Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Contentious Times: A Public Talk for Parents and Community Members

Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Contentious Times – A Public Talk for Parents & Community Members

Date/Time: November 9, 2022; 5:30 to 6:30 pm

NEW VENUE: Online via Zoom

Now FREE!

Students who don’t conform to narrow gender norms and LGBTQ students deserve to have their identities affirmed by educators across grades, subject areas, and schools. Yet, headline after headline reveals new attacks that specifically target LGBTQ youth across the country. These attacks represent real threats to the democratic potential of schools and to the ideas of pluralistic democracy. People who work within and outside of public schools must be vigilant in challenging these harmful trends. This talk will address some steps that can be taken to create welcoming, affirming schools for LGBTQ youth. By naming and challenging systems of harm, parents, caregivers, and community members can work together to create teaching and learning spaces where LGBTQ students have their identities affirmed.

This public talk is designed for parents, caregivers, and community members.

This program is a component of the Social Justice Education in Hawai‘i project, and is generously subsidized by a gift from Jana and Howard Wolff in support of Hanahau’oli School’s partnership with the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education, to advance social justice education in Hawai‘i.

For more information and to register for the talk, please visit https://www.hanahauoli.org/pdc-calendar/2022/lgbtqparenttalk.