House Bills & High School Havens (Cleveland, OH)

About this episode

The episode features a visit to Northeast Ohio’s first LGBTQ+ affirming public high school, discussing community resilience in the face of hostile legislation.

In this bonus episode of IFQT! , we’re back in Ohio—this time just outside Cleveland—at Albert Einstein Academy (AEA), Northeast Ohio’s first LGBTQ+ affirming public high school. Even in the face of hostile legislation, AEA’s community stands strong, making space to process new house bills together in real time. Hear from co-founder and superintendent Kristen Thomas on how the school began, join a roundtable on gender-affirming care, and listen to students share original poetry and messages of hope for queer youth to come. This is Part 1 of 2 from our visit to Albert Einstein Academy. 📝 RESOURCES/SHOW NOTES: Visit our site for full show notes on local queer info, history, and additional resources mentioned in this episode → https://thefutureperfectproject.org/podcast We want to hear from you! Send a voice note to our online voice message box → IFQT! Speakpipe - http://speakpipe.com/ifqt ⚠️ CONTENT WARNINGS: Please note that some resources may contain triggering content and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of, or the definitions used by, The Future Perfect Project.  ⏱️ TIME STAMPS: 0:41 Host intro about AEA 1:38 HB68 update & reactions 3:33 ⚠️ AEA co-founder…

People in this episode

Guest: Kristen Thomas

Topics covered

• LGBTQ+ education
• high school
• gender-affirming care
• community support
• poetry
• legislation

Keywords

• LGBTQ+
• Albert Einstein Academy
• Cleveland
• gender-affirming care
• poetry
• house bills
• Kristen Thomas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Albert Einstein Academy

Books & works: The Moth

Places: Cleveland, OH

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