Engaged Hesitancy as (Queer) Activism
In this Teaching Note, I reflect on my experience with a parent's homophobia around her son's choice to read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters. I contemplate my responses--or lack thereof--and, while considering various theories of gender, sexuality, and activism, I consider how else I m...
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In this Teaching Note, I reflect on my experience with a parent's homophobia around her son's choice to read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters. I contemplate my responses--or lack thereof--and, while considering various theories of gender, sexuality, and activism, I consider how else I might have responded to protect the student while promoting possible futures for him. Supporting students is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor but always requires thought and care.
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ade47ff0a5f41d6872d0d34a74e77a72023-08-23T17:58:21ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghRadical Teacher1941-08322023-08-0112610.5195/rt.2023.1111Engaged Hesitancy as (Queer) ActivismCaleb M. Chandler0University of Georgia In this Teaching Note, I reflect on my experience with a parent's homophobia around her son's choice to read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters. I contemplate my responses--or lack thereof--and, while considering various theories of gender, sexuality, and activism, I consider how else I might have responded to protect the student while promoting possible futures for him. Supporting students is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor but always requires thought and care. http://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/radicalteacher/article/view/1111gendersexualityactivism |
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| title_fullStr | Engaged Hesitancy as (Queer) Activism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Engaged Hesitancy as (Queer) Activism |
| title_short | Engaged Hesitancy as (Queer) Activism |
| title_sort | engaged hesitancy as queer activism |
| topic | gender sexuality activism |
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