As you begin this new school year, consider the language and procedures you use in your classroom and school. Are you asking students to line up or take turns based on a "boy, girl, boy, girl" pattern, or are you using gender neutral language to accomplish this goal? Do you address your class as "you guys" or are you including everyone by using language such as "hey everyone!"? On the whole, are you creating gendered spaces, or are you creating spaces in which students across the gender spectrum feel seen and safe?
This article from Gender Spectrum offers some great tips on creating and maintaining a gender inclusive classroom!
2023-2024 Year at a Glance
Click the image to view the PSUSD LGBTQ Alliance 2023-2024 Year at a Glance! Here you'll find training opportunities, GSA meeting dates, community events, and more.
If you would like your school's event or GSA meeting dates added to the calendar, email the PSUSD LGBTQ Alliance at lgbtq@psusd.us.
Brave Spaces Parents
Brave Spaces Parents is hosted by the LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert. Meetings are the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Brave Spaces is a support group for adult family members and allies of transgender, non-binary and gender-expansive tweens and young teens. The mission of this group is to create a safe/brave peer community where adults can support each other and find helpful tools on the parenting journey. One-on-one parent support/education meetings are also available for parents seeking additional resources.
