Recent cases of teen suicide linked with homophobic bullying have thrust the issue of school safety into the national spotlight. In “Don’t Be So Gay!” Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe, Donn Short considers the effectiveness of safe-school legislation. Drawing on interviews with queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, Short concludes that current legislation is more responsive than proactive.

Don't Be So Gay!: Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe (Law and Society)

Politics & Social Sciences

Short, Donn

Social Sciences

UBC Press

Recent cases of teen suicide linked with homophobic bullying have thrust the issue of school safety into the national spotlight. In “Don’t Be So Gay!” Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe, Donn Short considers the effectiveness of safe-school legislation. Drawing on interviews with queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, Short concludes that current legislation is more responsive than proactive.

“Don’t Be So Gay!”: Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe (Law and Society)

Making the Case: 2SLGBTQ+ Rights and Religion in Schools

A principal forbids same-sex prom dates. A community group tries to prohibit gender-neutral bathrooms. Despite growing acceptance of 2SLGBTQ+ rights, schools still regularly become battlegrounds in clashes between the expression of gender or sexual identity and a perceived threat to religious identity or values. Making the Case explains the position of Canadian law. It demonstrates that Canadians have rights to both religion and rights to gender expression or sexual orientation. It then provides evidence from case law to show that sexual minority rights do not undermine rights to religious freedom. This book is an important tool for anyone working to create an inclusive school environment or respond to rights-based conflicts within the school system.

MacDougall, Bruce

Clarke, Paul T.

Constitutional Law

Purich Publishing

Am I Safe Here?: LGBTQ Teens and Bullying in Schools

"Am I safe here?" Every day, LGBTQ students ask this question within the school system. Donn Short treats students as the experts, asking them to shine a light on the marginalization and bullying faced by LGBTQ youth. They insightfully identify that safety comes from a culture that values equity and social justice, not just security cameras, and they envision a future in which LGBTQ youth are an expected, respected, and celebrated part of school life. This book offers a path to creating equitable and inclusive schools, drawing on the spontaneous and timely words of LGBTQ students to show that nothing less than a total culture change is needed.

"Am I safe here?" Every day, LGBTQ students ask this question within the school system. Donn Short treats students as the experts, asking them to shine a light on the marginalization and bullying faced by LGBTQ youth. They insightfully identify that safety comes from a culture that values equity and social justice, not just security cameras, and they envision a future in which LGBTQ youth are an expected, respected, and celebrated part of school life. This book offers a path to creating equitable and inclusive schools, drawing on the spontaneous and timely words of LGBTQ students to show that nothing less than a total culture change is needed.

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Don't Be So Gay!: Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe (Law and Society)

“Don’t Be So Gay!”: Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe (Law and Society)

Making the Case: 2SLGBTQ+ Rights and Religion in Schools

Making the Case: 2SLGBTQ+ Rights and Religion in Schools

Am I Safe Here?: LGBTQ Teens and Bullying in Schools

Am I Safe Here?: LGBTQ Teens and Bullying in Schools