Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Why Climate Change Is an LGBTQ+ Issue
Provided by: Friends of the Earth |Published on: May 26, 2023
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12
Synopsis
- This brief article examines how climate change has impacted the LGBTQ+ community, the connection between solving climate change and gaining rights for LGBTQ+ people, and how the LGBTQ+ community is uniquely equipped to fight climate change, citing examples of activists in Washington DC and discrimination in New Orleans.
- Students will learn that LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be severely impacted by natural disasters and that this community knows how to build solidarity and effectively advocate for human rights.
Subjects: Civics, English Language Arts
Authors: Catrina Randall, Friends of the Earth Scotland
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, USA - South, United States, Global, Louisiana, Washington D.C.
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This article has a very broad geographical scope.
- This article highlights the distinct experiences of racial minorities within the LGBTQ+ community.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students need to understand why climate change leads to more natural disasters.
- Students need to have a basic understanding of discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.
Differentiation
- This article could support a lesson on the social, economic, and political impacts of climate change.
- After reading the article, the teacher could lead a classroom discussion on why natural disasters impact some groups more than others.
- This article could enhance a classroom discussion about the critiques levied against capitalism.
- For government or civics classes, this article could supplement a mini-lesson about the Department of Homeland Security, its responsibilities during a natural disaster, and how this department has handled this responsibility in the past.
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