Prof Bryan Stanton (they/them)
@profbryanstanton.bsky.social
👨👨👧👦 Father of 4
🌈 Chair/Host of Teaching While Queer
🌈 Queer Theorist
🎭 Theatre Pedagogue/Technical Director
🎶 Singer/Actor
🌈 Chair/Host of Teaching While Queer
🌈 Queer Theorist
🎭 Theatre Pedagogue/Technical Director
🎶 Singer/Actor
Showing up as your full, real self in the classroom gives students permission to do the same. Teaching starts with recognizing the humanity and lived experience already in the room.
#QueerPedagogy #AuthenticTeaching #Belonging
#QueerPedagogy #AuthenticTeaching #Belonging
February 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Showing up as your full, real self in the classroom gives students permission to do the same. Teaching starts with recognizing the humanity and lived experience already in the room.
#QueerPedagogy #AuthenticTeaching #Belonging
#QueerPedagogy #AuthenticTeaching #Belonging
The first week answers one quiet question:
“Will I be safe here?”
Belonging isn’t extra. It’s how rigor lands.
What’s your best first-week move?
#QueerPedagogy #UDL #TeachingPractice
“Will I be safe here?”
Belonging isn’t extra. It’s how rigor lands.
What’s your best first-week move?
#QueerPedagogy #UDL #TeachingPractice
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The first week answers one quiet question:
“Will I be safe here?”
Belonging isn’t extra. It’s how rigor lands.
What’s your best first-week move?
#QueerPedagogy #UDL #TeachingPractice
“Will I be safe here?”
Belonging isn’t extra. It’s how rigor lands.
What’s your best first-week move?
#QueerPedagogy #UDL #TeachingPractice
Belonging isn’t a vibe. It’s a system and systems can be designed.
I use this mini Belonging-by-Design Audit to pressure-test my classroom/rehearsal room
Access, Voice, Safety, Representation.
Try ONE prompt this week. Reply with your experience.
#UDL #TheatreEducation #QueerPedagogy
I use this mini Belonging-by-Design Audit to pressure-test my classroom/rehearsal room
Access, Voice, Safety, Representation.
Try ONE prompt this week. Reply with your experience.
#UDL #TheatreEducation #QueerPedagogy
January 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Belonging isn’t a vibe. It’s a system and systems can be designed.
I use this mini Belonging-by-Design Audit to pressure-test my classroom/rehearsal room
Access, Voice, Safety, Representation.
Try ONE prompt this week. Reply with your experience.
#UDL #TheatreEducation #QueerPedagogy
I use this mini Belonging-by-Design Audit to pressure-test my classroom/rehearsal room
Access, Voice, Safety, Representation.
Try ONE prompt this week. Reply with your experience.
#UDL #TheatreEducation #QueerPedagogy
Honestly, I wish the paint/kilt outfit that Paul Caswell designed for Wicked were real. It’s my nonbinary vibe.
January 18, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Honestly, I wish the paint/kilt outfit that Paul Caswell designed for Wicked were real. It’s my nonbinary vibe.
Tomorrow welcome Rosaline to @teachingwhilequeer.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Tomorrow welcome Rosaline to @teachingwhilequeer.org
Are you a queer educator, ally, or advocate looking to grow your practice, build community, and show up fully as yourself in your teaching?
Register now or share this with someone who needs this space
#QueerEducators #QueerTeachers #LGBTQTeachers #EducationConference #PrideMonth #HappyPride
Register now or share this with someone who needs this space
#QueerEducators #QueerTeachers #LGBTQTeachers #EducationConference #PrideMonth #HappyPride
June 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is wild. When I started Teaching While Queer I had no idea what it would be come.
Help us continue to grow:
www.givebutter.com/TWQConference
Help us continue to grow:
www.givebutter.com/TWQConference
On June 9, 2022, I started a podcast. I thought it would be small. 3 years later, Teaching While Queer is a movement—amplifying LGBTQ+ educators, building community, and sparking change.
Happy 3rd Birthday to this beautiful, radical little podcast. 🌈🎙️
Help us grow: www.givebutter.com/TWQConference
Happy 3rd Birthday to this beautiful, radical little podcast. 🌈🎙️
Help us grow: www.givebutter.com/TWQConference
Build a Brighter Future for Queer Educators — Support the TWQ Conference!
Support the first Teaching While Queer Conference! Help LGBTQ+ educators connect, grow, and thrive by funding our $3,500 goal to host the virtual event on RingCentral. Empower queer teachers—donate to...
www.givebutter.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is wild. When I started Teaching While Queer I had no idea what it would be come.
