Abstract: Provides suggestions for studying the gay and lesbian subtexts that exist in numerous literary works often taught in high schools. Argues that teachers can benefit from discussing these issues. Shows how Tennessee Williams's "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was taught in such a context. (HB)

Title: Literature Out of the Closet: Bringing Gay and Lesbian Texts and Subtexts Out in High School English.
Author: Greenbaum, Vicky
Journal Citation: English Journal, v83 n5 p71-74 Sep 1994
ISSN: 0013-8274
Note: Special Issue: Breaking the Rules.
Publication Year: 1994
Document Type: Position Paper (120); Project Description (141); Teaching Guide (052); Journal Article (080)
Target Audience: Practitioners and Students
ERIC Identifier: EJ490724
Clearinghouse Identifier: CS748322
Available from: UMI
This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS).

Descriptors: * Course Content; * Educational Change; English Curriculum; * English Instruction; High Schools; * Homosexuality; * Instructional Improvement; * Literary Genres

Identifiers: English Teachers; *Homosexual Literature