LGBT History Month KS 3 Reading Support Why

LGBT+ History Month – KS 3 Reading Support

Why do we have LGBT History Month? LGBT History Month is an annual celebration that provides education and insight into the issues that the LGBT+ community faces. In 2017, a study conducted by LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall discovered that two in five LGBT+ students have never been taught anything about LGBT+ issues in lessons. One in five also stated that they don't know who they can speak to at their schools for advice on same-sex relationships. The aim of LGBT History Month is to primarily teach young people about the history of the gay rights movement and to promote an inclusive modern society. What do you think the words in yellow mean? Why are they important when considering LGBT History Month?

I'm not LGBTQIAP, so what's it got to do with me? You might not be, but somebody close to you or somebody you know might be. Use this month to educate yourself on matters surrounding the LGBT+ community. Start small, find out more about it, and important figures. Look at how laws and attitudes have slowed down, stopped or challenged the movement and then look at how things have changed. A movement shouldn't have to relate to you to be worthy, human rights are everybody's rights.

What does the ‘+’ stand for? L - Lesbian G - Gay B - Bisexual T - Transgender Q - Queer and/or Questioning I - Intersex A - Asexual and/or Ally P - Pansexual LGBT+ is an acronym that has been used since the 1990's. It stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. The plus is used to acknowledge other sexualities and sexual identities such as queer, questioning, asexual, nonbinary and pansexual amongst others. The term developed from the original form of LGB, and continues to develop to incorporate terms such as Questioning and Intersex, but most modern uses of the term include the + symbol to encompass spectrums of sexuality and genders.

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The Flags Which one? The LGBT+ community has many flags which represent togetherness, acceptance and progression. The 'traditional' pride flag is the most commonly used flag. However, some people think it doesn't do enough to represent all areas of the LGBT+ community and consider it a bit outdated. So, you might see other flags, such as the 'modern' pride flag: Which includes white, blue and pink to better represent the Trans community and brown and black stripes to represent people of colour in the LGBT+ community.

How can we learn and understand? We can read! Top 5 recommendations for KS 3 students Even if you don’t identify as LGBTQ+, reading about LGBTQ+ lives, characters and issues can help you to gain an understanding of how life can be different, but also not different at all. We are all still human beings with human emotions and human rights! A more extensive book list for LGBTQ+ issues can be found here. Nothing Ever Happens Here – Sarah Hagger-Holt The OMG Blog- Karen Mc. Combie Two Weeks With the Queen – Morris Gleitzman The Art of Being Normal – Lisa Williamson We Are All Made of Molecules – Susin Nielsen The Black Flamingo – Dean Atta

Recommended Reads Moving and touching, joyous but truthful. Nominated for a prestigious book award, this is a funny and sensitive read. When his brother becomes seriously ill with leukaemia, Colin is sent to stay with relatives in England. Follow this link to see the author read an extract from this book and talk about her inspiration for writing it. There’s also a creative writing challenge for you to get involved with. Determined to get the best help possible, he decides to approach the Queen, and failing her, the best cancer doctor in the world. Along the way, he strikes up a touching friendship with a gay man whose partner is dying from AIDS. Listen/read an extract here - Morris Gleitzman - Two Weeks With The Queen - Chapter 1

Read together An extract from ‘The Black Flamingo’ by Dean Atta Big hearted and dizzyingly flamboyant, Atta’s verse novel about a black gay teen reclaiming his identity as a drag artist is an outspoken triumph from the opening couplet to the last. Today is my sixth birthday and I’m hiding in my room. Last year, for my birthday, Uncle B bought me this Casio watch. Look – it lights up and is water-resistant. That means I can wear it in the bath. Last night, when Mummy was making dinner, I snuck into her bedroom and looked inside her wardrobe, parting clothes to see the back where she always hides my presents. I picked up the parcel, feeling the shape of the long, thin box, inside the silver wrapping paper. It was definitely the right shape to be a Barbie! I carefully peeled the Sellotape at one end and peeked underneath the wrapping paper at the top of the box, to see a green logo: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I told Mummy two months ago, ‘If you only get me one present this year, please can it be a Barbie? ’

