Challenging Homophobia: Teaching about Sexual Diversity
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* With a Foreword by Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate and Archbishop emeritus* Valuable combination of psychological insights and practical suggestions for better educational practiceChallenging Homophobia brings together accounts of how educators in various national and cultural contexts are dealing with prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping and sometimes overt violence against sexual minorities--particularly lesbian and gay youth and adults. The contributors emphasize the importance of changing the prejudicial attitudes of people who believe that their homophobic views on sexuality are morally superior. The book provides a valuable combination of reflections on the underlying psychological and social processes and suggestions for better educational practice, including tested lesson plans and inspiring resources for challenging the social ill of homophobia. With its insights into the effective and creative methods developed in nine different countries to address homophobia, this book is essential for educators, students, and administrators.The contributors are: Lutz van Dijk (South Africa); Barry van Driel (Belgium); Elisabeth Atkinson and Renee DePalma; Debbie Epstein and Sarah O’Flynn (UK); Dawn Betteridge, Lutz van Dijk (South Africa); Peter Dankmeijer (The Netherlands); Melinda L. de Jesus and Michele Kahn (US); Darren Lund (Canada); Stefan Timmermanns (Germany); Krzysztof Zablocki (Poland).
Foreword Desmond Mpilo Tutu viiIntroduction Lutz van Dijk Barry van Driel ixAbout the authors xviiChallenging Homophobia in Primary and Secondary Schools 1Starting global collaboration in education about sexual diversity Peter Dankmeijer 3Deconstructing heteronormativity in primary schools in England: cultural approaches to a cultural phenomenon Renee DePalma Mark Jennett 19Confronting homophobic attitudes among traditional Muslim youth in Europe Barry van Driel 33Dealing with diversity in education and counselling: lesbians and gays in German schools Stefan Timmermanns 47Beyond Schools: From Support Groups to Constitutional Rights to University Settings 61Educating about sexual and affective diversity in Spain: the challenge of turning legal equality into actual equality Jesus Generelo 63Confronting homophobia in UK schools: taking a back seat to multicultural and antiracist education Debbie Epstein Roger Hewitt Diana Leonard Melanie Mauthner Chris Watkins 75The only country on the continent: realising constitutional rights in South African schools Dawn Betteridge Lutz van Dijk 85Challenging homophobia in conservative Canada: forming Alberta's first Gay/Straight Alliance Darren E. Lund 99Governing bodies in Texas: talking about LGBT issues in the Christian heterosexual matrix Michele Kahn 111The challenge of the white male heterosexual: dealing with resistance to queer studies in the ethnic studies classroom Melinda L. de Jesus 127Surviving under pressure: Working for 'Days of Tolerance' in Poland Krzysztof Zablocki 139Examples of Best Practice 149References 171Educational support websites 181Index 183
