1st Edition
Standing Out, Standing Together The Social and Political Impact of Gay-Straight Alliances
By Melinda Miceli
Copyright 2006
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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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 -... Read more
Introduction THE PERSONAL AND THE POLITICAL; Chapter 1 ONE GAY—STRAIGHT ALLIANCES; Chapter 2 TWO IN THE TRENCHES; Chapter 3 THREE “WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE”; Chapter 4 FOUR A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS; Chapter 5 FIVE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS; Chapter 6 SIX MAKING HEADLINES; Chapter 7 SEVEN THE BATTLES CONTINUE; Chapter 8 EIGHT HARNESSING THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL POWER OF THE GSA MOVEMENT; REFERENCES; NOTES; Index;
Biography
Melinda Miceli is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Hartford
'This is the first book to document the history and contemporary social relevance of the GSA movement; it is well written and highly informative and will be of great interest to sociologists, students, teachers and activists.' - Gender and Education
