Research Guides: LGBTQ+ Teaching Resources: Getting Started

About This Guide

This guide is intended for educators who want to create an LGBTQ+ inclusive classroom. The "General Background" section contains articles and resources applicable to all disciplines. For discipline-specific lessons and classroom materials, see the "Teaching Resources by Discipline" Tab.

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General Background

LGBTQ+ History Month
Background on LGBTQ+ History Month.
LGBT Map
The Movement Advancement Project, a non-profit LGBT analytics think tank
Association of College and University Educators
Inclusive Teaching Practices Toolkit.
Supporting Transgender Students in the Classroom
Faculty focus article on best practices for supporting transgender students in your class.
Advice from a Transgender Student
Faculty Focus article offering the perspective of a transgender student.
9 Questions About Trans Issues You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask
Vox article answering FAQs about transgender people and communities.
LGBT History Month Reading Guide
A reading guide on LGBTQ+ history and culture for all ages.
What is Gender?
NYC Human Rights and Honest Accomplice Theater discuss gender.
Frontline: Growing Up Trans
PBS Frontline documentary about the experience of transgender children and young people.
What Does Transgender Mean?
A Planned Parenthood article about transgender identities.
The Trevor Project
Link to the Trevor Project, an organization dedicated to suicide prevention and mental health resources for LGBTQ+ youth.
GLAAD
An organization dedicated to studying and improving LGBTQ+ representation in the media.