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

By Stephen Lane

Book information

Publisher
University Press of New England
Year
2018
ISBN
9781512603156, 2018017534, 2018018871, 9781512603149
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
619 kB (634214 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2022-09-30 23:44:35
EDU016000EducationLGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction)NonfictionSOC000000SOC064000Sociology

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. No 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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