109. In 2024 We Learned LGBTQ Representation in Schools is Crucial and Why Systemic Change is Essential for Queer Educators to Thrive in 2025

Teaching While Queer: Advocacy For LGBTQ Folks In Schools & Education To Live & Work As Your Authentic Self

What were the most impactful lessons, stories, and voices shaping queer education in 2024? Discover the episodes that inspired, empowered, and fostered inclusion this year.

This special year-end episode celebrates the top 10 most listened-to moments from Teaching While Queer. Whether you're an educator, ally, or advocate, these stories spotlight the triumphs and challenges of queer representation, inclusivity, and advocacy in schools. Dive in to find practical tools and inspiring journeys that resonate with today’s pressing need for equity and representation in education.

In this episode, you will:

• Hear firsthand how educators are creating safer, more inclusive classrooms by embracing authenticity and fostering allyship.
• Learn actionable strategies for breaking stereotypes, affirming diverse identities, and challenging exclusionary systems.
• Celebrate the resilience, creativity, and courage of queer educators who are reshaping the future of education for all students.

Tune in now to revisit the year’s most powerful conversations and gain inspiration to create more inclusive, affirming educational spaces in 2025!

The podcast explores the challenges and successes of Queer representation in education, addressing issues such as burnout, tokenism, doxing, and the importance of advocacy in creating inclusive classrooms, safe spaces, and anti-bullying strategies, with a focus on supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual, , transgender, asexual, aromantic, agender, two-spirit, and non-binary teachers and gender identity in schools to combat the feeling of isolation and lack of community.

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