Queering Education: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Teaching, Queer Pedagogy, and Real Classroom Practice

About Queering Education: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Teaching, Queer Pedagogy, and Real Classroom Practice

Queering Education is a Teaching While Queer podcast about LGBTQ inclusive teaching, queer pedagogy, and building authentic, affirming classrooms. Hosted by Bryan Stanton, the show offers practical strategies for educators navigating real challenges in today’s classrooms—connecting theory to practice through conversations, storytelling, and actionable tools.. Each episode centers the lived experiences of queer educators and how they show up for their students, even in systems that weren’t built for them. Whether you’re a K–12 teacher, higher education faculty member, or school leader, you’ll find actionable ways to create affirming learning environments for LGBTQ students and beyond. Through solo episodes and conversations with educators, researchers, and advocates, Queering Education connects theory to practice—covering topics like queer curriculum, equity in education, classroom culture, and navigating policy and resistance in schools. If you’re asking: How do I support LGBTQ students right now? What does inclusive teaching actually look like in practice? How do I show up authentically as an educator? You’re in the right place. This is Queering Education, a Teaching While Queer podcast.

Publisher

Bryan Stanton

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Jun 2022

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

222 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   “Only Girls Wear Earrings”: What a Kindergartner’s Question Can Teach Us About Gender | Ep. 225 (with Sulwyn Garcia)

   Sulwyn is a primary school teacher in Copenhagen who has taught across five countries. In this conversation, they and Bryan talk about what young children learn about gender long before anyone gives them a formal lesson, and how a teacher can respond when a child asks an unexpected question. Sulwyn shares a moment from their classroom: a five-year-old notices their earrings and asks if they are a girl. Rather than shutting the question down, Sulwyn asks what the child means. Their exchange of...

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   What Does Belonging Look Like When Working in Higher Ed? | Ep. 224 (with Renee Wells)

   Renee has worked in classrooms, taught writing and literature, and now helps colleges put their commitments to equity into practice. In this conversation with Bryan, they look at the assumptions built into higher education, from who gets recognized as a leader to whose needs are considered in workplace policies. They also talk about restorative practices beyond the classroom. Renee describes how colleagues can build community before harm happens, respond when it does, and turn broad commitmen...

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Who is AI Really Built For? Queering Technology | Ep. 223 (with Raj Korpan)

   What happens when we stop treating technology as neutral and start asking who it was actually built to serve? In this episode, Bryan sits down with Raj Korpan, an assistant professor of computer science at Hunter College, to explore the intersection of queer identity, education, artificial intelligence, and technology ethics. Raj shares how he encourages computer science students to question the defaults built into technology, connect their identities and communities to what they create, and ...

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