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Moving from Inaction to Action: Challenging Homo- and Transphobia in Middle School English Language Arts

Authors: Henry (Cody) C. Miller (SUNY Brockport) , Kathleen M Olmstead (SUNY Brockport) , Kathleen Colantonio-Yurko (SUNY Brockport) , Amy Shema (SUNY Brockport) , Natalie Svrcek (SUNY Brockport)

  • Moving from Inaction to Action: Challenging Homo- and Transphobia in Middle School English Language Arts

    Practitioner Perspective

    Moving from Inaction to Action: Challenging Homo- and Transphobia in Middle School English Language Arts

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Abstract

What happens when teachers have opportunities to engage in LGBTQ-affirming practices but choose not to? In the following paper, the authors present a vignette from a middle school context and consider ways to challenge silences to support LGBTQ students in middle school English classrooms. The authors provide discussion and resources to help teachers engage in LGBTQ affirming practices with middle school students.

Keywords: LGBTQ-affirming pedagogies, responsive teaching practices, identity

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2020-04-06

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