Misc. lesson resources
LGBT+ Rights around the world
Resources
■ Article “LGBT+ relationships are illegal in 74 countries around the world”
■ Article “Gay men in Chechnya are being tortured and killed”
■ Video: This Is What LGBT Life Is Like Around the World
■ Infographic: LGBT rights around the world
Questions
■ Why might countries differ in their attitudes to LGBT+ rights?
■ How can the UK encourage other countries to do more to protect LGBT+ rights?
Gender Roles
Resources
■ Article: “Men from across the generations open up about Masculinity”
■ Image: The Genderbread Person
■ Photos: Girls Will be Bois (note: not all images appropriate for school so check these before using)
■ Video: Is anatomy destiny?
■ Video: Indian Supreme Court recognises transgender people as third gender
■ Article with embedded video: The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss
Questions
■ What is the difference between sex and gender?
■ What does it mean to you to be a man/boy or a woman/girl or neither?
■ How does gay marriage challenge traditional gender stereotypes?
History
Resources
■ Article: Timeline: gay rights in the UK to 2003
■ Website: LGBT+ Legal Equality
■ Video: Gay Rights: Britain’s Changing Attitudes
■ Video: Nazi persecution of homosexuals during the holocaust
■ Video: Homosexual holocaust Survivor Stefan Kosinski
Questions
■ Why do you think it took so long for LGBT+ people to gain legal equality in the UK ?
■ What challenges might still face LGBT+ people even though they have LEGAL equality?
■ Why do you think homosexuals were sent to concentrations camps?
Religious Studies
Resources
■ Video: Does God hate Queers?
■ Video: God and the Gay Christian
Questions
■ Why might some religious people still struggle to champion LGBT+ equality?
■ How can we promote LGBT+ equality in religious communities?
English and Drama
Resources
■ Website: Collection of LGBTQ Poems
■ Website: The Secret Language of Polari
■ Video: It’s not just Elsa
■ Video: ‘Stop all the clocks’ from Four Weddings and a Funeral - eulogy for gay partner
Questions
■ Why might having a secret language - Polari - have been important for gay people?
■ How might being LGBT+ affect the way a person writes poetry?
■ How can people use creative writing to address taboo issues?
■ Why is it important for film studios like Disney to have LGBT+ characters in their movies?
■ What do we learn about the love between two men from this funeral speech in Four Weddings and a Funeral? How does the actor convey the depth of his character’s emotions?
Business and Economics
Resources
■ Article: The Pink Pound
■ Video: Lloyd’s Bank Advert featuring gay marriage proposal
■ Video: Why being diverse matters for business
■ Article: LGBT+ purchasing power nears $1 trillion rivals other minorities
Questions
■ If you ran a business, how could you make it appeal to LGBT+ consumers?
■ If you ran a business, how would you make sure that LGBT+ employees felt able to be themselves at work?
Science
Resources
■ Video: Is anatomy destiny?
■ Video: Alan Turing [3.30min]
■ Video: Is homosexuality nurture or nature?
Questions
■ What is the difference between sex and gender?
■ What does it mean to you to be a man/boy or a woman/girl or neither?
■ Does it matter if sexual orientation is the result of nature or nurture?