High School Resources

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Lessons

James Baldwin: Honoring All Identities High School All Grades

Coal by Audre Lorde Audre Lorde Bio and Poem Analysis

Texts

The Coordinated Attack on Trans Student Athletes (Article from ACLU) Transgender athletes want to participate in school sports for the same reason as anybody else: to find a sense of belonging and social engagement, to be a part of a team, and to challenge themselves.

A Woman Speaks Written by Audre Lorde Poem by Audre Lorde. A self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.

Ma Rainey: 20 Things You Didn't Know About "The Mother of the Blues" (Article in The Rolling Stone) 20 fascinating facts about the woman they call the Mother of the Blues.

The Very Queer History of the Suffrage Movement by Wendy Rouse The women’s suffrage movement allowed women to re-examine, question, and begin to systematically rebel against the many restrictions they had lived under for centuries – including oppressive gender and sexual norms.

Videos

How the Civil Rights Movement Launched the Fight for LGBT, Women's Equality (6:11) The civil rights movement didn’t just promote equality for African-Americans. It was also a social justice springboard for other causes. To explore how the movement impacted the fight for LGBT and women’s rights, Ray Suarez speaks with George Chauncey of Yale University and Ruth Rosen of the University of California, Davis.

A Living History or the LGBT Movement Since the 1800s (5:41) In collaboration with AARP, we present "A #LivingHistory of the LGBT Movement" powered by AARP - a storytelling series honoring past, present and future heroes of the LGBT movement. We know that the history of the LGBT movement is still being written. By understanding our history, we can create a better future for everyone, especially for our aging LGBT older adults.

The (Gay) Harlem Renaissance History You Didn't Learn (4:59) Scholars of this period point out that acknowledging the queer culture and nightlife of the Harlem Renaissance is essential in order to paint a full picture of the time—and also to show that there was a thriving LGBTQ+ scene in New York City that long predated the 1969 Stonewall uprising, even though that moment is often credited with ushering in the modern LGBTQ+ movement.

Additional Resources

Collection: LGBTQ Military History Collection of stories of people who fought against discrimination and changed the course of history.

Primary Sources: LGBTQ Activism and Contributions The lives, freedom struggles, and social and cultural contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people make up a rich part of the history of the United States, and primary sources from the Library of Congress provide valuable opportunities to explore individuals, movements, and events from the nation’s LGBTQ history.

Podcast: Making Gay History: Season 4, Episode 8 - Bayard Rustin Bayard Rustin was a champion of the Black civil rights movement—mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. But because he was gay and out, he faced bigotry inside and outside the movement. The FBI and Sen. Strom Thurmond tried to destroy him. But he persisted.

LGBTQ influential people in history. All grades

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