**Author details**

*Teacher Education in the 21st Century - Emerging Skills for a Changing World*

*LGBT+* is employed in this document to refer to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations as well as other identities. LGBT is admittedly an oversimplification; however, most closely represents the ways in which individuals were described in cited literature. Other more specific terms are used in the cases of studies focusing on narrower populations. The + was added to recognize that the content of this chapter may have utility or at least warrant discussion around other identity

groups even though they are not represented in EC education literature.

**Appendix: sample readings and resources for teacher educators**

*Children's literature with diverse gender representation:*

*Children's literature with diverse family representation:*

*Rainbow: A First Book of Pride* by Michael Genhart

Teaching for Change: supporting social justice teaching https://www.teachingforchange.org/anti-bias-education Responding To Children's Questions on LGBTQ Topics

GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network)

https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/initiatives/equity AMAZE: provides resources and curriculum inclusive of EC

*I Am Jazz* by Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings *Children's literature that may inspire action and change*

*gov/publication/childrens-books-include-diverse-family-structures Children's literature that serves to define LGBT concepts:*

*Intersection Allies* by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi

https://www.welcomingschools.org/resources/challenging-questions/ Sample Guidelines for Inclusive Professional Development: https://www.thehrcfoundation.org/professional-resources/ all-children-all-families-lgbtq-inclusive-parent-preparation-training

Equity resources from the National Association for the Education of Young Children

When Aidan Became a Brother *by Kyle Lukoff*

Julian is a Mermaid *by Jessica Love*

*Pride Colors* by Robin Stevenson

*Say Something* by Peter H Reynolds *Speak Up* by Miranda Paul

www.glsen.org

www.amazeworks.org

Call Me Max *by Kyle Lukoff*

U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services. *Partnering with Parents Who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender*. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/ partnering-parents-who-identify-lesbian-gay-bisexual-andor-transgender COLAGE:

Additional texts representing diverse family structures and backgrounds are included in this resource from the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services: *https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.*

An organization supporting individuals with LGBT parents www.colage.org

**Nomenclature**

**Supporting Lesbian and Gay-Led Families**

**Supporting Classroom Practices**

**Resources for Supporting Broader Efforts**

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Adam S. Kennedy Loyola University Chicago, Chicago IL, USA

\*Address all correspondence to: akenne5@luc.edu

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