Dear Educators, In 2016 after ten years of being an elementary school classroom teacher I made the switch to be GLSEN’s Education Manager. I’ve been in the unique position for the past three years to be responsible for tracking, working with, supporting, and listening to supportive educators, many of whom...
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Be an Ally, Not a Savior
As a black muslim woman, I’ve had people who claim to be allies but all they really wanted was to save me from something or somehow be my hero. It’s really easy to go from wanting to be in solidarity with marginalized and oppressed groups to wanting to be the...
Bisexual Defined Bi+ Community, For Community
I’m writing today from a place of frustration and aggravation. I am writing because I am exhausted by having bisexual people be disregarded, ignored, and redefined. I believe we can do better to support and care for our bisexual community. I was at a training recently coordinated by a...