Standing Out, Standing Together: The Social and Political Impact of Gay-Straight Alliances

Standing Out, Standing Together: The Social and Political Impact of Gay-Straight Alliances
ISBN-10
1136079386
ISBN-13
9781136079382
Category
Education
Pages
265
Language
English
Published
2013-01-11
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Melinda Miceli

Description

Just a decade ago, requests by students to establish groups to support gay and lesbian students were rare and generally met with shock and confusion by school administrators and local communities. Today there are more than 1600 gay straight alliances (GSAs) across the country. Standing Out, Standing Together documents the emergence of gay straight alliances in public schools across America - from factors that have contributed to the relatively rapid spread of GSA to those that stirred controversy and posed roadblocks. Using over 10 years of interviews with students, teachers, administrators and political activists; case studies; and local and national media reports, Miceli explores the personal and political stakes involved in the battles over GSAs. Although the book acknowledges and documents the harassment, abuse and problems suffered by many gay, lesbian, transgendered, and bisexual students, its primary focus is on these students as political activists, rather than as passive victims, making it a unique contribution to sociologists, educators, political activists and LGBTreaders alike.

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