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The LGBTQ+ ABC's: An Introduction

In this class, we will discuss terms related to sexuality and gender, as well as a brief overview of social issues that the LGBTQ+ community faces and how we can be good allies.

Bek Dawson

Average rating:

4.8

Number of reviews:

(95)

What's included

1 live meeting

55 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

The class will begin by briefly discussing what the LGBTQ+ community is through a quick history of the movement. We will then discuss the differences between the identities within the community. Most of the class will focus on defining words in the LGBTQIA+ acronym, as well as other words related to the LGBT+ community - such as pronouns. We will end with a discussion of what allyship is and how we can use the information that we learned.  

There will be lecture and discussion components of this class.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

This focuses on sexuality and gender, which can be a sensitive topic for some. While discussing historical language, we will mention some words that were used in the past but may be seen as offensive now.

Supply List

They are not required to bring anything other than note-taking materials for their own use. They will be given the PowerPoint used during class.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Bek Dawson

Joined May, 2019

4.8

95reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

I received a graduate certificate for women's and gender studies. During this, I taught an upper level women's and gender studies course which focused on sexuality. I am passionate about gender studies and the LGBT+ movement and focused on it as a part of my master's thesis, which focused on identity language usage in the LGBT+ community. I have also created educational content and events that relate to LGBT+ history. I bring a sociological lens to discussions about gender and sexuality, as well as an emphasis in the importance of recognizing history. In addition to this academic background, I also have experience teaching younger children. So, I can take some larger concepts and bring it to the level that they are at and show them how it can apply to their lives.