Issues :: Domestic Violence The following questions will not absolutely determine whether or not your relationship is abusive, but if you answer in the affirmative to one or more of them, you should at least consider the possibility of abuse: When you’re with your partner, do you feel as though: You have to watch what you say or do? Sometimes you're just not safe? Things are either really great, or there's a lot of trouble-but it's never just OK? Has your partner ever: Told you who you could see or where you could go? Has he or she ever: Threatened you physically? If you think you are being abused please refer to the list of NCAVP member agencies to find help. Domestic violence (also called intimate partner violence/abuse) is defined as a pattern of behaviors utilized by one partner (the abuser or batterer) to exert and maintain control over another person (the survivor or victim) where there exists an intimate, loving and dependent relationship. Verbal abuse including name calling 1.
Unheard Voices: Stories of LGBT History The History and Impact of Anti-LGBT Slurs In this lesson students listen to the oral history of an advocate for LGBT family rights, and use her personal story as a vehicle for considering how anti-LGBT attitudes are formed. Students explore the derivation of the words “gay,” “faggot” and “dyke” in order to better understand the long history of judgment and hate behind these words. They also reflect on the testimony of LGBT teens about the impact of terms like “that’s so gay.” Students will reflect on the oral history of an individual involved in the LGBT rights movement. download here (.pdf format – requires Acrobat Reader) Time: 55-70 mins. or two class periods Grade Level: Grades 6 & up Strategies and Skills: connecting past to present, cooperative group work, critical thinking, debate, forming opinions, historical understanding, large and small group discussion, media literacy, reading skills Handouts/Supporting Documents: download all handouts (.pdf format) Advance Preparation: