gay: an elementary thing to say

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I made this for an Elementary education graduate class I am taking at National Louis University and thought now, more than ever, would be a great time to upload it

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Gay: What an Elementary Thing to Say : 

Gay: What an Elementary Thing to Say

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Reliable estimates indicate that between 4 and 10% of the population is gay, which means in a public school system of more than one million, like New York City's, there are at least 40,000 to 100,000 gay students

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LGBT students are twice as likely to say that they were not planning on completing high school or going on to college

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Gay teens are 8.4 times more likely to report having attempted suicide…

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and 5.9 times more likely to report high levels of depression compared with peers from families that reported no or low levels of family rejection

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LGBT youth who reported higher levels of family rejection during adolescence are three times more likely to use illegal drugs

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Half of gay males experience a negative parental reaction when they come out…

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and in 26% of those cases the youth was thrown out of the home

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Studies indicate that between 25% and 50% of homeless youth are LGBT and on the streets because of their sexual orientation or gender identity

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LGBT youth are overrepresented in foster care, juvenile detention, and among homeless youth

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Nearly 1/5 of students are physically assaulted because of their sexual orientation and over a tenth because of their gender expression

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Two-thirds of LGBT students reported having ever been sexually harassed in school…

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in the past year.

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The average GPA for students who were frequently physically harassed because of their sexual orientation was half a grade lower than that of other students

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24 Countries currently allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military…

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The United States is NOT one of them.

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There are currently 13 states that have enacted policies to protect against gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination in employment…

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What can you to do help?

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Speak up when someone…

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makes disparaging remarks about LGBT people

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Or thoughtlessly uses anti-gay language

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Support it by…

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Reporting harassment, bullying, or threats targeted at LGBT students

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Addressing homophobia in the classroom by posting safe-space posters, stopping hate speech, and supporting gay-straight alliances

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Having a Pride Week

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Bringing in a speaker

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Talking about it in class

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Posting safe-space posters

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Participate in educators' conferences, and speak to current and future teachers about being allies for LGBT staff and students

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Don't perpetuate injustice…

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through silence

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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere -Martin Luther King