“We eloped because we were scared—scared of what would happen when the new administration took over.”

In this powerful follow-up, queer Latina art teacher Sharon Tang returns to share the deeply personal and undeniably political story behind her marriage, her homeownership journey, and the emotional toll of teaching during a time of cultural crisis. From zine-making as resistance to students healing through embroidery, Sharon shares what it’s like to be an openly queer educator in Los Angeles under a hostile political climate.

You’ll hear:

• How queer visibility in classrooms can be both life-saving and exhausting
• What it means to teach creative self-expression in a world full of censorship
• Why journaling and zines might be our most important historical artifacts

This episode is for every LGBTQ+ teacher asking: “Is it still safe to show up as myself?”

Tap play to hear what resilience sounds like in real time.

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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.

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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