10/06/2025
Teachers! Educators! Support Staff! YOU can improve the experiences and mental health of 2SLGBTQIA+ students.
When students were asked what they wanted their teachers to know about supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ people, this is what they said:
🧡 Do not make assumptions about sexuality or gender identities.
💛 Include 2SLGBTQIA+ people in classroom examples.
💚 Appreciate the importance of teacher support.
💙 Understand why silence is harmful.
💜 Use correct pronouns for them.
62% of 2SLGBTQ students reported feeling unsafe at school, compared to 11% of cisgender heterosexual students.*
Schools have the power to change this!
We invite you to use the resources available via the “Being an Affirming Adult” page on our website https://ok2bme.ca/being-an-affirming-adult/
*Egale ‘Still in every class in every school’ report https://egale.ca/awareness/still-in-every-class/