Queer Film Series

Brief biography of Rodney Wilson, from LGBT History Month website sponsored by Equality Forum.

"...the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. Established in 1990, GLSEN envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression."

Findings from the GLSEN 2019 National School Climate Survey demonstrate that Missouri schools were not safe for most lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) secondary school students. In addition, many LGBTQ students in Missouri did not have access to important school resources, such as an LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum, and were not protected by supportive and inclusive school policies.

History told by those who lived it.

Ray Hartman interviewed Rodney Wilson on KTRS recently about the removal from the Missouri State Museum of an LGBTQ history display and also about a Missouri first-year teacher who resigned after his district made him remove a Pride flag from his classroom.

Article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Aug. 16, 1994.

Will, Madeline. "LGBTQ Teachers Await Decision on Discrimination Protections." Education Week, vol. 39, no. 18, 15 Jan. 2020, p. 1. Gale In Context: College.

Matz, Joshua, and Robbie Kaplan. "Supreme Court's ruling on LGBTQ protections is a triumph for textualism - and dignity." Washington Post, 15 June 2020. Gale In Context: College.

Essay by Rodney Wilson in The Advocate, Sept. 15, 2021.