SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND SCHOOL POLICY A Practical Guide for Teachers, Administrators, and Community Activists potx

[...]... schools, authorities at the local, state, and even federal level have begun to take note and, in many cases, take action But those seeking equity for LGBT people in our schools confront a basic problem: because this work is of such recent vintage, no road map exists to show how to best achieve this goal In Sexual Orientation and School Policy: A Practical Guide for Teachers, Administrators, and Community Activists, ... There always have been, and always will be, individuals who do not tit traditionally and arbitrarily defined categories of male or female-genetically, anatomically, or in how they identify Understanding this fact helps us understand the full range of human sexes, sexual orientations, and gender identities; and it helps us understand that these differences are normal, natural, and nothing to be afraid... of Christian fundamentalist candidates to school boards, city councils, hospital boards, state legislatures, and the U.S House and Senate while at the same time blocking the passage of federal, state, and local ordinances that would grant GLBTIQ people equal rights James W Fraser, author of Between Church and State: Religion and Public Education in a Multicultural America (1999),explains that religious... not have done this without their love and support I would like to thank the rest of my family, who helped raise me and helped make me the person I am today Many thanks to my grandparents, Ian Callum and Marjorie Aitkens Macgillivray and Kenneth Henry and Dorothy Grefe Ruf Thanks also to my sister and brother-in-law, Magi and Aaron Ramirez, my nephew, Riley, and my niece, Phoebe, for their love and support... if I was born gay, but I do know that my sexual orientation was set in place from the time of my earliest recollections I was born to and raised by heterosexuals I grew up in a culture that valued heterosexuality above all other sexual and affectional expressions As a boy I was prodded to take on heterosexual and masculine roles by family members who bought me BB guns and toy trucks and inquired as to... Director Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) This Page Intentionally Left Blank Acknowledgments w RITING THIS BOOK HAS TRANSFORMED ME, and I wish to thank many people for their love and support in this endeavor First and foremost I would like to thank my parents and best friends, Tom and Barbara Macgillivray, who have supported me in numerous ways and who always encouraged me to stand up for. .. include sexual orientation in nondiscrimination policies-along with gender, age, race, religion, and so on-it gives GLBTIQ students and staff “special rights” and will lead to the legitimization and promotion of homosexuality as normal and natural Moreover, asserts Hills (1997): Some conservatives sound alarms that antidiscrimination laws are barely concealed weapons aimed at their beliefs According... knowing what to do back then to stop the abuse Students are still the victims of antigay abuse in my old school and schools across the country Teachers and administrators are still unsure of how to address the situation Few schools have made real commitments to end antigay abuse, although some schools are trying and that gives me great hope Antigay bias must be eradicated from America’s schools GLBTIQ... the past decade, awareness of this inequity has been growing, and efforts to address it have been increasing Eight states (California, Connecticut, Massachusetts,Minnesota, New Jersey,Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin) now protect students from harassment and/ or discrimination based on sexual orientation Three states (California, Minnesota, and New Jersey) now protect students from harassment and/ or... local chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); a local synagogue; a Committee for School Improvement of an elementary school; Citizens United against Racism (discussed later); a local Unitarian Universalist Church; the High Plains County Health Department; and the city’s Human Relations Commission (At the time this research was originally conducted, HPSSC’s membership was . Sexualities and Border Families By Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND SCHOOL POLICY A Practical Guide for Teachers, Administrators, and. this goal. In Sexual Orientation and School Policy: A Practical Guide for Teachers, Administrators, and Community Activists, Ian K. Macgillivray gives