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Direct linkGoodrich, Kristopher; Barnard, Janalee – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2019
For more than two decades, there has been a concerted effort in Albuquerque Public School District (APS) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA to educate adults about LGBTQ students and the need for advocacy so that these students have the same access to education as other students in a safe and respectful environment. Populations within the district…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Public Schools, School Districts, Homosexuality
Download full textEckes, Suzanne E. – Berkeley Review of Education, 2017
This article examines an education policy matter that involves homophobic speech in public schools. Using legal research methods, two federal circuit court opinions that have examined the tension surrounding anti-LGBTQ student expression are analyzed. This legal analysis provides non-lawyers some insight into the current realities of student…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Homosexuality, Public Schools, Educational Policy
Lugg, Catherine A.; Murphy, Jason P. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
This paper discusses employing queer theory (QT) and queer legal theory (QLT) for critical policy analysis as applied to education. In doing so, the authors will highlight how both QT and QLT can empower analyses to look beyond the identity politics of a particular time period or space and toward potential reforms in curriculum, pedagogy, and…
Descriptors: Policy Analysis, Critical Theory, Homosexuality, Politics of Education
Eckes, Suzanne E.; McCarthy, Martha M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) public school educators' rights have not been clearly delineated by the courts. As such, the outcomes in legal controversies involving adverse employment consequences based on teachers' sexual orientation have varied somewhat across jurisdictions and have been decided on a case-by-case basis. To…
Descriptors: Employees, Courts, Sexual Orientation, Court Litigation
Fossey, Richard; DeMitchell, Todd A.; Eckes, Suzanne – Education Law Association, 2007
Schools are experiencing an increased level of litigation about issues pertaining to sexual orientation. This monograph provides educators and attorneys with a comprehensive analysis of this litigation along with practical tips for avoiding lawsuits in this sensitive area. The monograph consists of six chapters and addresses the following topics:…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Public Schools, Court Litigation, Civil Rights
Fetner, Tina; Kush, Kristin – Youth & Society, 2008
This article examines the patterns of emergence of gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in public high schools in the United States. These extracurricular student groups offer safe spaces, social support, and opportunities for activism to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and straight students. Combining data on various characteristics of…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Public Schools, Regression (Statistics), Homosexuality
Check, Ed – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2004
Inspired by queer artist David Wojnarowicz's strategies of witnessing anger and truth-telling in art education, this author modeled his dissertation, "My Self-Education As A Gay Artist" (1996) on Wojnarowicz's work. Check states that Wojnarowicz inspired him to think beyond the closet and acknowledge and incorporate the realities of violence and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Homosexuality, Art Teachers, Social Discrimination
Viteritti, Joseph P. – Princeton University Press, 2007
The presidency of George W. Bush has polarized the church-state debate as never before. The Far Right has been emboldened to use religion to govern, while the Far Left has redoubled its efforts to evict religion from public life entirely. Fewer people on the Right seem to respect the church-state separation, and fewer people on the Left seem to…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Freedom, Social Discrimination, Religion
Armstrong, Matthew – 1994
This project presents guidelines and resources for dealing effectively and positively with homosexuality in public schools. As the gay rights movement progresses and the civil rights of homosexual persons continue to receive legal affirmation, gays and lesbians who have kept their sexual orientation hidden will become more open about their…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Counseling, Educational Opportunities
American Journal of Health Education, 2001
Local, state, and federal governments fail to protect homosexual, bisexual, and transgender students from human rights violations (harassment, violence, and deprivation of the right to education). State authorities must: end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; compel school officials to protect all students from…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Civil Liberties, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Heybach, Laurene M.; Nix-Hodes, Patricia; Price, Sarah – 2000
These training materials provide advocates with the tools needed to help families obtain a stable and effective education for their children despite the condition of homelessness and the trauma that accompanies it. Nine sections include: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "How Mobility Hurts Homeless Children and Schools"; (3) "Laws…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Educational Discrimination, Educational Legislation
Bauer, Allison F. – 2002
This report presents current information available on each state and the District of Columbia related to education issues that affect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. It summarizes the laws affecting students, LGBT students. Results from the 2001 National School Climate Survey of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Bisexuality, Comprehensive School Health Education, Gender Issues
Swan, Wallace K., Ed. – 1997
The essays in this collection portray the cultural struggle that is taking place in the United States between those who support a variety of high-priority gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender initiatives and those who strongly oppose them. These issues revolve around the workplace, youth and education, relationships and legal rights, and…
Descriptors: Bisexuality, Civil Rights, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