Help us continue to grow:
www.givebutter.com/TWQConference
Help us continue to grow:
www.givebutter.com/TWQConference
Reposted by Prof Bryan Stanton (they/them)
🏳️🌈 Queer educators deserve support, not silence. Help us raise $3,000 for the Teaching While Queer Conference — a space for LGBTQ+ teachers, students & allies to thrive. Every dollar matters. Donate at:
👉 www.givebutter.com/TWQConference
#GiveOUTDay #QueerJoy
👉 www.givebutter.com/TWQConference
#GiveOUTDay #QueerJoy
Build a Brighter Future for Queer Educators — Support the TWQ Conference!
Support the first Teaching While Queer Conference! Help LGBTQ+ educators connect, grow, and thrive by funding our $3,500 goal to host the virtual event on RingCentral. Empower queer teachers—donate to...
www.givebutter.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
🏳️🌈 Queer educators deserve support, not silence. Help us raise $3,000 for the Teaching While Queer Conference — a space for LGBTQ+ teachers, students & allies to thrive. Every dollar matters. Donate at:
👉 www.givebutter.com/TWQConference
#GiveOUTDay #QueerJoy
👉 www.givebutter.com/TWQConference
#GiveOUTDay #QueerJoy
June 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
For a long time I thought “professional” meant quiet.
Now I know: being visible, joyful, queer, and loud is the most professional thing I can be.
Here’s to all the educators reshaping what leadership looks like.
#QueerEducator #TeachingWhileQueer #GenderqueerVoices #AuthenticLeadership #BlueskyEdu
Now I know: being visible, joyful, queer, and loud is the most professional thing I can be.
Here’s to all the educators reshaping what leadership looks like.
#QueerEducator #TeachingWhileQueer #GenderqueerVoices #AuthenticLeadership #BlueskyEdu
May 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
For a long time I thought “professional” meant quiet.
Now I know: being visible, joyful, queer, and loud is the most professional thing I can be.
Here’s to all the educators reshaping what leadership looks like.
#QueerEducator #TeachingWhileQueer #GenderqueerVoices #AuthenticLeadership #BlueskyEdu
Now I know: being visible, joyful, queer, and loud is the most professional thing I can be.
Here’s to all the educators reshaping what leadership looks like.
#QueerEducator #TeachingWhileQueer #GenderqueerVoices #AuthenticLeadership #BlueskyEdu
Rest isn’t optional.
For queer educators, artists, and caregivers—this weekend, I hope you find time to just be.
#QueerEducator #RestIsResistance
For queer educators, artists, and caregivers—this weekend, I hope you find time to just be.
#QueerEducator #RestIsResistance
May 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rest isn’t optional.
For queer educators, artists, and caregivers—this weekend, I hope you find time to just be.
#QueerEducator #RestIsResistance
For queer educators, artists, and caregivers—this weekend, I hope you find time to just be.
#QueerEducator #RestIsResistance
Tell me a story about when you were the only queer person in a room?
May 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Tell me a story about when you were the only queer person in a room?
Technical theatre folx: What’s one tool or technique you wish you had learned earlier?
I’ll start: Universal Design for Learning completely changed my approach to theatre education.
#TechnicalTheatre #TheatreEducation #Education #UDL
I’ll start: Universal Design for Learning completely changed my approach to theatre education.
#TechnicalTheatre #TheatreEducation #Education #UDL
April 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Technical theatre folx: What’s one tool or technique you wish you had learned earlier?
I’ll start: Universal Design for Learning completely changed my approach to theatre education.
#TechnicalTheatre #TheatreEducation #Education #UDL
I’ll start: Universal Design for Learning completely changed my approach to theatre education.
#TechnicalTheatre #TheatreEducation #Education #UDL
Being a queer educator isn’t just about surviving — it’s about building thriving spaces for our students and ourselves.
This week I’m sharing more about what that looks like. Stay tuned.
#QueerEducators #HigherEd #Authenticity
This week I’m sharing more about what that looks like. Stay tuned.
#QueerEducators #HigherEd #Authenticity
April 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Being a queer educator isn’t just about surviving — it’s about building thriving spaces for our students and ourselves.
This week I’m sharing more about what that looks like. Stay tuned.
#QueerEducators #HigherEd #Authenticity
This week I’m sharing more about what that looks like. Stay tuned.
#QueerEducators #HigherEd #Authenticity
I’ve seen how acting classes can offer more than just artistic training—they can provide gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary students.
profbryanstanton.substack.com/p/acting-cla...
