Gender Diversity and Pronouns
By Philip Michael Abdoo
September 24, 2020
Overview
The following content and linked resources (found in the resource guide) have been curated as a primer for instructors to better meet the needs of transgender and non-binary students. This resource is broken into three sections:
1) Why Pronouns Matter
2) Making Mistakes
3) Making Your Classroom More Inclusive of Trans Students
Be sure to check out our other resource guides and activity guides to further your knowledge and practice on inclusive teaching!
Resource Goals
- To explain why respecting your students’ gender identities matters.
- To familiarize instructors with trans-inclusive language and appropriate comportment to model for their students.
- To assist instructors in creating a safe and inclusive environment for transgender students.
- To provide concrete resources for instructors to implement in their course and syllabus design.
Gender Diversity and Pronouns Resource Guide:
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