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Beyond Diversity Day: A Q&A on Gay and Lesbian Issues in Schoolsreviewed by Laurel Lampela - 2004 Title: Beyond Diversity Day: A Q&A on Gay and Lesbian Issues in Schools Author(s): Arthur Lipkin Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham ISBN: 0742520331, Pages: 261, Year: 2004 Search for book at Amazon.com It is evident by reading newspaper accounts from across the
country that many school districts are proving to be very difficult
environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT)
teens and adults. Schools are coping with an increasing
number of grievances filed by LGBT students and teachers because
the schools are not effectively addressing their need for safety
and their right to attend school or work in a harassment-free
environment. Quite often, teachers, principals, district
supervisors and superintendents are at a loss for ways to address
these issues effectively. They do not know where to
seek answers to questions they have quickly or do not bother to ask
the questions and may ignore or minimize the problems LGBT students
and teachers encounter on a daily basis.
Arthur Lipkin in his book Beyond Diversity Day: A Q&A on
Gay and Lesbian Issues in Schools provides answers to over 180
questions that teachers, administrators and counselors may have or
questions they may encounter in the future. Lipkin believes
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- Laurel Lampela
University of New Mexico E-mail Author LAUREL LAMPELA is an associate professor of art education at the University of New Mexico. She is the co-editor of the anthology From Our Voices: Art Educators and Artists Speak Out About Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues, 2003, Kendall/Hunt Publishers. She is the co-founder of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Issues Caucus of the National Art Education Association and has published book chapters and articles on issues of gender and sexual identity in the visual arts.
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