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Anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws are laws approved by various U.S. states that limit the discussion of sexuality and gender identity in public schools. [1]In theory, these laws mainly apply to sex ed courses, but they can also be applied to other parts of the school curriculum as well as to extracurricular activities such as sports and organizations such as gay–straight alliances. [2]
A restorative approach in schools is a way of preventing bullying of LGBTQ students. Planning committees can be formed by students who want to help educate their peers on LGBTQ. A restorative response that helped educate students and school staff included a Lesbian and Gay Pride week at an elementary school in Canada in the late 1990s.
LGBTQ sex education is currently not covered in many schools. [3] Research has also posited that students often do not find existing LGBTQ sex education programs to be effective, [4] although research suggests that states with LGBTQ-inclusive sex education have reduced rates of bullying, better mental health, and reduced risk of suicide in young people. [1]
In the 21st century in the United States, Republican lawmakers have proposed or enacted legislation to censor school curricula that taught about comprehensive sex education, [20] LGBTQ people, [21] higher-order thinking skills, [22] social justice, [23] sexism and racism, [24] and various left-wing political philosophies.
An eighth-grade teacher dismantled stereotypes about people who are gay or lesbian while also having their students interview a gay man and a lesbian woman. A principal of an elementary school held a photography event at the school named "Love Makes a Family", in which "families with gay and lesbian couples at the heads of households" are depicted.
In Oklahoma, Ryan Walters, the state’s Republican education chief, has been pushing to hang the Ten Commandments in classrooms, approved the country’s first religious charter school and ...
A Chilean sex abuse survivor says Pope Francis, in a private meeting, told him his homosexuality was part of God's love. Here's how that single phrase could reshape the future of Catholic education.
When Lee introduced the bill in January, he said on X that his legislation “would ban Pride flags from schools” and allow parents to sue their child’s school district if the law is violated ...