WHAT IS SEXUAL ORIENTATION?
According to The Human Rights Campaign, sexual orientation refers to a persons preference in emotional and physical attraction of persons of the same or opposite sex. A person's sexual orientation can be considered heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual (The Human Rights Campaign, 2014).
Tips for parents and teachers
Tips for Teachers:
Activities for Teachers: Begin the activity on sexual orientation by reading Mommy, Mama and Me by Leslea Newman. After the reading, as a group compare and contrast all of the children and their families in the classroom and compare them with the family that we read in the story. Talk about how just because the parents in the family were of the same sex the family still functioned the same as any other family. Reading a story and discussing the story is the best activity to use in order to teach sexual orientation because it can be a tricky topic to teach to young children who may not understand. |
Tips for Parents:
|
Children's books on the topic
WEBSITES AND IMPORTANT CONTACTS
Websites:
|
Contacts:
Human Rights Campaign 1640 Rhode Island Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20036-3278 (202- 628- 4160) SAGE National Headquarters 305 Seventh Ave 15th Floor New York, NY 10001 212-741-2247 tel 212-366-1947 fax |
Resources:
Human rights campaign. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-terminology-and-definitions
Mahoney, J. (2012, October 23). The new normal: How to talk to your kids about gay parents, by a gay dad. Retrieved from http://www.today.com/moms/new-normal-how-talk-your-kids-about-gay-parents-gay-1C6626741
Newman, L. (2009). Daddy, papa, and me. New York, New York: Random house. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Mama-Me-Lesléa-Newman/dp/1582462631/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388783931&sr=8-1&keywords
Newman, L. (2009). Mommy, mama, and me. New York, New York: Random house. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Mama-Me-Lesléa-Newman/dp/1582462631/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388783931&sr=8-1&keywords=mommy mama and me
Sage. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.sageusa.org/
Human rights campaign. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-terminology-and-definitions
Mahoney, J. (2012, October 23). The new normal: How to talk to your kids about gay parents, by a gay dad. Retrieved from http://www.today.com/moms/new-normal-how-talk-your-kids-about-gay-parents-gay-1C6626741
Newman, L. (2009). Daddy, papa, and me. New York, New York: Random house. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Mama-Me-Lesléa-Newman/dp/1582462631/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388783931&sr=8-1&keywords
Newman, L. (2009). Mommy, mama, and me. New York, New York: Random house. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Mama-Me-Lesléa-Newman/dp/1582462631/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388783931&sr=8-1&keywords=mommy mama and me
Sage. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.sageusa.org/