Building from ten years of collaborative longitudinal inquiry, this text shares stories from different perspectives to support teachers with concrete examples of advocacy. The authors show teachers how to 'step up' by working with students, families, and administrators to improve school culture for LGBTQ and gender diverse students. "I read Stepping Up as an invested educator and researcher-and as a straight ally parent to two queer-identified children. Through each of those lenses, this eagerly awaited book shimmers with impactful stories. Stepping Up provides hope, inspiration, and an indispensable model of how to build coalitions of educators, parents, youth, and communities toward justice, advocacy, and support for LGBTQIA youth." -Elizabeth Dutro, Professor of Literacy Studies, School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder, USA