{"id":6307,"date":"2018-12-04T01:38:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T01:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=6307"},"modified":"2023-03-08T14:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:03:32","slug":"6307","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=6307","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ+ youth in Ontario are in trouble."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; video_bg=&#8221;yes&#8221; video_bg_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mQOW6b-LpHU&amp;feature=youtu.be&#8221; video_bg_parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;u_iframe&#8221; u_video_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mQOW6b-LpHU&amp;feature=youtu.be&#8221; video_opts=&#8221;loop,muted&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1543886552582{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6317&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1543886603039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6329|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-02.jpg|caption^null|alt^Person holding ripe grapefruit. Their middle finger is pushing into the middle of the grapefruit.|title^Mockup for Story-02|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1543942480430{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column el_id=&#8221;bg&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Ontario\u2019s LGBTQ+ youth are at risk and the provincial school system\u2019s state of flux is causing further damage.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_id=&#8221;colour&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ktext-0&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1543887011147{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6330|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-03.jpg|caption^null|alt^Faded photograph of fruit, flowers and vegetables|title^Mockup for Story-03|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1543892971569{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Sex education has been a prominent discussion in Ontario since Kathleen Wynne implemented the new curriculum in 2015. In August of 2018, an interim health curriculum for elementary schools was implemented which reverted course content to the 2010 curriculum. High schools are still abiding by the 2015 version but that does not guarantee that is what is being taught in high school classes.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:center|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6331|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-04.jpg|caption^null|alt^image of someone squuezing strawberries. the juice is dripping down their hand. on their wrist they have a rainbow bracelet and watch|title^Mockup for Story-04|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221; el_id=&#8221;annoyed&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;According to Egale, 64 per cent of LGBTQ+ students reported feeling unsafe at school, in comparison to 15 per cent of non-LGBTQ+ students.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple LGBTQ+ resources centres report at least half of LGBTQ+ students have thought about suicide and are 14x more likely commit suicide than non-LGBTQ+ folk.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Mental Health Association found 47 per cent of transgender youth in Ontario had thought about suicide and 19 per cent had attempted suicide.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:left|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2%20&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ktext&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=&#8221;pink-bg&#8221;][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6459|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-06.jpg|caption^null|alt^Close up of grapes, grapefruit and flower|title^Mockup for Story-06|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1543890530341{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;After speaking to some LGBTQ+ graduates of the Ontario school system, there is a common sentiment that sex education was not adequately taught.<\/p>\n<p>Jess Callaghan, who is a queer, non-binary individual that graduated high school in 2009, said they didn\u2019t learn what dental dams were until they played a game of Cards Against Humanity with their friends years later.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:left|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6470&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1200&#215;1600&#8243; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; el_id=&#8221;callaghan&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6459|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-06.jpg|caption^null|alt^Close up of grapes, grapefruit and flower|title^Mockup for Story-06|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1543890520863{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Aisha Bogovic, a gay woman who graduated high school in 2015, said she suppressed her sexuality for years because of \u201cheteronormative sexual scripts that were perpetuated in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Callaghan and Bogovic said they researched sex outside of the classroom. However, Bogovic said that \u201clooking for information on the internet can lead to `{`youth`}` being misinformed and can result in negative consequences.\u201d With all the misinformation on the internet, it is important that youth are given adequate sexual education.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:left|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ktext-3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;ex-full&#8221; el_id=&#8221;fruit&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1548984517826{background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: repeat !important;}&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#fee4fd&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7278&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_id=&#8221;left-fruit&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7278&#8243; img_size=&#8221;700&#215;700&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7278&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_id=&#8221;right-fruit&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6503|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-08.jpg|caption^null|alt^tvs with people in them|title^Mockup for Story-08|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Daniel Grew, who is a bisexual man that graduated high school in 2016, said that his perception of sex was created because of porn and media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTV shows, movies, all drove my ideas of how it was supposed to be,\u201d Grew said.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:left|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6509|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-09.jpg|caption^null|alt^fruit with pink bar in the middle|title^Mockup for Story-09|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The 2015 sex education curriculum attempted to be more inclusive to LGBTQ+ folks by bringing the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation to the curriculum. However, some teachers did not feel like they had the resources to adequately support their LGBTQ+ students.