Michaelson, “Inclusion
and Social Justice for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Members of the
Learning Community in Queensland State Schools”
I liked reading this article. I felt that it was very informative
and interesting. This reflection is mainly about the experiences that I unfortunately
haven’t had. When we first started talking about this topic in class I was very
curious and intrigued due to my lack of knowledge on the subject. Watching the
video in class and reading the children’s books on the subject of GLBT, I wasn’t
aware of schools that taught about Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender. I thought
in my head while watching the video that this may have been after I got out of
elementary school but the clothing the children in the video were wearing made me
think otherwise. I never knew that there were schools around the United States
that had Gay Pride day and I also was not aware of the books on GLBT.
I went to public
school my whole life and I was never taught anything about this subject in any of
my classes, or ever had a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender teacher that
would be open to talking about their sexuality. Not until High School, did we
have a group called the “Gay/Straight Alliance” and every year we have a day of
silence for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual and Transgender people. On this day if
you supported the GLBT idea you would wear a sticker and not talk all day
unless needed. I always thought this was such a good idea for support and
almost the whole school would do it. Learning
about this, this week, I feel very unfortunate to never have been able to
discuss this topic in school. I think that kids should talk about it openly to
become more comfortable with the idea and learn more about it before they are
so quick to judge. But, while having our discussion in class the whole time I was
wondering how do you really get into this topic with young children?
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