Los Osos High School * Rancho Cucamonga, CA CATE 2009 The 911 on GLBTQ Presenter: Brian Jeffrey Create a Classroom That Welcomes Everyone and Is Free of Prejudice Presented by: Brian Jeffrey * National Board Certified Teacher Los Osos High School * Rancho Cucamonga, CA Website: mrjeffrey.com E-Mail: mrj@mrjeffrey.com
If the World Were 100 People If we could shrink the Earth’s population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all of the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like this: There would be: 60 Asians 12 Europeans 9 South Americans 5 North Americans 1 Oceanian 13 Africans 73 Non-Whites 27 Whites 50 Female 50 Male 67 would be non-Christian 33 Christian 60 percent of the world’s wealth would be in the hands of 6 people 33 would live in substandard housing 16 would be unable to read 33 would suffer from malnutrition 96 would be Heterosexual 4 would be Homosexual 10 people would own a computer 1 person would be near death 1 person would be near birth 6 people would have a college education 4/4/2019
“When one considers our world from such an incredibly compressed perspective, the need for both tolerance and understanding becomes glaringly apparent.” 4/4/2019
Sexuality Survey What do you think caused your heterosexuality? When did you decide you were heterosexual? Could it be that your heterosexuality is just a phase? To whom have you disclosed your heterosexuality? If you have never slept with someone of your same-gender, then how do you know you wouldn’t prefer it? 4/4/2019
Sexuality Survey Is it likely that you haven’t met the right same-gender partner yet? Why do you flaunt your lifestyle with wedding rings, photos at work, and talk of your heterosexual escapades? Your heterosexuality doesn’t offend me as long as you don’t try to come on to me, but why do so many heterosexuals try to seduce others to their orientation? 4/4/2019
Sexuality Survey Considering the battering, abuse and divorce rate associated with heterosexual coupling, why would you want to enter into that kind of relationship? Why do heterosexuals place so much emphasis on sex? Like Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, as teachers we need to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes to see what the world looks like in order to gain insight and make our classroom’s a safe place to learn… for all students. 4/4/2019
The 911 on GLBTQ 101 GLBTQ is shorthand for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Creating the hate-free zone Brainstorm: What does “hate-free” mean? So, what’s acceptable, what’s not? 4/4/2019
Making Your Class a Safe Zone What Does the Ed Code Say? AB 537 (The California Student Safety and Violence Protection Act of 2000) Protects students, faculty, and staff at public schools and non-religious schools receiving public funding from harassment and discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. So, what does this mean for your classroom? 4/4/2019
Time to Do Some Homwork! CATE 2009 Presenter: Brian Jeffrey Time to Do Some Homwork! "HOMWORK": WAYS TO FIGHT HOMOPHOBIA AS AN ALLY Interrupt anti-GLBTQ jokes, comments or any other behaviors that make homophobia appear acceptable. Always use neutral labels like "significant other" or "partner" instead of just "boyfriend" or "girlfriend" when talking with students or writing in class Bring up GLBTQ issues when talking with colleagues or students. Put GLBTQ-positive posters in the halls and classrooms or wear shirts or buttons that promote tolerance. 4/4/2019 Website: mrjeffrey.com E-Mail: mrj@mrjeffrey.com
Continuing Your Homwork! CATE 2009 Continuing Your Homwork! Presenter: Brian Jeffrey "HOMWORK": WAYS TO FIGHT HOMOPHOBIA AS AN ALLY Don't make assumptions about peoples' sexual orientations or gender identities. Assume there are GLBTQ people in all classes, sports, meetings, daily life, etc. Don't assume that "feminine-acting men" and "masculine-acting women" are not heterosexual. Don't assume that "macho males" or "feminine females" are heterosexual. 4/4/2019 Website: mrjeffrey.com E-Mail: mrj@mrjeffrey.com
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Valuable Resources Gay Straight Alliance www.gsa.org Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays www.pflag.org Project 10 www.project10.org Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network www.glsen.org Teaching Tolerance www.teachingtolerance.org 4/4/2019
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Schedule an In-service Today! CATE 2009 Schedule an In-service Today! Presenter: Brian Jeffrey Brian Jeffrey Los Osos High School 6001 Milliken Ave Rancho Cucamonga, CA Work Phone: 909-477-6900, extension 2337 Cell Phone: 909-553-9392 E-mail: mrj@mrjeffrey.com Web Page: mrjeffrey.com 4/4/2019 Website: mrjeffrey.com E-Mail: mrj@mrjeffrey.com