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Hamilton, Greg – English Journal, 2004
The educators find it very difficult to create contexts for learning about difference such as homophobia in the public schools. The communities are challenged to respond to the topics related to sex and sexuality while confronting homophobia that are normally avoided by the classroom teachers for political and personal reasons.
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Social Bias, Consciousness Raising, Educational Environment