The Gay Teen
Educational Practice and Theory for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adolescents
Gerald Unks
National surveys indicate that gay, lesbian and bisexual youth may account for up to 30% of all teen suicides.The Gay Teenis the first volume to explore the unique issues facing homosexual adolescents and equip teachers, counsellors and curriculum specialists with the knowledge and skills needed to educate and support gay students. Written by and for gay and straight educators,The Gay Teenexplores gay student adolescence from discursive, practical and theoretical perspectives. Essays in the first section of the volume are designed to introduce and sensitize educators to the complexities of gay identity and set forth some of the issues besetting gay youth in high schools: alienation from peer groups, low academic achievement, violence, substance abuse, and the absence of gay teacher role models. Many essays in the volume focus on the subject matter and teacher methodology central to the education of gay, lesbian and bisexual high school students.Contributors survey ‘gay-friendly’ curricula in a number of subject areas, including literature, sex education, sports, and social studies. Vital teaching strategies, intervention techniques and staff training recommendations form an interal part of the analyses and are designed to help teachers and counsellors better address the academic and psychological needs of gay students and redress homophobia in the school setting. The Gay Teenalso showcases the pioneering safe spaces that educators have created for students–gay as well as straight–who are struggling to forge sexual identites during the tough years of adolescence. Model schools, outreach programs, gay youth groups and gay/straight alliances are already in place in a variety of educational settings and serve as useful models for those who are interested in forming similar support associations. Final essays by leading educational theorists–some of them rooted in gay experience–consider gay youth of color, the issues ofidentity politics, resistance, and the ‘moral panic’ over the subject of sexuality. Contributors:Andi O’Connor, Dennis A. Anderson, Kenneth P. Monteiro, Vincent Fuqua, Eric E. Rofes, Jim Brogan, Pat Griffin, Amy L. Reynolds, Michael J. Koski, Arthur Lipkin, Virginia Uribe, Warren J. Blumenfeld, Hugh Singerline, Peter McLaren, Karen Harbeck, Glorianne M. Leck and Jim Sears.
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| ISBN | 9780415910958 |
| Genre | Education |
| Publication Date | 05-Apr-95 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| BookID | 4627 |
