Gay and Lesbian Educators: Personal Freedoms, Public Constraints

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Summary: A History That Dare Not Speak It's Name
Review: When I see Karen Harbeck's name on a book, I associate it with readability and attention to detail. "Coming Out of the Classroom Closet" was a fascinating collection of articles. Therefore I had high hopes on seeing "Gay and Lesbian Educators. I was not disappointed.

She has assembled a history of litigation surrounding gay and lesbian educators that uncovers the hypocrisy of the anti-GLBTQ movement on the right. Each chapter (starting with Anita Bryant)is personalized by quotations and observations. She painstakingly researched and interviewed as many of the main players on both sides of the issue that she could.

Although other books speak more to the practical matters of GLBTQ teachers and students in the classroon and the school, her book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on gay and lesbian issues.

One footnote: The book has a disclaimer at the beginning citing the litigation against the authors of "The Courage to Heal." Such litigation should have nothing to do with Karen Harbeck's excellent research...

Rating:
Summary: A History That Dare Not Speak It's Name
Review: When I see Karen Harbeck's name on a book, I associate it with readability and attention to detail. "Coming Out of the Classroom Closet" was a fascinating collection of articles. Therefore I had high hopes on seeing "Gay and Lesbian Educators. I was not disappointed.

She has assembled a history of litigation surrounding gay and lesbian educators that uncovers the hypocrisy of the anti-GLBTQ movement on the right. Each chapter (starting with Anita Bryant)is personalized by quotations and observations. She painstakingly researched and interviewed as many of the main players on both sides of the issue that she could.

Although other books speak more to the practical matters of GLBTQ teachers and students in the classroon and the school, her book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on gay and lesbian issues.

One footnote: The book has a disclaimer at the beginning citing the litigation against the authors of "The Courage to Heal." Such litigation should have nothing to do with Karen Harbeck's excellent research...