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GLBTQ
(Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning)

This subject has 7 different exercises to choose from.

Exercise 1
 Achieving Equality: A Group Discussion Activity
by HR Educators

By placing statements about what must be done to achieve equality for gays and lesbians, students consider the responsibility people have for themselves and others in efforts to end discrimination. Students also explore the relative importance of changing legislation, changing attitudes, and taking action in order to achieve equality.

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Exercise 2
Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students:
Name Calling in The Classroom (We Can Do Something About It)
by Youth Pride, Inc

Every day we hear name calling echoing down the corridors of our schools and explode in our classrooms. We certainly can sense the pain and humiliation of the young people, and sometimes we can see their anger.

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Exercise 3
Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students:
Identifying Diverse Historical People...
by Youth Pride, Inc

It is important that young people learn of different historical people with diverse backgrounds. This exercise gives young people an opportunity to actively participate in an activity which involves writing down names of famous people. Gay and lesbian people can be naturally included as one diverse topic.

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Exercise 4
Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students:
Orientation Timeline
by Youth Pride, Inc

This timeline activity is to help students understand concepts of the development of sexual orientation. Student responses should be kept confidential. The purpose of this activity is to think about how and when sexual orientation develops. Sexual orientation is something that is NOT CHOSEN.

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Exercise 5
Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students:
 Count Your Losses
by Youth Pride, Inc

Although gay, lesbian and bisexual young people have different coming-out experiences, many go through losses described in this exercise.

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Exercise 6
Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students:
"Barnyard" Activity
by Youth Pride, Inc

This is an exercise which both young people and adults typically enjoy. It is a great way to have young people in your classes potentially experience what it is like to be in a minority group. When finished with this exercise and class discussion, explain to the students that being the bird or the cat can be somewhat representative of being a gay, lesbian or bisexual student. They sometimes are tempted to join the majority in order to feel less along (isolated) and more accepted.

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Exercise 7
Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students:
Values Clarification
by Youth Pride, Inc

The purpose of this exercise is to allow students an opportunity, in a nonjudgmental atmosphere, to look at their own values. This exercise should generate discussion about why students think the way they do about sexual orientation and gender.

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