"SOGI 123 resource for educators in BC contributes to helping to help our children grow up to be confident, healthy individuals in a society that values human rights of expression."

"I am in favor of SOGI 123. I think it is important to provide our educators with the necessary resources to assist them in the classroom. It is vital that all students feel welcome and included in our schools."

"I support any program that promotes inclusion, acceptance, and the treatment of all people with dignity and respect. The Canadian Human Rights Act affords protections for everyone, and students are no exception. Trustees are champions of public education, and as such, must guarantee that students feel secure, understood and acknowledged."

"I support SOGI 123. I support providing teachers with resources that will help them create an inclusive environment in their classrooms. I trust teachers to make the right decision when selecting resources. I approve and support having SOGI 123 resources available for teachers."

"I am pro-SOGI. I believe in inclusive classrooms where all students and staff can express themselves in a safe environment. I also believe that all students have the right to see themselves and their families represented in our schools."

"I fully support the inclusion of orientation, expression and identity in the BC Human Rights Code. I believe SOGI123 is an appropriate and recommended tool to uphold that our responsibility as advocates for public education."

"As the parent to 2 LGBTQ kids, we live SOGI 365 days a year in our home. I understand more than most the critical importance of education, representation & support that SOGI gives to foster acceptance and understanding for all of our students. I support SOGI."

"I support the use of SOGI123. It provides tools for teachers to create and maintain understanding, and to provide a safe inclusive environment for ALL students and staff regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity."

"I fully support SOGI 123, and I continue to be a strong advocate for SOGI 123."

"Homosexuality was legalized in Canada in 1969.  Here we are almost 50 years later, and we still NEED to talk about understanding and accepting people of different sexual orientations and gender identities.  This is why I strongly support SOGI 123!"

"Every student deserves to walk into their school and know they are in a safe educational environment without being judged or discriminated against."

"I fully support SOGI as an initiative, 110%. I fully support SOGI 123 as a concept and I love so much that every lesson is rooted in kindness, supporting differences, and non-judgement."

[Supports SOGI 1 2 3. Quote Pending.]

"I support SOGI 123. It is important that teachers have access to the SOGI resources so that they know the best way to support students. Diversity is discussed regularly in Schools, such as when educators speak about race, ethnicity, religion, and ability. SOGI-inclusive education simply means speaking about sexual orientation and gender identity in a way that ensures every student feels like they belong."

"All four of Surrey Students NOW candidates are in favour of SOGI123. In fact, we just held an information session on Wednesday evening on Inclusive Language and understanding SOGI."

"All four of Surrey Students NOW candidates are in favour of SOGI123. In fact, we just held an information session on Wednesday evening on Inclusive Language and understanding SOGI."

"All four of Surrey Students NOW candidates are in favour of SOGI123. In fact, we just held an information session on Wednesday evening on Inclusive Language and understanding SOGI."

"All four of Surrey Students NOW candidates are in favour of SOGI123. In fact, we just held an information session on Wednesday evening on Inclusive Language and understanding SOGI."

"I’m a strong supporter of SOGI. I feel it is incumbent upon school trustees to support our teachers, support staff, and administrators in providing a safe and inclusive environment for all of our students, and using the SOGI123 resources in an appropriate manner is important to this work."

"I fully support SOGI 123 curriculum and inclusiveness for everyone."

"I support SOGI."

"I am firmly supportive of a public education system that is safe, caring and inclusive for all students and staff.  To help us achieve such a learning and work environment I approve the use of the SOGI123 resource materials in our district."

"It is vital for our youth to be informed of the information you are putting together. We would loose less youth to drugs and/or suicides if they were more informed on relevant sexual education as well as the support that is available if needed. My objective is to provide a safe and healthy environment for our children and part of that is supporting the implementation of SOGI 123."

"The alarming incidence of self-harm amongst young people struggling with their emerging identities is unacceptable to me as a parent and a Canadian.  While it is our commonalities that define us as humans, it is our uniqueness that defines our human-ness, and ultimately our compassion that defines our humanity.”

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"[The Richmond Education Party] are supportive of SOGI. We are very excited to get this implemented."

