Self-portrait by transgender political prisoner Marius Mason.
June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate that LGBTQ+ people have helped change the world.
It is crucial for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth to feel connected to their history. We must defend the right to share these essential stories. Explore these teaching resources to help keep LGBTQ+ history alive.
Film: Cured
We recommend the award-winning PBS documentary Cured, which chronicles a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history following the Stonewall Rebellion of 1969: the early 1970s campaign to remove the diagnosis of homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental disorders.
The film can serve as a primer on organizing in the face of repression, using a wide range of tactics. Available in a 35-minute classroom version.
Book: Transgender Justice in Schools
Rethinking Schools’ Transgender Justice in Schools offers inspirational stories from trans students and educators, along with resources for teachers, students, and parents seeking to build communities where everyone flourishes.
This book will educate, challenge, inspire — and save lives.
Transgender Justice in Schools was awarded a 2024 Foreword INDIES Silver Book of the Year Award, Skipping Stones Award, and Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Gold Award.
Additional Resources
In addition, check out other resources designed to amplify LGBTQ+ voices throughout Pride month and all year, including the Teaching the Fight for Queer Liberation lesson by a Philadelphia teacher, the Expanding Intersectional Queer History in the Elementary Grades article in Rethinking Schools, and pre-K–12 book recommendations from Teaching for Change’s Social Justice Books.
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