“You don’t have to be perfect to be inclusive—just keep trying, keep listening, and keep loving your students fiercely.”

Back-to-school season is here, and for queer teachers, the first weeks can feel like both an opportunity and a battleground. In this episode of Teaching While Queer, host Bryan Stanton (they/them) shares proven strategies to create a classroom where every LGBTQ+ student—and every teacher—can show up as their full self.

Drawing on antiracist, culturally responsive, and queer-affirming pedagogy, Bryan covers:

• How to set the tone for trust, safety, and visibility from day one
• Practical, research-backed tips for names, pronouns, inclusive norms, and queering your curriculum—even when it’s not “required”
• Concrete ways to avoid burnout while sustaining the work all year

Whether you’re a new queer educator or a seasoned pro, this episode will leave you inspired and armed with real tools for creating change. This podcast is for you if you believe every classroom should be a place for courage, care, and queer joy.

Tap play to get the confidence and clarity you need for your boldest school year yet.

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This podcast explores the challenges and successes of queer representation in education, tackling topics like burnout, tokenism, doxing, and the role of advocacy in building inclusive classrooms, safe spaces, and anti-bullying strategies. It centers support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, aromantic, agender, two-spirit, and non-binary teachers, and addresses how gender identity in schools can be honored to combat isolation and foster community.

The podcast explores the challenges and successes of Queer representation in education, addressing issues such as burnout, tokenism, doxing, and the importance of advocacy in creating inclusive classrooms, safe spaces, and anti-bullying strategies, with a focus on supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, aromantic, agender, two-spirit, and non-binary teachers and gender identity in schools to combat the feeling of isolation and lack of community.

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