Frigid contexts, LGBTQIA+
The title of this post comes from Joshua M. Paiz's insightful book, Queering the English Language Classroom: A Practical Guide for...
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Peter
- Jun 1
- 3 min
More than a month
It's the start of Pride month, and I've got something to say. The oppression of LGBTQIA+ rights by the UK government continues. Expect to...
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Peter
- May 11
- 3 min
Comments on the ILGA annual review 2023
The ILGA annual report was released today, and unsurprisingly, the UK is still failing the LGBTQIA+ community. I made a blog post about...
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Peter
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Preparation for IATEFL Harrogate
In a similar way to last year's post on preparation for IATEFL Belfast, I thought I'd do a similar one for Harrogate. It's a little...
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Peter
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Relax, Renew, Refresh
Working in DEI can be difficult. I'm sure the other DEI consultants that I know would agree. It's tiring. It's tiring to see your...
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Peter
- Feb 16
- 3 min
Why LGBTQIA+ in ELT matters
I've just finished what I classify as my first, full ELT presentation on my own. Huge thank you to Teresa Bestwick of the TEFL...
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Peter
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Don’t look back in ELT or LGBTQ* lament
This blog post was originally published on Diverse Educators blog on 25th April 2022, but I thought it was worth sharing it here, too. I...
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Peter
- Jan 30
- 3 min
LGBT+ History Month 2023
I'm writing this in the days before the start of LGBT+ History Month 2023. The theme of this year's month is #BehindTheLens, so it may...
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Peter
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Why I won't stop pushing for LGBTQIA+ representation in materials
This is not going to be an easy read. If the map above doesn't spell it out, let me explain further. You can see the map in more detail...
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Peter
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
‘I called him, once; then listened: nothing moved...’
It's Remembrance Day today. I honour those who served, but especially today, I honour the LGBTQIA+ victims, veterans and those affected...
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Peter
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
A is for...
I recently published my latest ELT resource, A is for... . Unfortunately, I published it on bisexual visibility day, so I felt a little...
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Peter
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
Post no hate
TW: homophobia / queerphobia For those of you who don't know, I have a little page on Facebook where I post intermittently with...
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Peter
- Jun 26, 2022
- 3 min
Pride in Education conference
25th June 2022 will be a day I remember for a very long time. As a person with anxiety, meeting new people can be a tricky experience for...
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Peter
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Pride month 2022
So, it's Pride month 2022. There doesn't seem to be much to celebrate - homophobia is on the increase, transphobia is rife thanks to the...
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Peter
- May 12, 2022
- 2 min
Comments on the ILGA annual review
The ILGA-Europe has published its review on the rating of 49 European countries and their laws, policies and situations for Lesbian, Gay,...
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Peter
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
Daily life - resource
You might have seen yesterday that I released a new resource on my resources page here. I thought I would share some of the reasonings...
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Peter
- Feb 1, 2022
- 4 min
LGBTQ+ History month 2022
For LGBT+ History month 2022, I thought I would look back on progress in the ELT industry. Ten years ago, Tyson Seburn wrote a post...
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Peter
- Jan 18, 2022
- 1 min
Queerience: the follow up
This is really just a follow on from yesterday's post about Taboos and Issues and in particular I took umbrage at Gays and Jobs. So, I...
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Peter
- Jan 17, 2022
- 6 min
Queerience: I am neither a taboo nor an issue
I've recently been on a bit of a reminisce about things and found some old photos. It got me thinking about my experience as an ELT...
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Peter
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
Last post of 2021
So, it's the end of the year. I was all prepared to write something deep and meaningful. I thought about a specific topic as I was on my...
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