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

I Didn't Know I Could Be Queer and a Teacher | Ep. 215 (with Richard McDonald)

August 6, 2026·32 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

For many LGBTQ+ educators, the hardest lesson wasn't how to teach. It was believing there was a place for them in the classroom at all. Richard MacDonald shares how growing up under the legacy of Section 28 shaped his understanding of what it meant to be a teacher, why he believed his queer identity didn't belong at school, and the student who helped change that perspective. Now an assistant principal, English teacher, and PhD researcher exploring the experiences of LGBTQ+ educators, Richard ...

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