A List of LGBTQ+ Climate Activists You Should Know About
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Provided by: Citizens' Climate Lobby|Published on: September 19, 2022
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Synopsis
- This article details five LGBTQ+ climate and environmental activists, their work, and how readers can follow them or learn more about their actions.
- Students will learn about these diverse activists, who encompass many facets of the LGBTQ+ community and see the varied work they are doing to save the environment.
Subjects: Social Studies, English Language Arts
Authors: Citizens' Climate Lobby
Region: North America, Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- This resource is incredibly inclusive and will introduce students to a range of LGBTQ+ people working towards a better environmental future.
- Many links are included for students to look further into the work of those introduced in the article.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should understand the importance of environmental activism.
Differentiation
- Cross-curricular connections can be made in science classes working on environmental change or in health classes discussing LGBTQ+ issues.
- This resource would work well in a jigsaw activity, where groups of students learn about each of the activists and present their findings to their classmates.
- As an extension, have students get involved in the work of an environmental activist that is working on a topic that is important to them.
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