Sexuality Matters
Sexuality Matters brings together scholars from a variety of epistemological perspectives to explore the multiple ways in which sexuality does indeed matter in the arena of public education. This book is arranged into three main thematic areas: Policy and Activism, Curriculum and Pedagogy, and Identity and Lived Experiences, each of which explores specific ideas and challenges found within the corresponding topic. The special features of this collection include a focus on the implications of...
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This book brings together scholars from a variety of epistemological perspectives to explore the multiple ways in which sexuality does indeed matter in the arena of public education.
Foreword Michael L Dantley viiAcknowledgments xiIntroduction James W. Koschoreck Autumn K. Tooms xiiI Policy and Activism1 Sexualities Equality in All Primary Schools: A Case for Not Waiting for "Ideal" Conditions Renée DePaima 32 Gay-Straight Alliances and Other Student Clubs: A District's Responsibilities Ion K. Macgillivray 253 Act Out: Organizing for Queer Rights in Education Erica R. Meiners Therese Quinn 43II Curriculum and Pedagogy4 Fostering Positive Dispositions about LGBTIQ Matters: The Effects of a Social Justice Curriculum on Future Educational Leaders James G. Alien Robert E. Harper James W. Koschoreck 755 Deconstructing Silos: Non-LGBTQ Educators and the Subjects of the Urban Classroom Michael J. Sharp 1036 Why School Principals Must Stop AH Teasing, Harassment, and Bullying in Schools and How They Can Do So Colleen A. Capper Karen Schulte Sarah A. McKinney 123III Identity and Experiences7 Lesbian and Gay Public School Administrators: Early Experiences That Shape Today Mary J. deLeon C. Cryss Brunner 1578 Dancing with the Queers: A Lesson in D/discourse Autumn K. Tooms 1799 "Did Somebody See Me? Are They Going to Know? Am I Going to Lose My Job?" An Openly Gay Elementary Principal Reflects on Being Gay and Coming Out to His School Community Frank Hernandez 20510 Brotherhood and a Chance to Belong: Lived Experiences of Gay Fraternity Men in a College Community Grahaeme A. Hesp Jeffrey S. Brooks 221Conclusion Autumn K. Tooms James W. Koschoreck 255About the Editors and Contributors 267
\ Reference and Research Book NewsEducational leaders have grappled for years with how to make the educational system socially just by addressing issues such as racism, religious intolerance, sexism, and equality of treatment for people with disabilities. In this thoughtful book, the authors have taken up the cudgel with regard to homophobia in education, as it affects both students and teachers. From the standpoint of schools as environments, as well as the curricula they use, there is need for including gays, lesbians, and people of transgender in the list of groups worthy of socially just treatment in education. This book offers educational leaders analysis and policy suggestions to help bring this about.\ \ \ \ \ Jackie M. BlountIn the past, school leaders may have ignored the unique concerns of students and staff with non-normative sexualities, or perhaps worse, they may have enforced narrow conceptions of mainstream sexualities—at untold cost to those who have not fit the mold. Now, as growing numbers of contemporary leaders endeavor instead to make their schools welcoming places for all, Sexuality Matters offers vital guidance. Its chapters are written by leading scholars and practitioners who have engaged these issues powerfully and with elegance.\ \
