u/KiwiNorth

Hey there,

I'm a biology teacher and currently teaching grades 8 and 9 about sex, gender, respect, discrimination, orientations - you get the picture.

While a lot of my students are either already really accepting or willing to learn, I've heard from a colleague that some of the 9th graders have gone to pride parades the last years to "talk to the people". I haven't known them for so long but it seems to be the "but the bible..." rather than "oh, cool outfit" kind of talking.

I truly want to support the community and influence their homophobic upbringing towards respect, kindness and understanding and am really looking forward to any kind of personal experience (if you're willing to share) as to why they're hurting other people with these types of questions and comments. I know that some of the students try to be cool in front of their (homophobic) peers and just don't think about the consequences.

Thank you all in advance !

Hey there,

I'm a biology teacher and currently teaching grades 8 and 9 about sex, gender, respect, discrimination, orientations - you get the pictures.

While a lot of my students are either already really accepting or willing to learn, I've heard from a colleague that some of the 9th graders have gone to pride parades the last years to "talk to the people". I haven't known them for so long but it seems to be the "but the bible..." rather than "oh, cool outfit" kind of talking.

I truly want to support the community and influence their homophobic upbringing and am really looking forward to any kind of personal experience (if you're willing to share) as to why they're hurting other people with these types of questions and comments. I know that some of the students try to be cool in front of their (homophobic) peers and just don't think about the consequences.

Thank you all in advance !