The Philadelphia School District 2026-2027
Professional Development Programming
Lex presented his program, “School Based Strategies for Addressing Transphobia and Homophobia” at the Philadelphia School District’s Professional Day of Learning on September 18th, 2026.
School Based Strategies to Address Transphobia & Homophobia
We all have the responsibility to address transphobia and homophobia, but how can we do this in an effective and impactful way? In this session, participants will gain the knowledge and the tangible tools and strategies needed to address transphobia and homophobia in the school setting, in addition to engaging in inclusion strategies for our classrooms and discussing opportunities for advocacy.
This session engages participants in critical thinking, perspective taking, and the application of advocacy strategies to best support queer, non-binary and transgender students, staff, and community members. Incorporating narrative and storytelling, Lex will facilitate conversation and problem solving amongst participants to address critical areas of advocacy and support for non-binary and transgender students. Educators will leave this session with a new perspective paired with allyship tools on how to best support and show up for their non-binary and transgender students, and how to best advocate for themselves.
Session Goals include:
Identify and understand systems of oppression – transphobia, cisnormativity, and cissexism (gender based) and homophobia and heteronormativity (sexuality based)
Understand and identify unique microaggressions experienced by queer, non-binary and trans people
Leave with tangible tools and best practices to utilize as an effective ally in action to queer, non-binary and trans people and/or for self-advocacy
Sharing experiences and how to utilize advocacy tools to be proactive and/or reactive (scenarios practice)
This event is closed to the public. This programming is professional development for school district educators.
