It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

NR 1996 · 78 min · ★ 4.6 · Documentary

Depicts what happens when students K-8 discuss LGBT-related topics in age-appropriate ways. Shot in six public and private schools (in San Francisco and New York City, as well as Madison, Wisconsin, and Cambridge, Massachusetts), It’s Elementary models excellent teaching about family diversity, name-calling, stereotypes, community building, and more.

Directed by Debra Chasnoff · Written by Debra Chasnoff

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