EP 51: Deconstructing Gender & Identity Norms w/Yael Rosenstock Gonzalez

How can educators include all ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, and disability statuses in K-12 classrooms and schools? In this podcast, we have an exciting conversation with Yael Rosenstock Gonzalez, a queer, sex gender woman who identifies herself as a body positivity and sex education advocate. She shares how K-12 educators can create a safe space of gender equity and gender inclusion in K-12 schools. We discuss how our ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, our disability status influence the way we are engaging with our self esteem, sexual life and our experience with our body. Highlights from this podcast include: Body positivity and sex education advocacy Gender equity is making sure that people have access to the same opportunities that they are seeking access to. Understanding that gender presentations, genders, sex, and gender roles, are all separate and have overlaps, but they do not have to determine one another. Gender inclusion in language, including the use of gender neutral pronouns Decolonizing gender norms Making a space safe in a classroom for the youth About Yael Rosenstock Gonzalez: Yael is a pleasure activist (term popularized by adrienne maree brown) who centers identity and social positioning work, values self-exploration, and promotes intentional practice as a vehicle for desired shifts. Through her company Sex Positive You, Yael supports clients in finding pleasurable, joyful, and positive experiences with self and sex. This includes connecting to embodied pleasure and pleasure techniques, improving confidence and self-worth, increasing emotional, physical, and sexual intimacy with partners, developing communication skills, setting and respecting boundaries, improving one's relationship with their body, and more. Yael is also a sex coach, educator, researcher, curriculum writer, and the author of a An Introguide to a Sex Positive You: Lessons, Tales, and Tips. She is also the founder of Kaleidoscope Vibrations, LLC, a company dedicated to supporting and creating spaces for individuals to explore and find community in their identities – outside of the scope of sexuality. ************************************************************************************* The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, researchers, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. The Equity Leadership Group offers customized training, leadership coaching, strategy planning services, and curriculum development/modification services.  Schedule a complimentary discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karla958/support

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This podcast is a space curated for K-12 educators and school leaders who are dedicated to pursuing equity and inclusion in their schools and organizations. On this show, we highlight the voices and experiences of educators, school leaders, community organizers, authors, and scholar-practitioners who are committed to building equitable and inclusive schools, specifically with historically marginalized children and communities. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karla958/support