LGBTQIA+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, + (the plus represents anyone who is not listed in the acronym but still identifies as part of the community).

GENERAL INTEREST

• Gender Pronouns—Do you have questions about what gender pronouns are and why they are important? This document from the NYC Department of Social Services can help.
• Learning for Justice’s Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students, including a glossary of LGBTQ Terms—Southern Poverty Law Center
• What Does 2SLGBTQIA+ Identity Have To Do With Mathematics Teaching & Learning? (TODOS Live!)—In this ~ 1-hour wwebinar, Dr. Brandie Wald discusses the relationship between 2SLGBTQIA+ identity and mathematics teaching and learning. Participants learn (1) how fostering positive 2SLGBTQIA+ identity can positively impact students' mathematics identity, and (2) one or two steps they can take today to begin attending to 2SLGBTQIA+ identity in their mathematics instruction. This webinar was adapted into an article, published by TODOS, Mathematics for All: What Does 2SLGBTQIA+ Identity and Other Non-Normative Identities Have to Do With Mathematics Teaching and Learning?
• Sex, Lies and Word Problems In this NCTM blog post, Cathery Yeh reflects on the hidden, gendered messages in many math word problems.
• TODOS, Mathematics for All released a Statement in Support of LQBTQ+ Persons on the importance of making math classrooms safe, supportive, and vibrant spaces for LGBTQIA+ people. Listen to lead author Jon Oaks share his insights and highlight resources.
• Speaking Up and Speaking out About Gender in Mathematics—Article by Dr. Laurie Rubel
• Queering Mathematics: Disrupting Binary Oppositions in Mathematics Pre-service Teacher Education—Article by Dr. Cathery Yeh and Dr. Laurie Rubel

• GLSEN—an organization committed to ensuring that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Their resources include:

  • How Do We Make Math Class More Inclusive of Trans and Nonbinary Identities? (Blogpost)

  • Why (and How) STEM Curriculum Needs to Be LGBQT Inclusive (Blogpost)

  • GLSEN Curriculum Guide: Developing LGBTQ Inclusive Classroom Resources

  • GLSEN Safe Space Kit— designed to help teachers create a safe place for LGBTQ students in school.

DATA

• LGBTQ Stats: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People by the Numbers—Book by David Deschamps & Bennett Singer
• The GLSEN Reports and Briefs examine many aspects of school safety, from elementary school students’ and teachers’ experiences to the interactions LGBTQ parents have had with staff at their children’s schools. According to the 2021 National School Climate Survey, 58% of students reported hearing homophobic remarks from their teachers/school staff and 72% reported hearing negative remarks about gender expression from teachers/school staff. Only 11% of students reported teachers/staff intervened when overhearing homophobic remarks at school. And only 9% intervened when overhearing negative remarks about gender expression.
• 85% of Surveyed LGBTQ Immigrants Did Not Report Hate Crimes, Study Says (The Americano, Sept. 2020)
• Stem is Losing Male LGBT Undergrads (Science.org, March 2018)

MATH LESSONS & ACTIVITIES

• Slow Reveal Graphs—Graph topics include:
  • Share of American Adults who Identify as LGBTQ+
  • 2019 National School Climate Survey: Experiences of LGBTQ+ Youth in Our Nation’s Schools
  • Books with Queer Representation
• Mathematical Queeries—A hub of FREE, QMT-created math activities on The Queer Mathematics Teacher website

WHO DOES MATH

• SPECTRA is the association of LGBT mathematicians
• Online Kyne—website for drag queen and math communicator Kyne Santos, author of “Math in Drag,” host of the STEM podcast Think Queen (including this episode on Math Trauma), and creator of math-themed videos on Instagram. 
• The murder of ancient Alexandria’s greatest scholar—Learn about Hypatia, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and teacher in ancient Alexandria, Egypt (TED-Ed video on YouTube))
• Learn about Alan Turing, British mathematical genius, code breaking hero of WWII, and father of the computer, persecuted for his sexuality.
  • Alan Turing: Great Minds (SciShow)
  • Alan Turing: Celebrating the life of a genius (Cambridge University)
  • Alan Turing, Enigma Code-Breaker and Computer Pioneer, Wins Royal Pardon (NY Times, 2013).
• The Intrepid Mathematician—blog by Dr. Anthony Bonato about math and mathematicians for a non-mathematician audience. A good place to start is On being a gay mathematician. Dr. Bonato was a guest on the Math Therapy podcast in an episode called Queering Math.
• Cold, Austere, or Queer—Essay by Dr. Autumn Kent, University of Madison-WI, part of the amazing free eBook collection Living Proof: Stories of Resilience Along the Mathematical Journey. For a brief introduction to Dr. Kent's work, watch Asteroids, Donuts, and Topology and read Being a Trans Mathematician, an interview Dr. Kent gave with Evelyn Lamb of Scientific American
• Watch professor Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (the 54th Black American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Physics), in conversation with author Kiese Laymon about her book The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred.
• Political Geometry: The Mathematics of Redistricting—Dr. Moon Duchin, Tufts University, explains her work using math to counter gerrymandering. In the talk delivered at Harvard University, she talks specifically about Massachusetts.
• 500 Queer Scientists—a visibility campaign for LGBTQ+ people and their allies working in STEM and STEM-supporting jobs. Their goals are to: ensure the next STEM generation has LGBTQ+ role models; help the current generation recognize they’re not alone; create opportunities for community connections and greater visibility within STEM. Towards that end, they have gathered 1,871 stories (and counting....)
• PATHS—a program to inspire and empower LGBTQ+ youth and young adults interested in careers in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) fields through storytelling by current LGBTQ+ STEAM professionals.