Students will explore the reproduction of stereotypes regarding SOGI through music and audio-visual media and will help tackle the phenomenon

• Computer
• Internet access
• 3-4 copies of the lyrics (depending on the number of teams), in both English and the national language

1 hour

• Explain to the students that you will play the song ‘God Made Girls’ by RaeLynn (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl1uv6gB4hE). They will need to listen to it and watch the video clip carefully [5 minutes]. Alternatively and if students in your educational environment manifest extreme views on homosexuality, rather than gender equality, you can play the son ‘Ur So Gay’ by Katy Perry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3mSLW60i_k).
• After the song has ended, separate students in 3-4 teams (depending on the number of students) and distribute the lyrics of the aforementioned song, in both English and your national language. The aim of the exercise is for students to change the lyrics –in either English or the national language-, so as to represent both genders and without having any gender stereotypes, or in the alternative version, so as the song understands and promote LGBTQIA+ rights. Note: students do not have to change the lyrics of the entire song; they can change the lyrics of a verse or the chorus. 
• Students will have 15 minutes to change the lyrics of the song.
• All teams will present the changes they have made, briefly explaining the new lyrics [20’].
• After all teams have presented their results, thank the students for their contribution and explain them that music and audio-visual media reproduce stereotypes and often present a distorted image of both genders and LGBTQIA+ people, but they can also be used as a method to tackle such phenomena. We should try to critically approach the messages that they reproduce, as well as the representations of gender roles, gender characteristics and sexual orientation, and avoid simply accepting, or repeating them. Initiate discussion and ask students whether they know other stereotypes that are frequently reproduced by the music industry or the mass media [20’].