Abstract
We know from history that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have always existed in society (Campos, 2003; Sullivan, 2003). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and queer/questioning (LGBTIQ) individuals, collectively known as sexual minorities, represent approximately 10% of the population. As many as nine students in every classroom of 30 are in some measure affected by sexual minority issues (e.g., having a gay or lesbian relative or being gay oneself) (AFSC Gay/Lesbian Youth Program, 1991). “Yet even with this substantial number, the code of silence in our nation’s school systems concerning homosexuality remains” (Fontaine, 1997, pp. 101-102).
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2009
Repository Citation
Savage, Todd A. and Harley, Debra A., "A Place at the Blackboard: Including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, & Queer/Questioning Issues in the Education Process" (2009). Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education Faculty Publications. 4.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edsrc_facpub/4
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in Multicultural Education, v. 16, no. 4.
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