Human Rights: Canada’s Successes Shouldn’t Overshadow its Failures
Many of us likely take basic universal human rights for granted. Yet in a legal sense, human rights have existed for less than 75 years.
LGBTQ+
Women In and Out of the Closet
By removing the phrase “male person” from the crime of gross indecency in 1954, the Canadian government declared sex between women a crime.
Growing a Gender-Inclusive Biology Curriculum
Biology is the study of a diverse range of living things, and biology affirms all genders.
Uncomfortable Truths: What if Santa Claus was Gay?
There is a world out there for which we are preparing our children, and that world includes people who identify as LGBTQ+.
“Try to Lay Low”: Growing Up Gay in Pre-1969 Canada
It isn’t easy to teach the history of homosexuality in Canada. We interviewed three gay men who were there and remember what it was like growing up before Decriminalization.
SOGI: Getting the Terminology Right
Gender fluid. Two-spirit. Trans. Cisgender. These are some of the terms students can use to describe where they are on the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Inclusivity Challenge: Is Canada a Just Society?
In my Grade 10 Canadian History course, students explore LGBTQ+ history the same way they explore the stories of many different Canadians in the context of our history.
LGBTQ+ Refugees in Canada
The persistence of violence against LGBTQ+ people in countries where homosexuality is legal remains worrisome and creates a refugee situation that is not that easy to prove.
Addressing LGBTQ+ Bullying in Your School
Almost two million LGBTQ+ teenagers consider suicide each year. Does this statistic scare you? If not, it should.