Teacher boasts of teaching her 'queerness' to 1st-graders

Nalo Zidan

A teacher has boasted online about teaching her "queerness" to first-graders.

"My students know about and have met my wife at school, they know I’m queer, and the turtles will call ANYBODY out for calling me 'mrs' anything. I told them my story once & never needed to say it again. If only adults adjusted as quickly and easily, it may save many of our lives," explained Nalo Zidan, the founder of "Black Girl Masculinity."

Her boasting was uncovered by columnist Todd Starnes.

My students call me Professor Nalo because I prefer not to use Mrs. or Mr. in my classroom. I teach all subjects as a 1st grade teacher, but my favorite moments are always when my students ask about my queerness. 🐢✨ pic.twitter.com/ZjfIS6z852

— Nalo 🐢 (@kingnalodarling) November 27, 2021

She explains, "My students call me Professor Nalo because I prefer not to use Mrs. or Mr. in my classroom. I teach all subjects as a 1st grade teacher, but my favorite moments are always when my students ask about my queerness."

She said the young children to whom she is teaching her way of life are quick to adapt.

"The truth is, it has never been children that struggle with adjusting to the complexities of human experiences. My students are 6-7 years old and they are still steeped in the magic of curiosity," she said.

When someone does call her by a title she rejects, she explained, "My student would appear and say ‘No, it’s PROFESSOR Nalo’ and I would struggle so much to keep my bearing because they do not play bout me."

She said the experiences of her students will impact them so that they "see beyond homo/transphobia to embrace nuance and complexity in the human experience."

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