The right to be out : sexual orientation and gender identity in America's public schools /
"Despite significant advances for gay and transgender persons in the United States, the public school environment remains daunting, even frightening, as evidenced by numerous high-profile incidents of discrimination, bullying, violence, and suicide. Yet efforts to protect the rights of lesbian,...
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| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
2010
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The legal foundations of the right to be out
- Emerging rights of LGBT students : the impact of litigation and legislation
- Challenges for LGBT educators : the tension between rights on paper and the realities of the classroom
- Curriculum, religion, morality, and values
- Addressing school climate : goals and best practices
- Creating change in the classroom : curriculum, pedagogy, and LGBT content
- The culture of school sports : from physical education to interscholastic athletics
- Confronting the challenges faced by transgender youth
- Conclusion.
