Hodag Winter by Deborah Wiese

When first grade teacher Colleen O'Hare's principal fires her because she is a lesbian, she , her lover Sandra, and supportive friends plan their course of action to contest the firing. Unfortunately the strain of the battle takes its toll on the emotions of all concerned. Sandra and Colleen's friends each have stands to make , until one significant moment when Colleen faces her own Hodag demon.