What NOT to Do
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Has any mascot—bulldog, cougar or tiger—ever stood up for you in a terrifying moment in which you were being verbally, emotionally or…
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March 22, 2023
Rainbow Connection celebrates Black History Month!
An interview with Adjua Lafleur By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson With seven years in education, currently teaching college preparatory biology at Washington Township High School, Adjua…
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February 1, 2023
Reflections on the Holocaust and poverty
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson International Holocaust Remembrance Day With International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, we have the sobering opportunity to reflect on political…
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January 3, 2023
Drag Queen Story Hour, hosted in the NJEA Consortium Area, was a hit. From left: Amy Moran, Astala Vista, Chris Cannella, Kevin Deely, Susan Waldron, Vinchelle and Steve Koumoulis.
NJEA Convention Glow-Up!
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson The LGBTQIA+ representation at the NJEA Convention made us PROUD! For starters, the first annual SOGI [Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee]…
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December 2, 2022
Indigenous People’s Month
November is Indigenous People’s Month, so let’s talk about how participating in the learning around Indigenous peoples connects to inclusive and culturally responsive education. Something you may have varying…
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November 17, 2022
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson In our continuing commitment to an intersectional approach on LGBTQIA+ topics in education, we are drawing attention to people—whether students, colleagues or community members—who…
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October 11, 2022
Creating safer spaces
Amy Moran, Ph.D. with Kate Okeson Welcome back y’all. We wanted to start off the school year with some thoughts on safe spaces and the creation of safe, safer, and…
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September 6, 2022
Chaperones at the 11th annual GAYLA! an LGBTQIA+ Youth Alternative prom, co-hosted by Red Bank Regional High School and its Spectrum Group, Roxanne Judice, adviser. From left: Cole Callahan, Paul Savoia (Steve's husband), Steve Koumoulis, Kate Okeson, and Amy Moran.
Rainbow Connection celebrates PRIDE
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Parades, protests, and prom Highly coordinated, citywide LGBT Pride celebrations in major metropolitan centers around the globe serve to make a big splash…
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June 1, 2022
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The Bechdel-Wallace Test
NJ’s LGBT inclusion mandate, and your school curricula By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Who’s writing curricula this summer? As local school districts begin to identify which grade levels,…
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May 1, 2022
Playing fair
LGBTQIA+ issues in youth sports By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Kate began writing this article after yet another news cycle highlighted efforts in several states to advance anti-LGBT…
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April 29, 2022