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supporting lgbtq students in the library Anne-Marie De Silva Sex Ed Consultant

School-Wide Initiatives Starting in Elementary – same sex parents, gender stereotypes Anti-Homophobia poster contest Establishment of LGBTQ clubs or Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA) Transgender guidelines for schools

Library initiatives Elementary: Inclusive books about families Books addressing gender stereotypes Secondary: Prominent Gay-Lit section Fiction/Non-Fiction – positive messages as well as negative

Library initiatives All libraries: Display posters year round, change from time to time Celebrate May 17 Anti-Homophobia Day with a display Intervene when hearing homophobic remarks Be aware of your own language/assumptions/gender stereotypes

POSTERS ******Posters in the library have IMPACT****** Free every year from Fondation Emergence – May 17 Posters from previous years available (Eng & Fr) Transgender poster created last year

adult’s role Protect yourself: Don’t be alone in library with one student Don’t make promises to students Refer the student to the right people

Suggested Book Lists Quebec Reading Connection

Organizations offering posters Coalition Familles LGBTQ http://www.familleslgbt.org/ Fondation Emergence www.homophobiaday.org Other resources: http://www.conseil-lgbt.ca/ressources/lgbt/

Q & a

Thank you! Anne-Marie De Silva Sex Education Consultant adesilva@emsb.qc.ca Phone #7376