No Sanctuary: Teachers and the School Reform That Brought Gay Rights to the Masses

No Sanctuary: Teachers and the School Reform That Brought Gay Rights to the Masses
ISBN-10
1512603155
ISBN-13
9781512603156
Category
Social Science
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2018-09-12
Publisher
University Press of New England
Author
Stephen Lane

Description

School can be a special sort of nightmare for LGBTQ youth, who are sometimes targets of verbal or physical harassment with nowhere to turn for support.ÊNo Sanctuary tells the inspiring story of a mostly unseen rescue attempt by a small group of teachers who led the push to make schools safer for these at-risk students. Their efforts became the blueprint for Massachusetts's education policy and a nationwide movement, resulting in one of the most successful and far-reaching school reform efforts in recent times. Stephen Lane sheds light on this largely overlooked but critical series of reforms, placing the Safe Schools movement within the context of the larger gay rights movement and highlighting its key role in fostering greater acceptance of LGBTQ individuals throughout society.

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