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the three Ontario teachers interviewed for this story, every single one of them said they did not have the resources to support the LGBTQ+ youth in their classroom.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:left|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6510|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-10-1.jpg|caption^null|alt^profile of person with yellow zucchini at groin|title^Mockup for Story-10|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;A high school gym teacher<br \/>\nlocated in York Region, who wished to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of this subject, said some of her cohorts have yet to adapt to the 2015 sex education curriculum despite it being implemented three years ago.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:right|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ktext&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6526|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-11.jpg|caption^null|alt^image of person holding bouquet of flowers reflected down the middle |title^Mockup for Story-11|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;There are no firm regulations in place to ensure that teachers are teaching the updated curriculum. And parents are not likely to check in for physical education classes either<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have had parent-teacher-interview nights where I have sat there and I\u2019ve done absolutely nothing because there are no parents that have come to see me. And if they do, they\u2019re like \u2018oh we just popped by because the math teacher wasn\u2019t available,\u2019\u201d she said.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:center|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=&#8221;realign&#8221;][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6798|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/BACKGROUND.jpg|caption^null|alt^fruits|title^BACKGROUND|description^null&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221; el_id=&#8221;realign-first&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Disinterest among parents is a concern, especially for LGBTQ+ youth. According to the Calgary Sexual Health Centre, only one in five LGBTQ+ students could talk to a parent comfortably about LGBTQ+ related topics. In comparison, three quarters of LGBTQ+ youth feel comfortable talking to a friend about LGBTQ+ topics.<br \/>\nElena Merenda, assistant program head of the early childhood studies program at the University of Guelph-Humber, said that the relationship between educators and parents is important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the job of the educator to provide children with facts. It is the job of the parents to then weave in cultural and religious morals and values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Merenda identified the creation of an open classroom as an important strategy to reduce the harm caused to children who are deemed different, in order to achieve safer education for all.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:32.2|text_align:left|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ktext-1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6512|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-14.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^Mockup for Story-14|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221; el_id=&#8221;text-pic-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;\u201cWe often make the mistake in education to say &#8216;don\u2019t bully one another we are all the same,&#8217; but we are not the same. And when you tell children we are the same that is when bullying happens,\u201d Merenda said.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6469&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;&#8220;In my elementary school, a lot of people got bullied. I got bullied `{`for`}` acting a little bit different than others. There were always cliques, everywhere. People were just mean. It was not a safe space at all,&#8220; Laura Castro, pansexual woman who graduated high school in 2015.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:left|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic&#8221; el_id=&#8221;annoying&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section el_id=&#8221;thava&#8221;][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6513|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-15.jpg|caption^null|alt^close up of fruit|title^Mockup for Story-15|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Creating safe spaces for children to ask questions and learn about different people and identities at a young age allows them to gain a factual understanding of different groups and people before societal norms implement misconceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Thava Thavarajah, grade seven teacher in York Region, works to create a safe space where students can feel comfortable discussing these topics in the classroom.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ktext-2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6649&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1600&#215;2000&#8243; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6514|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-16.jpg|caption^null|alt^person reflecred with flowers in groin|title^Mockup for Story-16|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Thavrajah implemented an activity in his classroom where students identify different characteristics that make up their identities. This ranged from sexual orientation, ethnicity, education level and even gender identity. From these characteristics he invited a discussion on representation of minority groups in the society.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:center|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ktext&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6515|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-17.jpg|caption^null|alt^person with yellow zucchini in a penis position|title^Mockup for Story-17|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Having a group conversation about identity in his class is important for Thavarajah because when students don\u2019t feel included, he said they are likely to pull themselves away from society. He related this to how LGBTQ+ youth can feel when they are overlooked in classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t educate everybody about the LGBT community and create awareness and acceptance, you\u2019re literally taking a life away . . . by not making those kids feel included in the classroom,\u201d Thavarajah said.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%234c4c4c|line_height:1.2&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Karla%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ktext&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^6516|url^https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mockup-for-Story-18.jpg|caption^null|alt^person holding orange on chest|title^Mockup for Story-18|description^null&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;browser_size&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Rick Dyal, grade six teacher in York Region, has not confined LGBTQ+ issues to just health class. 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