https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya en-us 2018-04-08 20:35:36 UTC 2025-09-29 17:37:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249581138 2018-04-08 20:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249581138 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249581186 2018-04-08 20:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249581186 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249581226 2018-04-08 20:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249581226 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249609983 This short story is about a young man who is questioning his sexuality. He is visited by a fairy godfather who tries to help him make sense of this confusing time and shows him what the world would be like if everyone in the world who is gay turned blue for one day.  ]]> 2018-04-09 01:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249609983 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249614488 Simon is secretly emailing one of his classmates who also identifies as gay. When his secret is revealed to the entire school, he must navigate this new part of who he is without losing his friends, family, or secret crush.]]> 2018-04-09 01:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249614488 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249616395 Elio lives in the Italian countryside with his family each summer as his father does research.  One summer, his father's new assistant, Oliver, inspires something new in Elio as he learns what it is like to love for the first time.]]> 2018-04-09 01:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249616395 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249617032 Austin is living the typical life of a high schooler in the middle of nowhere, Iowa. While dating his girlfriend, Shan, he discovers that he may also love Robbie, his best friend who also loves him. Also, giant man-eating grasshopper monsters begin to take over the world.]]> 2018-04-09 02:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249617032 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249618026 Charlie deals with his first year of high school completely alone. That changes when he meets two eccentric seniors, Sam and Patrick. Charlie learns about love through his feelings for Sam, and the toxic relationship Patrick finds himself in with a closeted classmate.]]> 2018-04-09 02:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249618026 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249618573 This story follows many young gay men from one Friday morning until mid-day Sunday. Their stories are vastly different, but connected through the experience of exploring their identities. The primary story revolves around a pair of ex-boyfriends attempting to break the world record for longest kiss.]]> 2018-04-09 02:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249618573 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249619318 In these poems Whitman explores the idea of love.  While at times this love seems brotherly, at others it is clear he is expressing feelings of romantic love for other men.]]> 2018-04-09 02:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249619318 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249620146 In this monologue, Paul describes what it was like to explore his sexuality as a young man in New York.  When his parents unwittingly discover him performing in a drag show, he must continue down this path on his own.]]> 2018-04-09 02:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249620146 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249621182 In this film, the role of sexuality is reversed. Being homosexual is the norm and being heterosexual is shameful. ]]> 2018-04-09 02:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249621182 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249621952 Celie is a poor black woman in the south. She comes to fall in love with Shug Avery, the girlfriend of her husband. She gradually learns to navigate the intersection of these identities despite the horrible circumstances she finds herself in. ]]> 2018-04-09 02:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249621952 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249622989 Viola becomes shipwrecked on an island and disguises herself as a man named Cesario. She falls in love with Duke Orsino, who is in love with Olivia, who is in love with Cesario. The attraction between these characters is not strictly defined by gender norms, and other characters in the text seem to be attracted to same-sex individuals as well.]]> 2018-04-09 02:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249622989 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249623471 Two bachelors living together murder a former friend then host a dinner party to try and prove how adroit they really are. There are often allusions to the likely relationship between the two men, but it is never explicitly stated. Why is this the case?]]> 2018-04-09 02:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249623471 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249624102 This book was turned into a documentary which focused on how LGBTQ people have been treated and portrayed in Hollywood throughout history. Many of these accounts take place during the time of the Hollywood production code when any depiction of homosexuality was forbidden.]]> 2018-04-09 02:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249624102 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249624642 Two women run a school for young girls. After one girl becomes angry with them, she accuses them of having a lesbian relationship with one another. The women must try and continue on with their lives after the fallout of these accusations.]]> 2018-04-09 02:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249624642 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249625878 The same plot as the YA novel. However, the film was a landmark in LGBTQ cinema for a number of reasons as well. This could be incorporated at the end of a lesson on LGBTQ representation. ]]> 2018-04-09 03:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249625878 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249626662 This video could be used for EQ 1 or 2. Part of the video depicts a young man coming out. The lyrics also call attention to representation of LGBTQ people in music.]]> 2018-04-09 03:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249626662 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249627046 This article is a brief account of the Hollywood code which designated what was allowed to be shown in films during the 1930s - 1960s. It is a good framework for leaning how homosexuality was strictly forbidden and representation of LGBTQ people limited during this time. ]]> 2018-04-09 03:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249627046 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249627677 This book was written in response to Mike Pence's children's book about a day in the life of someone in the white house. This book focuses on a bunny who falls in love with another male bunny. It would make a nice framework for discussing representation of LGBTQ people in picture books.]]> 2018-04-09 03:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249627677 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249628749 This play is an historical fiction account of what it was like to live as a gay man during the AIDs epidemic of the 1980s in New York.  It is a rich text that has won the Pulitzer and Tony.]]> 2018-04-09 03:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249628749 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249907859 Again, a multi-modal look at the same story. Students could ask why a scene is acted, lit, or filmed a certain way.]]> 2018-04-09 16:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249907859 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249907924 This is a great multi-modal way to explore a story. The music from this musical is beautiful and would serve for a rich discussion on why the music sounds the way it does. Why did the songwriters or performers make the choices they did during a song?]]> 2018-04-09 16:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249907924 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249912101 This film focuses on stories of women who navigated their LGBTQ identities during the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It also explores the representation of these women in lesbian pulp novels.]]> 2018-04-09 16:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249912101 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249918143 This story focuses on the rise of the AIDs epidemic in the 1980s and the subsequent response in the gay community in New York. Many leaders in the community try and organize a response to save the lives of their friends and loved ones, but they struggle with lack of support from the US government.]]> 2018-04-09 16:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249918143 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249920783 There is also a film adaptation, but the novel deals heavily with the historical aspects of the AIDs epidemic.  Sixsmith is a reporter who helped Philomena try and find her son who was taken from her when she gave birth to him in an Irish convent.  They learn that he died of AIDs and Sixsmith outlines the lack of assistance the Reagan administration gave to support the thousands of American citizens dying of AIDs during his administration.]]> 2018-04-09 16:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249920783 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249944169 This play is an account of how LGBTQ peoples were treated in Nazi Germany. This is an important piece of history that is typically overlooked or forgotten.]]> 2018-04-09 17:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249944169 bissinnk https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249946712 Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California. The film focuses not only on his life, but also on his role as an activist and a change-maker despite the harsh realities of his time.  The history of the gay rights movement is explored heavily in this film.]]> 2018-04-09 17:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bissinnk/kht6b3dfdwya/wish/249946712