What if the most radical thing you could bring into your classroom isn’t resistance—but joy? In this celebration-filled episode of Teaching While Queer, Bryan Stanton flips the script on traditional trauma narratives in education and makes the case for joy as a transformative force in queer pedagogy.

Too often, we focus solely on surviving oppressive systems. But what happens when we center laughter, glitter, and connection instead? Bryan explores the power of queer joy as both strategy and sanctuary. From classroom anecdotes to affirming research, you’ll hear why joy isn't fluff—it's foundational.

In this episode, you will:

• Discover why queer joy is more than a feeling—it’s a framework for inclusive teaching.
• Learn practical ways to bring joy intentionally into your educational spaces.
• Hear inspiring stories that remind us joy belongs in every lesson plan.

Click play to transform your classroom into a space where joy isn’t just allowed—it’s expected. Let’s make laughter, love, and glitter part of our everyday teaching toolkit.

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The podcast explores the challenges and successes of Queer representation in education, addressing issues such as burnout, tokenism, doxing, and the importance of advocacy in creating inclusive classrooms, safe spaces, and anti-bullying strategies, with a focus on supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, aromantic, agender, two-spirit, and non-binary teachers and gender identity in schools to combat the feeling of isolation and lack of community.

The podcast explores the challenges and successes of Queer representation in education, addressing issues such as burnout, tokenism, doxing, and the importance of advocacy in creating inclusive classrooms, safe spaces, and anti-bullying strategies, with a focus on supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, aromantic, agender, two-spirit, and non-binary teachers and gender identity in schools to combat the feeling of isolation and lack of community.

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