"[The Richmond Education Party] are supportive of SOGI. We are very excited to get this implemented."

"All students need to feel not just safe and accepted at school, they also need to have their identities and families acknowledged and positively reflected in the classroom, in school resources and in the curriculum. SOGI123 is a valuable resource to help our educators create inclusive environments for LGBTQ+/2S students!"

"I am very happy that we now have the SOGI Policy in Richmond. This policy will help to ensure that there are teaching and learning resources for parents, students and staff that encourage understanding and foster an inclusive and respectful environment. This is a human rights issue and every child should be protected."

"[The Richmond Education Party] are supportive of SOGI. We are very excited to get this implemented."

"I am in favour of teachers using the approved SOGI 123 resources in classrooms. There are LGBTQ students and parents in our schools and we must respect all students and their families."

"All of our members (OneCity) are supportive of SOGI and have been very vocal in their support."

"I support the Convention on the Rights of the Child which SOGI is an important part of!"

"I am in full support of SOGI 1 2 3 policies and resources, and support all board policies that protect LGBTQ2+ students. If elected, I will continue to do so unreservedly."

"I am proud to say that the COPE School Board Platform is inclusive and building culturally safe schools where all students are welcomed and feel safe.
We are supporting implementation of the SOGI for our school system. We believe that Schools must be inclusive and respectful of all genders."

"The VSB was a leader in developing and implementing policy on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification.  Trustees must continue to ensure that our schools are safe and welcoming for all students.  In the most part, our schools are safe and welcoming.   Feelings of belonging to the school community will only increase as students gain greater ownership of the issues."

"I am absolutely in support of SOGI ... I think there’s a lot of misinformation and guilt surrounding sexuality. I would definitely vocalize support for this at board meetings, if elected."

"I support SOGI. Specifically I fully support the VSB Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities policy and the use of SOGI 123 resources in VSB schools."

"Yes I support SOGI! Every child in our schools has a right to feel included and safe."

"I am supportive of SOGI, as is each of my fellow NPA candidates running for election as School Board Trustees."

"I fully support sogi, one of my main goals in to improve inclusion in our schools and sogi is a big part of that in many ways."

"I fully support SOGI and believe that its implementation in the classroom will help all kids, not just LGBTQ2+ kids, gain the crucial knowledge to be more compassionate humans."

"100% yes! I support the Convention on the Rights of the Child which SOGI is an important part of!"

"I fully support measures protecting LGBTQ+/2S and any other students from discrimination. I have a proven track record of protecting LGBTQ+/2S students and will continue using every tool at my disposal to do so. I will work to make sure all Vancouver students experience safe and inclusive schools."

"I supported the revision of our SOGI policy at the VSB in 2014 and wholeheartedly support a safe and inclusive school environment for all our students and staff in Vancouver schools. During the 1990's-2006 as a senior administrator in 5 secondary schs I also promoted many activities that raised the awareness & tolerance of our LGBTQ+ community. Together we are BETTER!"

"Yes I fully support SOGI 123. Vancouver schools must be a safe and inclusive environment for students, teachers and staff."

"I, Christopher JK Richardson, fully support SOGI 123 as an essential tool in BC schools to ensure that all students are included, safe, accepted and treated with dignity and respect. One outcome will be more compassionate and understanding community of learners."

"I am a huge advocate of the SOGI 1 2 3 initiative. Our youth need to know they are safe and loved, and we will educate them and their peers to respect whatever they identify as!"

"I absolutely support SOGI"

"Yes, full support for SOGI 123."

"As much as we have an academic mandate to meet core-curricula standards, we also have an equally important social mandate.
Designed to be age-and-grade level appropriate, SOGI is smart, sensitive curricula that is focused on inclusion. I will do my best to promote SOGI."

"I am fully in support of SOGI 123 implementation."

"I think the BCCPAC said it best 'SOGI-inclusive education is about treating everyone with respect, and ensuring that every member of the school community feels valued, safe and represented.' Even if your cultural or religious values don't agree in some way, each child needs to be prepared to face the real world."

"I believe that [SOGI 1 2 3] is important for an inclusive education and educating parents about what is actually being taught. I support SOGI."

[Supports SOGI 1 2 3. Quote pending.]

"I believe in SOGI 123. All students have a right to a safe place to learn and grow without fear of shame or bullying."

"Learning cannot happen if a child does not feel safe and accepted in school. Evidence shows that LGBTQ youth are particularly vulnerable. As such, I fully support the SD40 SOGI policy and SOGI123."

“I have found that SOGI 1-2-3 seems like a very useful resource for the teachers.”

[Supports SOGI 1 2 3. Quote pending.]

"I am in support of SOGI."

“We believe that all students - including LGBTQ+ students and students with LGBTQ2+ family members - deserve a safe and inclusive learning environment where they are valued and represented. We fully support the Burnaby District SOGI policy and the human rights of students.”

“We believe that all students - including LGBTQ+ students and students with LGBTQ2+ family members - deserve a safe and inclusive learning environment where they are valued and represented. We fully support the Burnaby District SOGI policy and the human rights of students.”

"We believe that all students - including LGBTQ+ students and students with LGBTQ2+ family members - deserve a safe and inclusive learning environment where they are valued and represented. We fully support the Burnaby District SOGI policy and the human rights of students.”

“We believe that all students - including LGBTQ+ students and students with LGBTQ2+ family members - deserve a safe and inclusive learning environment where they are valued and represented. We fully support the Burnaby District SOGI policy and the human rights of students.”

“We believe that all students - including LGBTQ+ students and students with LGBTQ2+ family members - deserve a safe and inclusive learning environment where they are valued and represented. We fully support the Burnaby District SOGI policy and the human rights of students.”

“We believe that all students - including LGBTQ+ students and students with LGBTQ2+ family members - deserve a safe and inclusive learning environment where they are valued and represented. We fully support the Burnaby District SOGI policy and the human rights of students.”

"I am in support of the SOGI initiative as it provides teachers with a much needed resource to assist students. I am dedicated to ensuring that all students are included and supported."

"I strongly support the SOGI123 resources as instrumental in fulfilling our obligation to create a learning environment where everyone, especially our LGBTQ+ students, feel safe and welcome."

"Yes, I support science-based information developed by medical and mental health professionals for students in our schools. SOGI education in schools decreases bullying and reduces suicides - across all student populations. SOGI 123 provides factual information about the variety of Canadians they will encounter, and how to treat those differences with respect."

"I am happy to say that I do support the SOGI 123 initiative."

"SOGI is about treating all people with dignity, respecting the diversity of our society and making learning environments safer for all students."

"My career and role as DPAC President has been centred around supporting diversity, inclusion and acceptance. I see supporting SOGI as part of my ongoing efforts to make all children feel safe and accepted in schools."

"I support SOGI 1 2 3 as a resource to assist teachers and parents to educate students in an age appropriate manner, so that all students are treated equal, feel safe and respected."

"I support the use of SOGI 123 curriculum in schools to support the inclusion of LGBTQ +2 youth. Every time I go into the classroom and see my students from all walks of life, i’m reminded of how every single one of them deserve fairness and opportunities."

"I do support SOGI, I lived in the west end years ago and was proud of the pride movement."

"Yes, I support SOGI! I am also working to ensure that consent education is mandatory in the sex education curriculum in BC."

"I am a passionate and dedicated supporter of SOGI."

"Absolutely I'm in favour of SOGI in school districts."

"I am very supportive of SOGI 123, and as such worked with our board in the creation of local policy to support it."

"I support SOGI and also more discussion/ learning/ mentoring on healthy social emotional relationships/ boundaries as a basis for sexual relations for everyone."

"I fully support SOGI 123. I initiated updating the NVSD Policy 412, brought motions to fly the pride flag (2015) and the trans flag (2018.) I helped fund Seycove’s 2018 rainbow crosswalk, meet monthly with the Seycove GSA, and connect with other GSAs. I also strongly support Proud to Be."

"I support SOGI and feel that all of our schools need to be welcoming to all staff and students."

[Supports SOGI 1 2 3. Quote pending.]

[Supports SOGI 1 2 3. Quote pending.]

[Supports SOGI 1 2 3. Quote pending.]

[Supports SOGI 1 2 3. Quote pending.]

"I am in full support of SOGI 123. Safe and inclusive classrooms for all students!"

"SOGI provides resources for teachers to help students understand the diversity that surrounds them, as well as policies to enhance the safety of students in schools. I'm happy that I live in a community that provides these resources and  enforces these policies, which enhance all of our lives."

"I definitely support SOGI 123. I think it's a vital piece of our education system. Education and empathy can only help our children, and our community."

"Without hesitation – I absolutely, and adamantly support SOGI 123 in our schools."

"Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity are individual expressions of being human. 
I recognize that and support our students in all their diversity." 

"I fully and 100% support SOGI123, and am proud to be a vocal advocate for safe, inclusive, and diverse schools."

"I am definitely in support of SOGI 123."

"Yes, I believe that SOGI is an important component of curriculum in our schools."

"I have been a champion for the inclusion and support of LGBTQ2S+ students and families, and am proud to have authored SD61's Gender Identity and Gender Expression policy which as far as I am aware is the most progressive of its kind in the country."

"I am proud to support SOGI 123. I believe in inclusivity and understand that enabling people to feel safe and secure in their school or workplace is a requirement for a positive and successful educational experience."

"SOGI may be a good initiative but I feel that we need to look at all initiatives inclusive of all types of Discrimination, before we actually implement any program within the School curriculum (The Program should include the BEST OF ALL INITIATIVES including PARTS OF SOGI)."

"I am absolutely in support of SOGI 123. Access to more inclusive resources is vital."

"I support SOGI in our schools."

"Schools could never be safe and inclusive enough, but what a goal."

"I strongly support SOGI 123 as a way we can make schools safer and more inclusive for all students."

"I support this initiative. I taught school for 30+ years--in classroom of ever age. Information does not put children at risk. Information empowers children of any age. I trust my former colleagues to present this information with skill, caring, insight and intuition to make the information appropriate to any age group. Inclusion = Information = Resistance to Risky Behaviours."

"As the ONLY openly Gay candidate for school Trustee I am a huge proponent of SOGI 123."

"I do support it. I think it's important for kids to be educated. I think these programs help us meet the mandate around the Human RIghts Code to try to prevent bullying & discrimination against LGBT students."

"I am proud to say that I absolutely support the SOGI lesson plans. I am thrilled to see such drastic improvements to sexual education in our province since when I was a student not too long ago."

"Yes I support SOGI."

"In short, YES, I support the SOGI123 curriculum. With stats showing that 64% of LGBTQ youth feel unsafe, we have a long way to go. I stand behind any effort to help make all students feel equal, safe & supported."

"I have 13 years of experience, as I was a Trustee in Ontario and helped our board to get the first of several magnet schools to address the varying needs of our students. I also worked with a group that ‘bridged’ the curriculum to create post secondary credits. I have a lifelong record of supporting Gay Rights, and naturally that would now include and welcome SOGI."

"I am 100% in favour of any initiatives that create more inclusive sex education resources for teachers that are reflective of today's students."

"I support SOGI 123 learning resources. It is surprising to me that in 2018, we still have to ask this question of our candidates."

"I fully support SOGI 123. Over the past 4 years, I have advocated on behalf of parents for funding of sexual education in our schools within my home district Nanaimo-Ladysmith."

"I am in support of SOGI."

"I am in support of science-based sexual health education, including SOGI in our anti-bullying policies, and ensuring that all children feel safe and welcome in our schools."

"I am 100% in support of SOGI. One of my main priorities, if elected, is to be a voice advocating for the inclusion and equity of all students including that of LGBTQ2+ students through the integration of resources provided through SOGI 123."

"I am in complete support of the SOGI 1 2 3 initiative. Sexual Health Education that is fully inclusive is extremely important for our young people and I believe that the schools need to have a comprehensive program that they can use for this. This needs to be representative of ALL of our students."

"I am in support of SOGI 123. It provides more inclusive and relevant teaching material for students sexual education."

"I support the SOGI 123 initiative and have been an LGBTQ2 ally at the Board table and in the public realm. Let's get hate out of schools!"

"My official position has and continues to be in full support of SOGI 123, I believe it is a step in the right direction to safe and inclusive communities."