S2 E2 | Validating Queer Identities (with SJ Janjua)

SJ Janjua (they/them), founder of Empowered for Equity, joins us to discuss the importance of validating queer identities in schools. SJ shares stories from their own experience as a Queer educator, and provides educators with simple and sustainable strategies for supporting Queer students in the classroom, even in the areas where Queer identities are especially under threat due to recent legislation.

You can reach out to SJ by following them at @empoweredforequity—and by visiting their website www.empoweredforequity.com. You can also find SJ’s book, TRANSparency: Advocating for Your Transgender Child at School on their website.

You can lend your voice to the Sustainable Teaching project by visiting www.maketeachingsustainable.org.

Looking to be a guest on the podcast? Reach out to paul@maketeachingsustainable.org.