IDAHOBIT Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/idahobit/ Pushing The Edge for Critical Thinking in Education Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:10:09 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pushingtheedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-PTE-512x512-32x32.png IDAHOBIT Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/idahobit/ 32 32 The LGBTQIA+ Silence in Schools is Deafening https://pushingtheedge.org/the-lgbtqi-silence-is-deafening/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 04:27:00 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=13452 I remember… walking into assembly, feeling that sharp intake of breath as I looked around, stunned at the sea of purple and sea of rainbows – in hair, dresses, t-shirts, wrist-bands, badges. The emotion welled within me, and the tears, they were hard to contain. It’s IDAHOBIT day, a day we take a stand against any teasing, bullying, and harassment of LGBTQIA+ students and staff, or those perceived to be LGBTQIA+. It’s especially crucial that we take a stand given the political and social contexts in Australia that have been so incredibly stressful and distressing for many LGBTQIA+ people and

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