Queering Tensions in Policies, Curriculum, and Classrooms

Van Horn, Selena E.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-17087-4_6

Selena E. Van Horn⁵

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Abstract

This chapter reviews US policies that have been proposed and passed with regard to LGBTQ+ discrimination, protections, and inclusive curriculum. Tracking bills across regions of the US (East Coast, Midwest, West Coast), Chap. 6 connects back to Chap. 2 examining how LGBTQ+ discrimination is structural in present day. The chapter ends by returning to the teacher-researcher collaborative inquiry to review resistances to discriminatory policies in elementary school classrooms.

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Van Horn, S.E. (2022). Queering Tensions in Policies, Curriculum, and Classrooms. In: Towards Queer Literacy in Elementary Education. Queer Studies and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17087-4_6

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