Written by and for gay and straight educators, The Gay Teen explores gay student adolescence from discursive, practical and theoretical perspectives. The volume introduces and sensitizes educators to the complexities of gay identity and sets forth some of the isses facing gay youth in high schools. 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 integral 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 Teen also showcases the pioneering safe spaces that educators have created for students--gay as well as straight--who are struggling to forge sexual identities during the tough years of adolescence.
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Gerald Unks is Professor in the Department of Social Foundations, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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This review is from: The Gay Teen: Educational Practice and Theory for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adolescents (Paperback)
This is an excellent compilation of essays written by various people in education dealing with queer youth issues. The book is informative and offers concrete advice for incorporation of queer studies into the high school curricula. It's underlying theme lies in "normalizing" queer issues in schools so GLBTQ students begin to feel more accepted and may thus be happier in their high school experiences.
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This book was more of a text book. Not what I was looking for. Couldn't really tell from the description it gave.
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The book is a must read for those who deal with adolescents or is doing research on this aspect of sexual orientation in adolescents. It is detailed, provides great insight, provoking questions, and excellent data. Well written and quite informative.
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bisexual teenagers, gay athletes, antigay slurs, lesbian athletes, gay adolescents, lesbian adolescents, heterosexual students, lesbian teenagers, gay teens, homosexual adolescents, lesbian youth, lesbian teens, new black middle class, gay youth, homosexual students, classroom closet, black gay men, gay teachers, lesbian students, homosexual identity formation, called queer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, San Francisco, United States, Journal of Homosexuality, Brookline High School, Los Angeles, Alyson Publications, Beacon Press, Black Gay Anthology, Governor's Commission, Andi O'Conor, Harrington Park Press, Haworth Press, Gerald Unks, Report of the Secretary's Task Force, Audre Lorde, Government Printing Office, Hetrick-Martin Institute, International Universities Press, Journeys of the Spirit, Pat Griffin, Random House, Rock Lobster, University of California Press, University of Chicago Press New!
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- Gay and Lesbian Youth (Journal of Homosexuality Series) by Gilbert Herdt on 6 pages
- In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology by Joseph Beam on 6 pages
- Gay And Lesbian Youth : Expressions of Identity (The Series in Clinical and Community Psychology) by Ritch C Savin-Williams on page 51, page 186, and Back Matter
- Brother To Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men (Transworld) by Essex Hemphill on page 153, page 155, and page 186
- Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima on page 72, and page 73
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- Youth and Sexualities: Pleasure, Subversion, and Insubordination In and Out of Schools by Mary Louise Rasmussen on 9 pages
- Youth and Sexualities: Pleasure, Subversion, and Insubordination In and Out of Schools by Mary Louise Rasmussen on 8 pages
- One of the Boys: Masculinity, Homophobia, and Modern Manhood (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) by John Dececco Phd on 4 pages
- Sexuality, Gender and Schooling: Shifting Agendas in Social Learning by Mary Jane Kehily in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults by Frances A. Day on page 174, and Back Matter
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