<p>Tyson joins <em>Teaching While Queer</em> to share the deeply personal journey that led him from childhood dreams of teaching, through family rejection and healing, to founding a nonprofit and homeschool program for LGBTQ+ families. His story weaves together resilience, faith, and a fierce commitment to creating the safe, affirming learning spaces he wanted for his own children.</p><br><p><strong>Listeners will learn:</strong></p><ul><li>How trauma shaped Tyson’s early relationship with education</li><li>What inspired his self-help book <em>Courageous Love: A Self-Help Guide for Gay Fathers</em></li><li>How personal experiences as a gay father led to creating a homeschool academy</li><li>The intersections of faith, healing, and queer leadership</li><li>Practical ways to build belonging when institutions fall short</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If this episode moves you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share <em>Teaching While Queer</em> with a colleague who needs community today.</p><br><p>Support the podcast and spread the message with merch from<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/66ecb423e72fd4be29c6c35d/shows/66ecb4729e9e392fde290eb0/episodes/www.equalitees.me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://equalitees.me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Equalitees.Me</a>!</p><br><p>This podcast explores the challenges and successes of queer representation in education, tackling topics like burnout, tokenism, doxing, and the role of advocacy in building inclusive classrooms, safe spaces, and anti-bullying strategies. It centers support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, aromantic, agender, two-spirit, and non-binary teachers, and addresses how gender identity in schools can be honored to combat isolation and foster community.</p><br><p><br></p><p><em>Teaching While Queer</em> is a podcast for LGBTQ+ educators navigating teaching, leadership, and survival in today’s schools. The show explores queer and trans representation in education, educator burnout, book bans, workplace discrimination, tokenism, doxing, and advocacy—while sharing practical strategies for building inclusive classrooms, affirming school cultures, and safer learning environments. Episodes center gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, asexual, aromantic, agender, and Two-Spirit educators, with conversations on gender identity in schools, anti-bullying practices, mental health, and community care. This podcast supports educators who feel isolated and offers solidarity, tools, and hope for LGBTQ+ teachers working across K–12 and higher education.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>