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Disability and LGBTQ+ identity can both play significant roles in the life of an individual. Disability and sexuality can often intersect, for many people being both disabled and LGBTQ + can result in double marginalization. [1][2] The two identities, either by themselves or in tandem, can complicate questions of discrimination (in workplaces, schools, or otherwise) and can effect access to.

What do you do when your students regularly use inappropriate terms in the classroom, such as “retard” or “gay?” Recently, teacher Emily wrote into the WeAreTeachers HELPLINE regarding this issue.