FIRST LGBT+ (A blog by and about LGBT+ people in FIRST)

[Michael Corsetto]

I have a few questions:

• Any mentors have advice on best practices to develop environment conducive towards inclusion of minorities (and specifically LGBT+ students)?
• Any mentors familiar with common public school policies surrounding these topics?
• Any mentors have "do's" and "do not's" surrounding these topics they would be willing to share?
• I've seen theoretical hotel assignment predicaments brought up in this thread. Any mentors willing to share their methods for approaching these scenarios? (actual experience is preferred here!)
• If hotel assignments are a "red herring" in these conversations, are there other "real" challenges towards inclusiveness/equity that mentors face when serving LGBT+ students?

I'm really hoping to be better educated and aware so I can serve my student base as competently as possible.

From what I understand, this new blog will primarily be a blog by students. And that is awesome! I'm just hoping for some more resources/experiences from mentor perspectives, so that the rest of us "oldies" can grow as well

-Mike