Practitioners from all over the UK who deliver LGBT Awareness and Education in schools got together in Lancaster Library in November 2012 to share their experience and knowledge.
All the information shared on the day has been pulled together to create this Best Practice Guide – yours to download for free!
Sections include strategies for getting into schools, being prepared for the things you might be asked, examples of best practice and useful web links.
USEFUL ACTIVITIES
LGBT Celebrity Quiz – How many of these LGBT celebrities can young people name? Answers:
1. Matt Lucas 2. Jessie J 3. Scott Mills 4. Antony Cotton
5. Joe McElderry 6. Gok Wan 7. Cynthia Nixon 8. Derren Brown 9. Elton John 10. Beth Ditto 11. Paul O’Grady 12. Jane Lynch 13. Angelina Jolie 14. Alan Carr 15. Sue Perkins 16. Graham Norton
Word Match Activity – a resource taken from the Western Oregan University matching LGBT words to their definitions can be found here.
Coinciding nicely with this activity is a new resource from Brook – Learn Your LGBT ABC. This booklet comprehensively covers a whole alphabet of terms for sexuality and gender. It aims to show that there is a lot more than just LGBT and that people don’t have to fit into a specific ‘box’. It is the only LGBT information source of it’s kind; written for young people, by young people.
Animation Showreel – how about showing these ”Coming Out” animations to young people you are working with? A great opportunity to explore the positive and negative aspects in each – what could young people do to make Coming Out easier for their friends?
LGBT History Month – each year we produce a resource and activity pack for LGBT History Month full of easy to run activities for young people – click on the icons to get yours:
We have lots more resources and ideas for sessions that you can run in your youth club setting. Contact us with your requests!