TY - JOUR
T1 - Queer teacher to queer teacher
T2 - reflections, questions, and hopes from current and aspiring educators
AU - Mayo, J. B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - Today, members of the various lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities enjoy many of the same rights and privileges as their cis-gender, heterosexual peers. Yet, the lived experiences of many queer-identified teachers in schools remain problematic, uncomfortable, and tension-filled. Given the rise of ‘No Promo Homo’ laws that exist in six states and current Supreme Court cases being argued that question whether or not anti-discrimination laws should apply to sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace, many queer teachers justifiably feel uneasy. In this reflective narrative, I utilized semi-structured interviews to awaken participants’ memories of past classroom experiences. While not engaged in face-to-face interaction, the six queer individuals who participated in this project evoke images of people in conversation from afar. Throughout the narrative, I insert my voice in the hopes of creating larger meaning from the wisdom, advice, questions, fears, and hopes of the six participants.
AB - Today, members of the various lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities enjoy many of the same rights and privileges as their cis-gender, heterosexual peers. Yet, the lived experiences of many queer-identified teachers in schools remain problematic, uncomfortable, and tension-filled. Given the rise of ‘No Promo Homo’ laws that exist in six states and current Supreme Court cases being argued that question whether or not anti-discrimination laws should apply to sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace, many queer teachers justifiably feel uneasy. In this reflective narrative, I utilized semi-structured interviews to awaken participants’ memories of past classroom experiences. While not engaged in face-to-face interaction, the six queer individuals who participated in this project evoke images of people in conversation from afar. Throughout the narrative, I insert my voice in the hopes of creating larger meaning from the wisdom, advice, questions, fears, and hopes of the six participants.
KW - Queer teacher
KW - k-12 classroom
KW - narrative
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U2 - 10.1080/10476210.2019.1709813
DO - 10.1080/10476210.2019.1709813
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078451218
SN - 1047-6210
VL - 31
SP - 32
EP - 44
JO - Teaching Education
JF - Teaching Education
IS - 1
ER -