The complexities of workplace experience for lesbian and gay teachers

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Ferfolja ◽  
Lucy Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Workplace Experience ◽  
Gay Teachers

scholarly journals “They Think I Am a Pervert:” A Qualitative Analysis of Lesbian and Gay Teachers' Experiences With Stress at School

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 592-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Lineback ◽  
Molly Allender ◽  
Rachel Gaines ◽  
Christopher J. McCarthy ◽  
Andrea Butler
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Teachers Experiences ◽  
Gay Teachers

scholarly journals Are You Gay, Sir? A Review of the Literature Concerning the Experiences of Gay Male Educators

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane Town
Keyword(s):  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Gay Students ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Gay Male ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Youth ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Gay Teachers ◽  
Lesbian Teachers

This article reviews the literature available from overseas and in Aotearoa that investigates the experiences of gay and lesbian teachers in secondary schools. In doing so it explores the role that homophobia and heterosexism play in creating school environments that are often hostile to lesbian and gay teachers and students. These “forces” operate to maintain the segregation between gay and lesbian youth and gay and lesbian teachers creating a climate of fear based on myths of paedophilia, recruitment and deviancy. The damaging effects of this institutionalised homophobia on the daily lives of gay male teachers is examined. Using overseas experience as a guide, suggestions as to how to create safe schools for lesbian and gay students and teachers are explored.

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