One Teacher in 10, Second Edition

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Author: Kevin Jennings

ISBN-10: 1555838693

ISBN-13: 9781555838690

Category: Education Biography

From the director of the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) comes a new collection of accounts by openly gay and lesbian teachers who tell about their struggles and victories as they have put their own careers on the line to fight for justice.\ Kevin Jennings is the founder and executive director of GLSEN. He lives in New York City.

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All new accounts by teachers about the struggle to be out and proud in America's schools.

Prologue : conversations with Jesus1A good day7If Ellen can do it, so can I16The marriage question25Living simply and openly34Why I do what I do44One of the boys from the band51My dog Dyke55My journey in education58I'll see you there63Feeling all right on the religious left68I started out by not talking to anyone ...81What do lecturers wear?88Proud to be a faget93Chasing my own tale96Two years in the life of a queer teacher100Are those real?117True colors122An uncertain and brilliant world131In the swamp144No more silence165Transitioning in the school system170Gown to town : life after Brown178Nobody can tell me I shouldn't be here185Happy Valentine's Day196Going back to where I grew up gay199Did I make a difference?203Ms. Kee has a wife!208Safe schools and voices212The importance of discomfort223The Huntington High project : a teacher story of social action231Dancing with the issues240Sometimes you have to risk the darkness to see the light249One more person to love them255The best way out was through261A milestone for liberation264It's better to lead than to follow272Where I'm from275Living with the possibilities288