No Sanctuary : Teachers and the School Reform That Brought Gay Rights to the Masses / Stephen Lane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lane, Stephen (Educator), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay rights--United States--History.

Gay rights.

Gay and lesbian studies--United States--History.

Gay and lesbian studies.

Homophobia in high schools--United States--History.

Homophobia in high schools.

Gay teachers--United States--History.

Gay teachers.

Gay students--United States--History.

Gay students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 230 pages )

Place of Publication:

Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, [2019]

Summary:

School can be a special sort of nightmare for LGBTQ youth, who are sometimes targets of verbal or physical harassment with nowhere to turn for support.No Sanctuary tells the inspiring story of a mostly unseen rescue attempt by a small group of teachers who led the push to make schools safer for these at-risk students. Their efforts became the blueprint for Massachusetts's education policy and a nationwide movement, resulting in one of the most successful and far-reaching school reform efforts in recent times. Stephen Lane sheds light on this largely overlooked but critical series of reforms, placing the Safe Schools movement within the context of the larger gay rights movement and highlighting its key role in fostering greater acceptance of LGBTQ individuals throughout society.

Contents:

Introduction : the path to reform

Out of the shadows and into parades

Fears of a petticoat regime: character and education in the United States

Postwar hysteria: the red menace and lavender lads

Oranges, banana cream, and beauty queens: the fight over gay teachers comes out of the closet

Homosexuality enters the classroom: shining a light on the problem

Reforms go public

Pulpits, pink triangles, and basement meetings: private schools join the movement

Teaching, learning, and moving up the hierarchy: school leadership joins the movement

Promises, promises: the movement goes political

An enormous pressure to succeed: from promises, promises to a statewide policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781512603156

1512603155

OCLC:

1077236379