Examines the lives of completely closeted educators as well as the literature about sexual orientation issues in education.
IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1In the Beginning There Was Public Education12Lesbian and Gay Educators: Documenting Their Existence53Methodology: The Participants and the Process214The Silence Breaks: Voices of the Teachers355Making Meaning of Their Words796Creating Change: Envisioning the Future121Resources and Recommended Reading131References133Index141