School's Out

The Impact of Gay and Lesbian Issues on America's Schools

Plot

Evaluating the weight of gay and lesbian issues on contemporary education, a study based on interviews with three hundred gay and straight educators, students, and parents details their positive and negative experiences. Original. IP.

By putting a human face on the reality of homosexuality in America's schools, this book sheds light on the pressures, prejudices, and breakthroughs gays deal with in a new era in education

Part 1. People. Introduction: Schools Are People ; Connie Burns Storms Out of the Closet ; A Tale of Two Connecticuts ; John Anderson and Garrett Stack: One Teacher, One Principal, One Couple ; Gay Jocks: A Whole New Ball Game ; San Francisco's Community Effort: Gay by the Bay ; Massachusetts: Three Teachers, Three Stories ; Guidance Counselors: Help or Hindrance? School Nurses: On the Front Lines ; In or Out: Two Teachers' Decisions ; Alone in the Lone Star State ; Student Teachers Learn More Than Taking Roll
Part 2. Places. Introduction: Here, Queer, and Everywhere ; BANGLE Blankets the Bay ; Virginia: Not for All Lovers ; The State of Washington State ; On the Private Side ; Out in the Wilds of Montana ; Nebraska: Open Hearts in the Heartland
Part 3. Programs. Introduction: Get with the Programs ; The Student Press: Extra, Extra, Read All about It ; The Harvey Milk School Makes Its Mark ; Speaking Their Minds to Open Up Eyes ; Out in the Country ; Gay-Straight Groups Grow