Ideal Audiences for a Straightlaced Screening:

• High School courses such as: English, Social Studies, Health, Leadership, or Arts classes

• School Assemblies

• Professional Development Sessions for School Staff

• Queer Youth Events, Gender & Sexuality Alliance Meetings, Transgender Youth Groups

• Student Clubs and Youth Leadership Organizations

• Counseling Programs and Teen Support Groups

• Domestic Violence Prevention Programs

• Parent / Guardian Support Meetings

• Conferences and Film Festivals

• Town Hall Meetings, Community Festivals

• Summer Camp

• Faith-based Youth Programs

• After-School Programs

Though geared primarily to a high school audience, Straightlaced can also spark powerful conversations in middle schools. Please see our suggested guidelines for this age level in the curriculum guide.

Straightlaced and the curriculum guide can help you:

• Open dialogue about teens, gender, and sexuality

• Support teens in navigating the pressures caused by gender expectations and negative bias about LGBTQ people

• Expand understanding of how gender experiences connect with other dimensions of identity— including race, ethnicity, and class

• Inspire youth and adults to become allies and advocates to break down the biases that divide us

• Create environments where all young people can be their best, fullest selves

• Meet national sexuality education standards, part of the national core curriculum mandates established in 2011

The 160-page Straightlaced curriculum guide is designed for use in school, community group, and professional development settings.