Teaching While Queer

Teaching While Queer About Us
Teaching While Queer began as a podcast in 2022 and evolved into a not-for-profit organization in 2024 to support queer educators around the world.

Teaching While Queer provides queer folks working in education with a community to feel less alone and unload the burden of identity politics so you can work & live as your authentic self. Our Mission
Teaching While Queer’s mission is to create safe schools and communities where every educator can teach, every family can belong, and every child can learn regardless of actual or perceived sexual or

ientation or gender identity. Our Values
Teaching While Queer believes that all educators and youth deserve to feel safe and welcome in our schools and communities. Community
We believe in the power of authentic connection and community by fostering the wellbeing of Queer educators, honoring lived experiences, promoting safety within school communities, offering resources, and a safe space. Service
We provide support for all Queer Educators through mentorship, coaching, financial support, crisis mitigation, and referrals to resources we are unable to accommodate. Advocacy
We create culturally responsive classrooms and communities by elevating the pillars of diversity, inclusion, equity, access, justice, and belong at every level. Education
We provide professional development opportunities which promote collaborate toward innovative solutions to challenges, helping to enhance queer educators’ problem solving skills thus promoting educational independence for their students.

Big impact starts with small actions. Here are 5 ways you can make your classroom more q***r-affirming—starting today! 🌈...
07/25/2025

Big impact starts with small actions. Here are 5 ways you can make your classroom more q***r-affirming—starting today! 🌈

We know these ideas won’t work for everyone, especially in places with more restrictive laws. We’ll be sharing more tips for navigating those environments soon.

Our best advice? Keep advocating for q***r students, but always do so as safely as possible, given your circumstances. You’re not alone—community and care matter.

Which strategy would you try, or what’s worked for you? Share below!

Save this post for your next lesson plan, and tag an educator who needs to see this.

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🌈 We’ve just hit 25% of our fundraising goal!Every gift helps us create safer, more affirming schools for q***r educator...
07/24/2025

🌈 We’ve just hit 25% of our fundraising goal!

Every gift helps us create safer, more affirming schools for q***r educators and students—and we can’t do it without you.

Can you help us get to 50%? Donate today or share this post to spread the word!

💜 [Link in bio to donate]

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Ready for a conference that feels like coming home? 🏳️‍🌈✨Here are 5 reasons you can’t miss this year’s Teaching While Q*...
07/23/2025

Ready for a conference that feels like coming home? 🏳️‍🌈✨

Here are 5 reasons you can’t miss this year’s Teaching While Q***r Conference:
1. Affirming community connections
2. Groundbreaking workshops
3. Q***r voices front and center
4. Tools & resources you can use right away
5. Real action for real change!

Spaces are filling up—register today! Link in bio.

👉 Which reason speaks to you most? Let us know below!

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07/22/2025

If other teachers can talk about their families, why can’t q***r teachers do the same? 🌈✊ Visibility is resistance—and yes, we belong here. Want more real talk about q***r visibility in schools? Listen to the full episode now—link in bio!

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07/21/2025

Meet tomorrow’s guest: Rachel Colby—a bisexual band director making space for q***r students and teachers in rural Virginia. Want to know what it really takes to show up authentically in conservative schools? Tune in tomorrow for her unfiltered story on Teaching While Q***r!

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resistance, and education — and we need YOU! 📚✨The Teaching While Q***r Q***r Educators Conference is looking for incred...
07/16/2025

resistance, and education — and we need YOU! 📚✨

The Teaching While Q***r Q***r Educators Conference is looking for incredible presentations from administrators, librarians, and social workers who are helping to make schools safer, more inclusive, and more affirming for LGBTQ+ students and educators.

✅ Submit your proposal by August 15
✅ Share your expertise with q***r educators across the globe
✅ Be part of the movement to transform education

📌 Apply now at the link in our bio.

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07/15/2025

Joshua Farquhar gets right to the heart of what matters most for q***r educators and students. Empathy is non-negotiable—period. Listen for more real talk and hope.

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Today’s Supreme Court decision to allow the Trump administration to dismantle the Department of Education is an attack o...
07/15/2025

Today’s Supreme Court decision to allow the Trump administration to dismantle the Department of Education is an attack on every student and teacher who depends on public education as a pathway to equity.

For q***r students and educators, this is more than a bureaucratic change—it threatens our safety, our visibility, and our right to exist openly in schools.

The Department of Education has been one of the few federal bodies enforcing civil rights protections in schools. Its elimination means fewer investigations into LGBTQ+ discrimination, loss of protections for trans and nonbinary students, and a chilling effect on inclusive teaching. This decision emboldens those who want to erase us entirely from classrooms and sends a clear message: q***r lives, histories, and rights are expendable.

But let me be clear: we are not expendable.

We are educators who show up every day because q***r students deserve to feel safe, seen, and celebrated. We will keep teaching, advocating, and fighting for schools where every student can be their authentic self.

This is not the end of our story—it is a call to action.

Bryan Stanton
Founder, Teaching While Q***r

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07/14/2025

Meet tomorrow’s Teaching While Q***r guest: Joshua Farquhar (he/him), a fearless q***r educator and special ed coordinator from New Orleans. We get real about what it actually means to center empathy, challenge outdated systems, and create schools where q***r students and teachers are celebrated, not just tolerated.

Joshua shares stories of radical joy, standing up to book bans, and why visibility in the classroom is a game changer. This episode is for every q***r teacher and ally fighting for true affirmation.

🎧 New episode drops tomorrow—hit the bell so you don’t miss it!

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07/11/2025

Anyone else feeling like this?

07/07/2025

✨ Meet Tomorrow’s Guests! ✨
Fran and Lisa have been partners in life and in the classroom for nearly 30 years—and tomorrow, they’re sharing the mic on Teaching While Q***r. From co-teaching human sexuality to challenging anti-q***r bias in higher ed, this episode is packed with laughter, truth, and deep q***r wisdom.

🎧 You won’t want to miss this one. Drops tomorrow.

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🌈 Meet Our Keynotes for the Q***r Educators Conference! 🎤We are beyond proud to introduce our two incredible keynote spe...
07/02/2025

🌈 Meet Our Keynotes for the Q***r Educators Conference! 🎤

We are beyond proud to introduce our two incredible keynote speakers:

✨ Maya Gonzalez – award-winning children’s book artist and creator of the Gender Wheel, whose decolonial and trauma-informed teaching transforms hearts and minds.
✨ Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. – Kentucky Teacher of the Year and poet behind Gay Poems for Red States, who uplifts q***r Appalachian voices and reminds us all that we matter.

These powerful q***r educators are shaping the future of inclusive education—don’t miss your chance to learn from them and connect with a global network of LGBTQ+ educators and allies!

🗓️ October 11, 2025
📍 Virtual + 6 months access
💬 20+ sessions, keynote talks, and high-impact networking

🎟️ Register now: www.teachingwhileq***r.org

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