Gender
When students feel safe to express their identities across the gender spectrum, they will be more prepared to learn and thrive in your school.
Welcoming Schools offers teacher-friendly resources designed to help educators create classrooms and schools that are free of gender stereotypes and gender norms that limit all children.
Find resources to help students understand transgender and nonbinary people and to support and affirm all students’ identities across the gender spectrum.
Professional Development Training for Your School: On-Site or Virtual – Gender & LGBTQ+ Inclusive
HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools program has certified facilitators across the country ready to work with your school or district to improve school climate with gender and LGBTQ+ inclusive trainings. See…
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Welcoming Schools Book Lists: Diverse Children’s Books to Create Gender Expansive Classrooms and Support Transgender and Non-Binary Students
Welcoming Schools book lists are designed to help educators create classrooms and schools that are free of gender stereotypes and gender norms that limit all children. A key focus of…
WATCH: Find Out How Two Moms Took on Trolls to Support an LGBTQ Kid
After a national anti-LGBTQ hate group bullied a young transgender girl in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, her community rallied behind her by hosting a community reading of "I Am Jazz" by…
Transgender and Non-Binary Children: Books to Help Adults Understand
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Professional Development Training for Your School: On-Site or Virtual – Gender & LGBTQ+ Inclusive
HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools program has certified facilitators across the country ready to work with your school or district to improve school climate with gender and LGBTQ+ inclusive trainings. See…
Lesson Plans to Create Gender Expansive Classrooms and Support Transgender and Non-Binary Students
Welcoming Schools teacher-friendly lesson plans were designed to help educators create classrooms and schools that are free of gender stereotypes and gender norms that limit all children. A key focus…
Great Diverse Children's Books with Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender Expansive Children
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Download an Extended List of Picture Books
Download an Extended List of Middle Grade Books
Gender Support Checklist for Transgender and Non-Binary Students
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Gender and Children: A Place to Begin
Creating schools that nurture academic achievement, provide physical and emotional safety and welcome all students are common goals for all educators. In order for students to feel supported and empowered…
FAQ on Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Students in K-12 Schools
What Schools Need to Know
Transgender and non-binary students are protected by federal laws and constitutional rights.
Esté preparado para preguntas e insultos sobre el género
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Practicar cómo responder preguntas sobre género o interrumpir burlas hirientes basadas en él, le ayudará a actuar más fácilmente en estas situaciones. Como docente…