Abstract: Explains how gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and queer/questioning students are denied equal education, offering reasons, based on principles of democracy and social justice, that unjust denial should be remedied. Discusses the importance of teaching values, describing how to analyze the competing claims of those advocating and those opposed to policies to enhance inclusion and school safety for such students. (SM)

Title: Educational Equity for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer/Questioning Students: The Demands of Democracy and Social Justice for America's Schools.
Author: MacGillivray, Ian K.
Journal Citation: Education and Urban Society, v32 n3 p303-23 May 2000
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
Publication Year: 2000
Document Type: 055; Journal Article (080)
Target Audience: Practitioners and Teachers
ERIC Identifier: EJ607488
Clearinghouse Identifier: UD522274
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Descriptors: * Bisexuality; Democracy; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; * Equal Education; Homophobia; * Homosexuality; Public Education; * Sexual Identity

Identifiers: *Homosexual Rights; *Social Justice