‘Michael Brown, ’ calls Mummy, ‘where are you? Come down and open your birthday present. Your friends will be arriving soon!’ I stand at the top of our stairs and shout down, ‘Is it a Barbie? ’ Mummy comes to the bottom step, smiling gently. ‘No, Michael, I didn’t think you were serious. But I got you something that I know you’ll love. ’ I watch a tear land on the wooden floor between my Turtles slippers – a gift from Aunty B last Christmas. Mummy comes upstairs, embracing me in a soft, warm, Mum-smelling hug. ‘Oh, darling, I can get you a Barbie for Christmas, if you still want one. ’ Christmas is ages away. I’m about to cry again when the doorbell rings. Emily, Amber, Laura, Toby and Jamal have all come round for birthday tea with their mums. Callum is the last one to arrive. His dad brings him but doesn’t stay like the mums do. Callum and Emily don’t like each other. Callum lives in a flat with his dad. They play video games together and eat takeaways for dinner and sometimes Callum gets to stay up and watch TV all night, if his dad is out; it must be so much fun. Callum is mixed the same way as me, a black dad and white mummy, but he doesn’t live with his mummy and I don’t live with my dad. Mummy has made stuffed vine leaves, stuffed peppers and Greek salad. There’s olives, carrot sticks, pitta bread and hummus, which I love, and taramasalata, which I think tastes yucky but I love the word.

I teach my friends how to pronounce it: Ta-ra-ma-sa-la-ta. Tarama-salata. ‘What is it? ’ asks Callum. ‘And why is it pink? ’ ‘It’s fish eggs, ’ I say, proudly, ‘and my mummy told me it’s dyed pink. I think it looks pretty. ’ ‘But it tastes disgusting!’ Callum says, spitting it back out onto his plate. ‘I hate pink. ’ He scowls, looking straight at Emily. Later, I blow out six candles on my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles birthday cake and make my wish for a Barbie. Emily’s playroom is a bubble-gumpink mess. She has 42 Barbies; I know because I counted. She also has four ponies and six Jeeps for them. Goddess of Beauty looks brand new. When Emily shows her to me she says, ‘She’s meant to be the Greek goddess, Aphrodite, but she looks like your mummy. ’ Emily has lots of toys but this doll captivates me, her flowing white and blue gown and her gold headband. I pick up some of her other Barbies with their missing arms, legs, heads. ‘Why don’t they have full bodies? ’ ‘Their heads came off when I was brushing their hair, ’ Emily says, but I’ve never seen Emily use a Barbie hairbrush. The one for Goddess is still in its packet. I take it out and gently brush her hair. ‘I’m going to ask my mummy to get me this one for Christmas, ’ I tell Emily, proudly. Christmas morning, I race downstairs to find a present under the tree. No wrapping paper, just a pink bow on the box. Mummy has bought me a Barbie!

Explore further LGBTQIAP booklists Reading-page-Books-to-support-Complex-Issues-and-Mental. Health. pdf (heathpark. net) 30 Essential LGBT+ Books for YA Readers (abebooks. com) LGBTQ+ Literature | Love. Reading 4 Schools LGBT (YA) | Book. Trust LGBT Young Adult (YA) Books | WHSmith

Watch how younger kids react to this short film HERE, and how older people react to it HERE https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 REkk 9 SCRn 0

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Helpful and Useful Websites • Mind. Out – mental health services for LGBTQ+ communities: https: //mindout. org. uk/ • Children’s charity Barnardo’s: https: //www. barnardos. org. uk/what-we-do/supportingyoung-people/lgbtq • Stonewall - an organisation promoting equality and providing support: https: //www. stonewall. org. uk/ • Resources for LGBT+ young people, their families and friends (thebeyouproject. co. uk) • LGBT+ Resources | LGBT+ | Who else can help | The Prince's Trust (princes-trust. org. uk)