Dear Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, And Transgender Teacher (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Dear Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Teacher 2
Letters of Advice to Help You Find Your Way 2
A Volume in Educational Leadership for Social Justice 2
Series Editors: 2
Jeffrey S. Brooks, Monash University Denise E. Armstrong, Brock University Ira Bogotch, Florida Atlantic University Sandra Harris, Lamar University Whitney H. Sherman, Virginia Commonwealth University George Theoharis, Syracuse University 2
CONTENTS 8
1. Queer Leadership 8
PART I: PRESERVICE CREDENTIAL CANDIDATES 8
2. Introduction 8
3. Studying to Become a Teacher in a Rural Area: The Obstacles That Get in the Way 8
4. The First, Frightening Moment I Came Out: A Diary Entry on a Cold and Rainy Day 8
5. Out in the Staffroom 8
PART II: PRE-K–12 EDUCATORS 8
6. Introduction 8
7. We Are Family: The Role of GLBTIQS Activism in Human Rights Education 9
8. Coming Out Again, and Again, and Again 9
9. Transparency, Visibility, and Belonging 9
10. Come Out, Come Out, Where You Are: Bringing LGBT Matters Out of the Early Childhood Education Closet 9
11. From a School Leader of the 21st Century to a Child of the Past and Teachers of the Future 9
12. On Being a Teacher First and Transgender Second 9
13. Know and/of Established Rules, Practices, and Policies 9
14. No More Schoolyard Bullies 9
15. I Am Free 9
16. Ten Years of Inqueeries 9
17. Advice From Beyond the Closet 9
18. That Gay Teacher 9
19. The School Production and Queer Objects of Amusement 9
20. Find Your Bottom Line 9
21. To Come Out or Not to Come Out: Is it Worth the Risk? 9
22. Sleeping With a Mosquito 9
23. Confidence Is the Key 10
PART III: COUNSELORS AND MEDIATORS 10
24. Introduction 10
25. Be All of Whom You Are Early and Often 10
26. A Toast for Amber and Lauren 10
27. Coming Out With a Whisper 10
PART IV: HIGHER EDUCATION 10
28. Introduction 10
29. Queer-Care, Oxygen Masks, and Other Insights Into Caring for Yourself and Your Queer Students 10
30. Some Reflections on Working Around Anger and Change for New Queers 10
31. Who You Are Matters 10
32. Delusions of Mediocrity: Queer Teachers and Business as Usual 10
33. Down the Rabbit Hole: Learning New Perspectives Around Diverse Genders, Sexes, and Sexualities 10
34. Crossing the Pacific Ocean: A Queer Man of Color’s Journey of Crossing Cultural Borders in Higher Education in the United States 10
35. Be the Change You Wish to See in The World: Telling Our Stories With Integrity and Passion 10
36. I Wish I Had Read the Faculty Manual: Tips for Queers in the System 11
37. Queers Are Pioneers: Keeping an Open Mind About Education 11
PART V: ALLIES, ACCOMPLICES, AND COCONSPIRATORS 11
38. Introduction: Acts of Solidarity—Reflections of Ally Work Within Queer School Movements 11
39. From Antiracist to Antiracist Racist, From Ally to Accomplice 11
40. I Felt the Breeze as You Sprinted by Me 11
41. Make Allies 11
42. Answering the Call: We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For 11
43. Conclusion 11
Educational Leadership for Social Justice 3
Dear Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Teacher 6
Letters of Advice to Help You Find Your Way 6
Edited by 6
William DeJean Inspiration Unleashed 6
and 6
Jeff Sapp California State University Dominguez Hills 6
Information Age Publishing, Inc. 6
Charlotte, North Carolina • www.infoagepub.com 6
Series Editor’s Preface 12
Jeffrey S. Brooks 12
Monash University 12
Introduction and Overall Framework 14
William DeJean 14
Inspiration Unleashed 14
Jeff Sapp 14
California State University Dominguez Hills 14
INTRODUCTION AND OVERALL FRAMEWORK 14
Methodology 15
Voice Guides 16
Framework 17
Limitations 21
REFERENCES 21
CHAPTER 1 24
Queer Leadership 24
Jeff Sapp 24
California State University Dominguez Hills 24
Introduction 25
A History of Hostility 26
Social Justice Leadership 29
Conclusion 31
REFERENCES 32
PART I 34
PRESERVICE CREDENTIAL CANDIDATES 34
CHAPTER 2 36
Introduction 36
Jeff Sapp 36
California State University Dominguez Hills 36
Introduction 36
Compartmentalized and Fragmented Lives 38
FEAR 40
The Fear of Being Labeled a Child Molester 41
The Fear of Being Fired 42
The Fear of Rumors 42
The Fear of Retaliation 45
The Fear of Being an Activist 46
Conclusion 47
REFERENCES 47
CHAPTER 3 50
Studying to Become a Teacher in a Rural Area 50
Michelle Butters 50
Author Biography 53
CHAPTER 4 54
The First, Frightening Moment I Came Out 54
Bernie Davern 54
Author Biography 56
CHAPTER 5 58
Out in the Staffroom 58
Erin P. Greaves 58
Author Biography 61
PART II 62
PRE-K–12 EDUCATORS 62
CHAPTER 6 64
Introduction 64
Jeff Sapp 64
California State University Dominguez Hills 64
William DeJean 64
Inspiration Unleashed 64
Introduction 64
Pedagogy and Identity 65
Heterosexism 66
