Social Media

  • Gender Justice tweets regularly about queer and trans-related political issues in the state of Minnesota. Recently they tweeted about activity in high schools as the Minnesota State High School League voted on a policy about transgender student athletes. They retweeted pictures and statements about students and community members demonstrating in support of transgender students.  https://twitter.com/GenderJustice
  • Matthews Place is an online community were queer identified people, especially youth, and allies share personal stories, news, and support. Some topics discussed are school focused.  http://www.matthewsplace.com/the-wire/youth-blogs/
  • Towleroad, a blog that covers LGBT news, has a blog that is dedicated to news about LGBT youth, including news on policies affecting queer youth in schools.  http://www.towleroad.com/.m/gay_youth/
  • This blog displays “News and Thoughts on Mental Health and Wellness of LGBTQ Youth”. Posts often focus on the impacts of bullying in schools on LGBT students as well as policies being passed to protect students across the country. Posts target a wide audience, from queer youth themselves to adults and educator who hope to provide support.  http://queeryouthmentalhealth.wordpress.com
  • This blog challenges educators to not shy away from including topics of gender and sexuality into their curriculum because of the impact it would have on all students. It focuses on ways to create a “culturally responsive classroom” to “combat existing inequalities” while emphasizing why it is important to do so.  http://queerclassroom.weebly.com
  • Everyone Is Gay is an advice blog for queer youth that covers issues students face at school. They “[talk] to students across the country in an effort to create caring, compassionate school environments”.  everyoneisgay.com