I've done this debate with a decent success rate in Middle School. Need a smaller class to keep it manageable though. Advanced middle school kids should be ok with it, given a little guidance.

Start with a definition of LGBT, then go on to the team questions handout. Introduce and show Dan Savage's It Gets Better video. Give one of the mini-articles to each student, and have them read and report. Finally decide on group arguments, and have students prep and debate. Probably takes more than one 70 minute lesson for the whole thing.

Interesting lesson, but as expected, why does the sexuality lesson focus ONLY on gay men when 50% of the homosexuals on the planet are in fact female??  My co-teacher was doing a lesson on an American tv show which included two gay male characters.  She introduced the word "gay" and made it sound as though the word itself only represented gay men.  After the class, I asked her if she would ever include "lesbians" within any of her classes' vocabulary.  She turned red, began laughing, breathing heavy while shaking her head "No, no, no! hahaha!"

If you really want to push the envelope with a sexuality lesson, include as much information, photos etc. on lesbian couples, marriage, etc.  It's simply not discussed in Korea.

I have to agree with Bumsuk on this one.  This is something that you can avoid teaching in your class.  There is plenty of other material to teach the students besides this.  I am not saying you should not, but please try to understand it in a cultural standpoint. 

Wow I think this is a great lesson. If your school and co T are comfortable with it, go for it. I feel you are just letting the kids discuss and debate, not forcing ideas on them. I think this is a good way just to get a conversation going in classes.

That being said I couldn't do it in my school, as it would be giggles and rude comments all the way through.

@Bumsuk, I wouldn't do a sexuality lesson either.  I'm simply saying if someone chooses to do so (preferably with college students), they should include as much information
about GAY WOMEN as they do gay men.  It seems that in Korea the whole gay topic is only taboo when lesbians are discussed.

I suppose so. It's a topic I'd find even more uncomfortable than gay men because I have a few students I'm almost certain are lesbian (it would really surprise me if they weren't) and they seem to fit very comfortably into their tomboy personae. Making a big deal about sexual orientations would probably make them feel a lot more uncomfortable than just pretending that homosexuality doesn't exist amongst Koreans.

Quote from: TylerDurden on February 01, 2012, 10:12:02 AM

If you really want to push the envelope with a sexuality lesson, include as much information, photos etc. on lesbian couples, marriage, etc.  It's simply not discussed in Korea.

Cultural crusade? Russian roulette lover? Masochistic?

Insecure? Lesbian hater? Selective teaching?  This is the paranoia I'm talking about.  You seem to be quite fine
with a sexuality lesson until it includes a certain group you're disgusted with.  My advice is to stay away from lessons
like these, but if one chooses to discuss it, then they should challenge their female students and co-teachers with
the side of homosexualty that they don't find quite so fun and adorable (ie gay women).