful to students . • www.itgetsbetter.org/pages/about-it-gets-better-project/

  4. Concepts of importance • Concept 1: • Males and females (boys and girls) differ physiologically and culturally. Sex is biologically determined, gender is culturally determined through socialization

  5. Concepts of importance • Concept 2: • Sexual orientation is a controversial topic in U.S. society, and is often at the root of discrimination and harassment of students and people

  6. Concepts of importance • Concept 3: • In schools, harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students is rampant. Although educators are entitled to their own personal beliefs about homosexuality and sexual orientation, they have the professional responsibility to ensure that all students are safe and respected

  7. Concepts of importance • Concept 4: • Gender discrimination and sexism in U.S. society, institutions, and schools has been the topic of much struggle and legal action for over 150 years

  8. Concepts of importance • Concept 5: • Schools can increase opportunities for girls by incorporating nonsexist curricula and ensuring equal access to all courses and programs; offering women’s studies programs; and by actively supporting equity through nonsexist and nondiscriminatory education

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