Creators of Equitable Education Systems for the 21st Century: Queer Teachers of Color Realness

• In Event: Educator Advocacy: Queer Teachers of Color, Transgender Inclusion, and Sexual Assault in YAL

Abstract

This paper speaks to the lived experiences of gay male teachers of color working in K-12 settings, to address the pervasive silences and attenuated presence of LGBT people of color in educational research. The study draws on the experiences of gay teachers of color to identify and analyze how the intersections of race, gender and sexuality impact these teachers’ teaching principles, dispositions, and practices. The results suggest how an intersectional analysis of gay teachers of color can be used to inform social justice-oriented education across the P-20 spectrum.

Authors

• Cleveland Hayes, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

• Christian A. Bracho, University of La Verne