Schools can raise awareness about homophobia and transphobia and celebrate diversity on Pink Day (Feb. 24) and/or Day of Pink (April 13) by planning a Pink Day event: click here for activities, lessons, and videos. Click here for LGBTTQ+ books.

Have you seen Ivan Coyote’s Ted Tx: We all need a safe place to pee? Click here. View the video with your class or at school. Post pink day signs on the boys and girls washrooms saying, ‘Trans people welcome.’ Help make schools feel safer and more welcoming for trans students. See Vancouver Parks and Recreation trans public awareness campaign here. For their trans friendly washroom signs, click here.

Thinking about teaching about Two Spirit identities? Contact your VSB Aboriginal Enhancement staff. Here are some resources:

1. Gender spectrum: What educators need to know.
2. NFB film (6 min): http://www.nfb.ca/film/first_stories_two_spirited/
3. CBC video (2 min): Celebrating Two Spirit: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/NS/ID/2663193024/
4. CBC Radio – Revision Quest: http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/More+Shows/Revision+Quest/ID/2061608607
5. Information on school support. 

Happy Pink Day!

Pink Day Resources:

• CBC Pink Day article covering original Pink Day, September, 2007
• Pink Day activities 
• Resources and curriculum for gender-inclusive classrooms and teaching about gender diversity from SOGI 123, Welcoming Schools, Pride Education Network,  GLSEN,  Humane Education and the Prism Toolkit (English) (French).
• Pink Day books and videos
• Rainbow song chords and lyrics by VSB teacher, Lora Bird
• See also: family diversity resources and family diversity lessons and books

Happy Pink Day!

February is a great month for books, films, class discussions and lessons about family diversity.

You can celebrate the diversity of VSB families by: