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Adding to Curriculum Section
Creating an inclusive environment can start from the very beginning. Elementary schools can start to provide an appropriate safe place for LGBTQ curricula. This can be done by doing something such as providing literature on LGBTQ topics. For children that have a parent or multiple parents who belong to this community. Curriculum has been designed in a heteronormative matter. Children are then led to being constantly challenged by the assumed heteronormative environment being proposed by their educators. An environment that supports diversity in regards to family lifestyles can help to create a positive and nurturing classroom environment. Naidoo states that "If a child’s family does not meet the prescribed notion of a family, then she may experience cognitive dissonance, believing that something is wrong with [their] family, or may undergo uncomfortable classroom situations."

Resources for and Examples of LGBTQ Books

 * Leslea Newman's Heather Has Two Mommies
 * Michael Willhoite’s Daddy’s Roommate
 * Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell’s And Tango Makes Three