Erasure and Invisibility 67
Visibility and Being a Role Model 68
Teaching as an Act of Wholeness 71
REFERENCES 71
CHAPTER 7 74
We Are Family 74
Geoff Allshorn 74
Author Biography 78
CHAPTER 8 80
Coming Out Again, and Again, and Again 80
Melissa Ash-Balá 80
Author Biography 83
CHAPTER 9 84
Transparency, Visibility, and Belonging 84
Hau Bui 84
Author Biography 85
CHAPTER 10 86
“Come Out, Come Out, Where You Are!” 86
Kathy Cloughessy 86
REFERENCES 90
Author Biography 90
CHAPTER 11 92
From a School Leader of the 21st Century to a Child of the Past and Teachers of the Future 92
Shaun Dellenty 92
Author Biography 95
CHAPTER 12 96
On Being a Teacher First and Transgender Second 96
Itsuki Doi 96
Author Biography 98
Translator Biography 99
CHAPTER 13 100
Know and/or Establish Rules, Practices, and Policies 100
Dora J. Dome 100
REFERENCE 102
Author Biography 102
CHAPTER 14 104
No More Schoolyard Bullies 104
Raúl Duque 104
Author Biography 106
CHAPTER 15 108
I Am Free 108
Lorelei Estrada 108
Author Biography 111
CHAPTER 16 112
Ten Years of Inqueeries 112
Tara Goldstein 112
REFERENCES 114
Author Biography 115
CHAPTER 17 116
Advice From Beyond the Closet 116
Janna Jackson 116
Author Biography 119
CHAPTER 18 120
That Gay Teacher 120
Rebecca Langham 120
Author Biography 123
CHAPTER 19 124
The School Production and Queer Objects of Amusement 124
Jack Migdalek 124
Author Biography 126
CHAPTER 20 128
Find Your Bottom Line 128
Elizabeth Milne-Kahn 128
Author Biography 132
CHAPTER 21 134
To Come Out or Not to Come Out 134
Paul Chamness Miller 134
Author Biography 136
CHAPTER 22 138
Sleeping With a Mosquito 138
Olivia Noto 138
Author Biography 142
CHAPTER 23 144
Confidence Is the Key 144
Ginny Taylor 144
Author Biography 146
PART III 148
Counselors and Mediators 148
CHAPTER 24 150
Introduction 150
Carol Sullivan 150
Encourage Examination 151
Love Creates a Soft Landing 154
Conclusion 155
Author Biography 155
REFERENCES 155
CHAPTER 25 158
Be All of Whom You Are Early and Often 158
Stuart Chen-Hayes 158
Author Biography 162
CHAPTER 26 164
A Toast for Amber and Lauren 164
Erwin “Sino” Donato 164
Author Biography 167
CHAPTER 27 168
Coming Out With a Whisper 168
Osvelio C. Lastre 168
Author Biography 170
Table 28.1. Dean Reviews on a 5.0 Scale 176
PART IV 172
higher education 172
CHAPTER 28 174
Introduction 174
Jeff Sapp 174
California State University Dominguez Hills 174
Introduction 174
The Context of My Story and My Credentials 175
So then what went wrong? 177
Overt Homophobia 177
Collegial Shame 180
Institutional Sexism and Heterosexism 180
Increased Visibility Is Threatening 181
Research and Tenure 181
Sociocultural Context 182
Homophobic Assumptions 183
Confronting Homophobia Means That I Have Issues 184
Homophobic Policies 184
Conclusion 185
REFERENCES 187
Table 28.2. 178
CHAPTER 29 188
Queer-Care, Oxygen Masks, and Other Insights Into Caring for Yourself and Your Queer Students 188
Fiona J. Benson 188
Insight 1: “In the Event of an Emergency Place the Oxygen Mask Over Your Face …” 189
Insight 2: The Praxis of Queer-Care 191
REFERENCES 192
Author Biography 192
CHAPTER 30 194
Some Reflections on Working Around Anger and Change for New Queers 194
Michael Crowhurst 194
REFERENCES 198
Author Biography 198
CHAPTER 31 200
Who You Are Matters 200
William DeJean 200
Author Biography 202
CHAPTER 32 204
Delusions of Mediocrity 204
Anne Harris 204
Author Biography 210
CHAPTER 33 212
Down the Rabbit Hole 212
Terence Humphreys 212
Author Biography 215
CHAPTER 34 216
Crossing the Pacific Ocean 216
Mitsunori Misawa 216
Author Biography 222
CHAPTER 35 224
Be the Change You Wish to See in the World 224
Mara Sapon-Shevin 224
Author Biography 228
CHAPTER 36 230
I Wish I Had Read the Faculty Manual 230
Jeff Sapp 230
Author Biography 233
CHAPTER 37 234
Queers Are Pioneers 234
Paul Venzo 234
Author Biography 237
PART V 238
ALLIES, ACCOMPLICES, AND COCONSPIRATORS 238
CHAPTER 38 240
Introduction 240
Elexia Reyes McGovern 240
REFERENCES 244
Author Biography 244
CHAPTER 39 246
From Antiracist to Antiracist Racist, From Ally to Accomplice 246
Christine Clark and Doris L. Watson 246
REFERENCES 250
Author Biographies 251
CHAPTER 40 252
I Felt the Breeze as You Sprinted by Me 252
Paul Gorski 252
REFERENCE 255
Author Biography 255
CHAPTER 41 256
Make Allies 256
Sonia Nieto 256
Author Biography 260
CHAPTER 42 262
Answering the “Call” 262
Lorri J. Santamaria 262
NOTES 265
Author Biography 265
CHAPTER 43 268
Conclusion 268
William DeJean 268
Inspiration Unleashed 268
Jeff Sapp 268
California State University Dominguez Hills 268
Negotiating a Developing Consciousness 268
Negotiating Fear and Threat 269
Negotiating the Heterosexual World 271
Negotiating the Concept of “Wholeness” 271
Negotiating “Teaching as a Subversive Act” 272
REFERENCES 272
About the EDITORS 274
William DeJean 274
Jeff Sapp 274
Back Cover 276