Every June, we celebrate bright and beautiful people in the LGBTQ+ community, but Pride Month is more than drag queen bingo and colorful parades – even though they are the best part! Pride Month commemorates years of struggle for civil rights, the ongoing pursuit of equal justice under the law for the LGBTQ+ community, and the accomplishments of LGBTQ individuals.

In this episode, Meredith highlights LGBTQ+ youth and how schools neglect to have queer-inclusive sex education programs. But that’s not all! In the spirit of Pride Month, Meredith also has a big secrete to share with her listeners.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• GLSEN 2019 National School Climate Survey.pdf
• About GLSEN School Climate Survey
• The Trevor Project: National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2021
• The Trevor Project – What is Bisexuality

Terms used in this episode:

• LGBTQ+ – an abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or sometimes questioning), and others. The "plus" represents other sexual identities, including pansexual and Two-Spirit.
• Heteronormative – relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the standard or preferred sexual orientation.
• Cisgender – a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex.
• Queer – a person who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or otherwise not heterosexual.