The Teachers Closet
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The Teachers Closet

Lesbian and Gay Educators in Georgias Public Middle Schools

  1. 162 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Teachers Closet

Lesbian and Gay Educators in Georgias Public Middle Schools

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About This Book

The stories in The Teacher's Closet: Lesbian and Gay Educators in Georgia's Public Middle Schools reveal the intricate and multifaceted process of identity management that lesbian and gay Georgia middle school teachers regularly engage in, with the intention of carefully negotiating the conservative, heterosexist, and at times homophobic culture of education. Disclosure for a homosexual teacher is not a one-time event. As the stories reveal, managing one's sexual identity is an ongoing process. A feeling of uneasiness surrounding acceptance from others is also a regular occurrence in the homosexual community. To understand why lesbian and gay teachers feel the need to conceal and protect their homosexual identities, it is necessary to understand the social and political climate that forces them to surrender their real identity. In our heterosexist society where homosexuals are often portrayed as different, even sinful, it is not surprising that many homosexual teachers refrain from disclosing their sexual identity to their students, especially in the conservative state of Georgia. The Teacher's Closet is relevant to courses that include diversity in teacher education and teach inclusion and equality in education.

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Publisher
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Year
2018
ISBN
9781433160110
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Elementary Education

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Chapter One: Introduction
  6. Chapter Two: The Invisible Minority
  7. Chapter Three: Sandy’s Closet
  8. Chapter Four: Becca’s Closet
  9. Chapter Five: Daisy’s Closet
  10. Chapter Six: Holly’s Closet
  11. Chapter Seven: Jackie’s Closet
  12. Chapter Eight: Frank’s Closet
  13. Chapter Nine: Byron’s Closet
  14. Chapter Ten: Lisa’s Closet
  15. Chapter Eleven: Marsha’s Closet
  16. Chapter Twelve: Marie’s Closet
  17. Chapter Thirteen: Walking in Truth
  18. Chapter Fourteen: Final Thoughts
  19. Index