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Creating Digital Safe Spaces for Gender Expression and Sexual Diversity

Creating Digital Safe Spaces for Gender Expression and Sexual Diversity

Lenora Jean Justice, Steven D. Hooker
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781522516682|ISBN10: 1522516689|EISBN13: 9781522516699
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1668-2.ch012
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Justice, Lenora Jean, and Steven D. Hooker. "Creating Digital Safe Spaces for Gender Expression and Sexual Diversity." Teacher Education for Ethical Professional Practice in the 21st Century, edited by Oliver Dreon and Drew Polly, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 260-288. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1668-2.ch012

APA

Justice, L. J. & Hooker, S. D. (2017). Creating Digital Safe Spaces for Gender Expression and Sexual Diversity. In O. Dreon & D. Polly (Eds.), Teacher Education for Ethical Professional Practice in the 21st Century (pp. 260-288). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1668-2.ch012

Chicago

Justice, Lenora Jean, and Steven D. Hooker. "Creating Digital Safe Spaces for Gender Expression and Sexual Diversity." In Teacher Education for Ethical Professional Practice in the 21st Century, edited by Oliver Dreon and Drew Polly, 260-288. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1668-2.ch012

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Abstract

A school is where individuals go to learn regardless of their ethnicity, physical appearance, physical and/or mental abilities, gender, or sexual orientation. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) population of students generally face discrimination and/or misunderstanding in diverse groups of students. This chapter is designed to help educators better recognize this group of individuals and to ensure their right to a safe learning environment. Additionally, this chapter includes advice for educators to help students better understand personal sharing in the digital world, in dealing with and preventing cyberbullying, and with creating digital safe spaces for everyone, including LGBTQ students. Advice for preventing and dealing with cyberbullying is also included for administrators, parents, and students.

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