LGBTQ* Themes in the classroom

"The Boy With Pink Hair"

The boy with pink hair is a wonderful story of a boy that came to school with pink hair. All the kids at school made fun of him for his bright colored hair. When he went out in public, people would also stare and make comments about his hair. The longer he was in school people started to talk to him and befriend him. As they became to know the boy, they began to find out his favorite things and what his interest were. The girl with ponytails became his first friend. The school had a big group lunch but the stove wasn't working. The girl with the ponytails said that she had an idea of who could help cook, the boy with pink hair. Everyone then began to help cook and everything they made was... you guessed it! PINK! This story illustrates a boys journey of being different. Along the way, people liked who he was but some made fun of who he was. As people got to know him they realized that he was just a regular person just as they were despite his difference in hair color. They included him in the same activities that they were doing and the boy with pink hair was a huge help in the situation. He was born with this hair color and couldn't change this about himself but he was proud of who he was. People began to realize that just because he had something different than they did, didn't make him less of a person than they were. 

This book can be a wonderful resource in the classroom to depict acceptance in the community. Despite our differences from one another, we can still accept people for who they are as they are just as important as the next person.