#TheatreEducation #GenderAffirmingCare #LGBTQIA #InclusiveEducation #QueerPedagogy
profbryanstanton.substack.com/p/acting-cla...
#TheatreEducation #GenderAffirmingCare #LGBTQIA #InclusiveEducation #QueerPedagogy
Acting Classes as Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Students
By Bryan Stanton, MFA
profbryanstanton.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I’ve seen how acting classes can offer more than just artistic training—they can provide gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary students.
profbryanstanton.substack.com/p/acting-cla...
#TheatreEducation #GenderAffirmingCare #LGBTQIA #InclusiveEducation #QueerPedagogy
profbryanstanton.substack.com/p/acting-cla...
#TheatreEducation #GenderAffirmingCare #LGBTQIA #InclusiveEducation #QueerPedagogy
Today I finished the first draft of the last chapter of a Textbook I’ve been writing. I still need to source images for three chapters but the writing is done. Wild.
April 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Today I finished the first draft of the last chapter of a Textbook I’ve been writing. I still need to source images for three chapters but the writing is done. Wild.
April 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I’m presenting at the NEA LGBTQ+ Caucus Social Justice & Leadership Conference. Join me for “Mobilizing Against Fascism: Safety, Solidarity, and Resistance for Queer Educators.” Tools, strategy, and collective care for these urgent times. #TeachingWhileQueer #NEALGBTQCaucus
April 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I’m presenting at the NEA LGBTQ+ Caucus Social Justice & Leadership Conference. Join me for “Mobilizing Against Fascism: Safety, Solidarity, and Resistance for Queer Educators.” Tools, strategy, and collective care for these urgent times. #TeachingWhileQueer #NEALGBTQCaucus
Join us in supporting Queer Educators!
We’re launching the first-ever Queer Educators Conference & we need your help to raise $3,500 to host this virtual event and create an affirming, safe space for #LGBTQ+ educators.
givebutter.com/TWQConference
#TeachingWhileQueer #QueerEducators #LGBTQEducators #LGBTQFundraiser #DonateNow
givebutter.com/TWQConference
#TeachingWhileQueer #QueerEducators #LGBTQEducators #LGBTQFundraiser #DonateNow
Teaching While Queer: Queer Educator's Virtual Conference
Support the first Teaching While Queer Conference! Help LGBTQ+ educators connect, grow, and thrive by funding our $3,500 goal to host the virtual event on RingCentral. Empower queer teachers—donate to...
givebutter.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Join us in supporting Queer Educators!
Today was an odd day. Because I really spent a lot of time relaxing and focused on myself and my family. I played games, cooked dinner, with only a minimal amount of nonprofit work. It was nice. Remember to disconnect a bit.
March 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Today was an odd day. Because I really spent a lot of time relaxing and focused on myself and my family. I played games, cooked dinner, with only a minimal amount of nonprofit work. It was nice. Remember to disconnect a bit.
When you take on the role of Professor do you forget that you are also teacher? So many people reach out to me regarding Teaching While Queer wondering if we have interest in people who work in Higher Ed.
Why does the culture of higher education makes folx feel excluded from the word teaching?
Why does the culture of higher education makes folx feel excluded from the word teaching?
February 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
When you take on the role of Professor do you forget that you are also teacher? So many people reach out to me regarding Teaching While Queer wondering if we have interest in people who work in Higher Ed.
Why does the culture of higher education makes folx feel excluded from the word teaching?
Why does the culture of higher education makes folx feel excluded from the word teaching?
Reposted by Prof Bryan Stanton (they/them)
Schools should empower, not erase. Compulsory heterosexuality pressures students and teachers to conform. By challenging bias, using inclusive language and advocating for #queer representation, we can create affirming spaces. How do you make your school more inclusive? Drop a comment.
#2SLGBTQIA
#2SLGBTQIA
February 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Schools should empower, not erase. Compulsory heterosexuality pressures students and teachers to conform. By challenging bias, using inclusive language and advocating for #queer representation, we can create affirming spaces. How do you make your school more inclusive? Drop a comment.
#2SLGBTQIA
#2SLGBTQIA
Reposted by Prof Bryan Stanton (they/them)
Reposted by Prof Bryan Stanton (they/them)
hope ≠ toxic positivity
courage ≠ toxic positivity
fighting back ≠ toxic positivity
courage ≠ toxic positivity
fighting back ≠ toxic positivity
February 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
hope ≠ toxic positivity
courage ≠ toxic positivity
fighting back ≠ toxic positivity
courage ≠ toxic positivity
fighting back ≠ toxic positivity
Reposted by Prof Bryan Stanton (they/them)
