A dozen #teachers from the #GreaterVictoriaTeachersAssociation are expected to show up for a #rally supporting the #LGBTQ+ community at the #BClegislature on Friday.

The rally is one of a series of events across #Canada that day to counter what local organizers from the groups #1MillionVoicesForInclusion and Finn’s Future call the “transphobic rhetoric” of a previous 1 Million March for Children, which opposes teaching on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or #SOGI in schools.

The teachers will be advocating for SOGI education prior to the noon #Celebration of #QueerExistence rally.

SOGI in schools has generated protests in #BritishColumbia which #GVTA president Carolyn Howe said was part of the reason the #BCgovernment recently brought in rules to keep protesters off school grounds.

She said she doesn’t know of any such protests at local schools, but noted there has been “a worrying uptick in very vocal opposition to -inclusive practices around #GenderDiversity, both in schools and in the wider community.”

“Victoria schools have #queer staff, parents, students and we want everyone in the #2sLGTBQIA+ community to know we stand together.”

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/teachers-to-support-celebration-of-queer-existence-rally-at-the-legislature-9542241

#YYJpoli #BCpoli #CDNpoli #CommunityRally #SuppportLGBTQ2S #SupportQueerCommunity #HumanRights #StudentRights #InclusionAndDiversity #VictoriaBC #AntiBigotry #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #LekwungenTerritory #FightTransphobia #TransphobicsHarmCommunity

Evolution's Rainbow: A queer species database of 200+ organisms from the asexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, intersex, and hermaphrodite spectrum. Includes behavior, neurobiology, and chromosomal phenomena.

https://www.genderinclusivebiology.com/newsletter/evolutions-rainbow-a-queer-species-database-of-200-organisms

#respectpronouns #ProtectTransKids #respectmytranshomies #protecttranslives #FightTransphobia #SilenceIsViolence #wontbeerased #genderinclusivebiology #lgbtqia #education

Hey Science Teachers—Here's why Gender Inclusive Curriculum Matters:

It reduces inaccuracy & confusion by replacing shortcut labels (e.g., man, woman, dad, mom, etc) and inaccurate concepts of sex and gender binaries, with specific and accurate scientific terms and facts. This helps to normalize gender, sexuality and family diversity across species, while destigmatizing intersex traits. This, in turn, helps decrease the disproportionate rates of harassment, discipline, violence and absenteeism among LGBTQIA+ students and provides a factual basis for resisting school or district policies that misuse biology to discriminate against trans, nonbinary and intersex people. (Keep in mind, that >16% of trans and nonbinary kids are physically assaulted at school and >32% are physically harassed).

Research shows that at schools that utilize Gender Inclusive language and curriculum, students are much less likely to feel unsafe because of their sexual orientation, or because of their gender expression, which, in turn, reduces absenteeism due to safety concerns. Colleges that utilize Gender Inclusive language and curriculum also have higher rates of STEM degree completion among queer, trans, nonbinary and intersex students.

#respectpronouns #ProtectTransKids #respectmytranshomies #protecttranslives #FightTransphobia #SilenceIsViolence #wontbeerased #genderinclusivebiology #lgbtqia #education

💥 Sonntag 25.09.2022💥

wir berichten am Sonntag #b2509 ab 17:00 Uhr von der Demonstration

Transfeindlichkeit tötet! – Gemeinsam Transfeindlichkeit bekämpfen!

Sonntag, 25.09.2022 | 17:00 Uhr | Hermannplatz 10967 Berlin
Anreise: U7, U8, Bus M29, M41, 171, 194 Hermannplatz

Web-Ticker: https://berlin.demoticker.org
Mastodon: @Demo_Ticker_Berlin
Telegram Ticker: https://t.me/demotickerberlin
Telegram Ticker English: https://t.me/demotickerEng
Twitter Accounts: 📢@demo_ticker
Twitter Hashtags: #b2509 #FightTransphobia

📣 Vollständige Aufrufe:

English: https://fighttransphobia.blackblogs.org/2022/09/17/transphobia-kills-fight-transphobia-together/

German: https://fighttransphobia.blackblogs.org/2022/09/16/aufruf-de/

🗺️ Voraussichtliche Route:

• Hermannplatz
• Kottbusser Damm
• Kottbusser Brücke
• Kottbusser Straße
• Kottbusser Tor
• Reichenberger Straße
• Erkelenzdamm
• Oranienplatz (Zwischenkundgebung)
• Oranienstraße
• Rio Reiser Platz (Zwischenkundgebung)
• Mariannenstraße
• Mariannenplatz

DEMO GEGEN TRANSFEINDLICHKEIT
Transfeindlichkeit tötet! – Gemeinsam Transfeindlichkeit bekämpfen!
25.09 – 17:00 – Hermannplatz

Wir sagen basta!

Wir wollen eine Gesellschaft, in der wir ALLE frei leben können!

RT @MetzTilly: Rest in power Malte.

We @GreensEFA will continue to fight #FightTransphobia and to #FightQueerphobia ! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/saskiabricmont/status/1567565229868912641