Queering Our Schools

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Blog # 9

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Reading the RI Laws and Policies and Queering Our Schools, I took a peek at some of the other blogs that were posted since mine were late. I agree with Liv and Brenna. My school was not a queer friendly environment. We only had 1 gender neutral bathroom, but it was mainly used for teachers and some students who were in the special ed courses that needed help while using the restroom. It was mainly like a 'family' bathroom you would see in grocery stores.

With that being said, there is definitely room for improvement in schools to make students feel more welcome in an environment that they have to see almost every day.




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  1. AnonymousNovember 20, 2023 at 7:50 AM

    I feel that this was a problem for most schools until now because there are students who have learned to stand up for themselves. Most students back then didn't want to come out but it is more common today.

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