NOTE: This post was formerly titled Depressing Statistic Of The Day: Safety Progress Slows For LGBTQ Students. If have since turned it into a “Best” list on ways to support LGBTQ students.

When it comes to school safety for LGBTQ kids, progress has slowed, survey finds is an NBC News story about a recent survey not showing good news for the safety of our LGBTQ students.

You can also read more about the report at Ed Week’s article, Hostility Toward LGBTQ Students May Be Rising in Schools, Survey Finds.

You might also be interested in Teaching Tolerance’s NEW LGBTQ Best Practices Guide.

On the heels of this report on intolerance, the Trump Administration today indicated they are considering making things even worse. Learn about it in this PBS NewsHour video segment:

One two other pieces of useful related info:

5 Ways To Make Classrooms More Inclusive is from NPR.

Safe Space Kit

Schools Struggle to Support LGBTQ Students is from Edutopia.

5 Easy Ways to Support LGBTQ Youth in the Classroom is from The Huff Post.

NEW TED-ED VIDEO & LESSON: “HARVEY MILK’S RADICAL VISION OF EQUALITY”

California schools haven’t fully embraced laws protecting LGBTQ kids, study shows is from CALMatters.

New Survey Finds Suicide Is a Major Risk for LGBTQ Youth is from Slate.

Supporting LGBTQ Students in Elementary School is from Edutopia.

10 Tips for Building a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Classroom is from Ed Week.

Let’s make California schools safe and supportive for LGBTQ students appeared in the Sacramento Bee.

Using a child’s identified pronouns might feel complicated, but it’s crucial. Here’s why. is from The Washington Post.

Five Simple Ways to Create an LGBTQ+ Inclusive Classroom is from The Teaching Channel.

‘We All Have LGBTQ Students, Whether We Know It or Not’ is the headline of one of my Education Week columns.

LGBTQ History and Why It Matters is from Facing History.

How to Make Your School More Welcoming for LGBTQ Families is from Edutopia.

Hidden Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories in United States History is from WeTeachNYC.

My Child’s Teacher Keeps Using the Wrong Pronouns for My Child is from Slate.

How to Build an Affirming Classroom in the Face of Anti-Trans Legislation is from Facing History.

Nearly Half of LGBTQ Youth Seriously Considered Suicide in the Last Year, Survey Finds. A Simple Strategy Could Save Lives is from Th 74.

Pride in our students, pride in ourselves: What you need to know to be an LGBTQ+ ally is from Teach Learn Grow.

For LGBTQ+ students, this year’s Pride Month comes at a perilous time is from Brookings.

Behaviors of Supportive Parents and Caregivers for LGBTQ Youth is from The Trevor Project.

‘I’m terrified’: As new laws take effect, LGBTQ students and allies fear the consequences is from Chalkbeat.

Creating Supportive and Affirming School Environments is from Learning For Justice.

The power of allyship: 3 ways you can advocate for LGBTQ+ students is from Teach Learn Grow.

Beyond gender-neutral bathrooms: A guide to rights and protections for LGBTQ+ students is from Ed Source.

I Attempted to Create an Inclusive Environment for My Students. It Totally Backfired. is from Slate.

This is from Chalkbeat:

We are delighted to share with you all a new, free web-app designed for and with LGBTQ+ teens to support their mental health, www.imi.guide.  Developed by CenterLink, Hopelab and the It Gets Better Project, imi includes activities, resources and content intentionally designed to affirm LGBTQ+ youth and help them better cope with stress. 

imi.guide is accessible to anyone with an Internet-connected device (phone, tablet, computer, etc.). No download or account creation is required. imi was recently tested in a randomized controlled trial and we found promising effects about the tool’s ability to help LGBTQ+ teens better cope and manage stress.  

Educators: We Must Be Champions for Our Trans Students is from EdSurge.

Trans Kids Deserve Private Lives Too is from The NY Times.

Educators should read this to get an idea what some of our students are going through: