A Challenging Year for LGBTQ+ Teachers in SoCal
Imperfect Paradise
LAist Studios
4.5 • 535 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
It's pride month, and today we're looking at how that's showing up in the classroom. Educators and students, who identify as LGBTQ+, are navigating a difficult landscape. This school year has been marked by protests, book restrictions, and bans on the pride flag on some K through 12 campuses — not to mention legislation that’s been passed, or is pending, in some states that have been labeled “anti-gay” or “anti -trans.”
From our fellow LAist Studios podcast How To LA, host Brian De Los Santos speaks with LAist reporters Caitlin Hernandez and Mariana Dale and we hear from LGBTQ+ teachers in SoCal about what this school year was like for them.
You can find their digital story on LAist's website here: https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-lgbtq-los-angeles-county-chino-antelope-valley-teacher-student-support
Guests: LAist reporters Caitlin Hernandez and Mariana Dale
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| 0:33.4 | This is in Perfect Paradise, a show about hidden worlds and messy realities. |
| 0:37.7 | I'm Antonia Serejido. |
| 0:39.7 | This week, in honor of Pride Month, we're sharing a conversation from our fellow L.A.S. Studios podcast, How to L.A., |
| 0:46.0 | about the rocky landscape right now for educators and students who identify as LGBTQ+. |
| 0:51.7 | The school year has been marked by protests, book restrictions, and bans on the |
| 0:56.6 | pride flag on some K-12 campuses, not to mention legislation that's been passed or is pending |
| 1:02.5 | in some states that have been labeled anti-gay or anti-trans. Southern California is not immune |
| 1:08.9 | to this negative rhetoric, but there's also a tremendous |
| 1:12.0 | amount of support as well. So how are educators here balancing the ups and downs in life |
| 1:17.6 | and in the classroom? We'll hear from two reporters who've been covering this and from teachers |
| 1:22.4 | across the region who're navigating the challenges while trying to stay focused on the joy found in teaching. |
| 1:29.0 | Here's How to LA. |
| 1:31.0 | This is How to LA, the podcast that helps you understand our region's complicated issues. |
| 1:37.3 | I'm Brian De Los Santos. |
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