Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality

• 2007 Stonewall Honor Book in Non-Fiction

SUMMARY

How do you respond when a child asks: "Can a girl turn into a boy?"

What if your daughter brings home schoolbooks with sexist, racist stories?

What does "queering the curriculum" really mean? What does it look like?

What's wrong with "anti-bullying"policies?

Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality is filled with inspiring stories about practical ways to include LGBTQ content in curriculum, make it a part of an approach to social justice, and create classrooms and schools that nurture all children and their families.

REVIEWS

"In this moment when forces are rallying to demonize all forms of difference, we must recommit to leveraging feminist, queer, and intersectional politics to trouble education.Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality showcases a diverse sampling of possibilities for doing precisely that. Read and act on this book today!"—Kevin Kumashiro, author of Against Common Sense: Teaching and Learning toward Social Justice and dean, University of San Francisco School of Education

”Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality is one of the most important books I've read in a long time. It really should be mandatory reading for anyone involved in any kind of education - from parents to teachers, to writers and policy makers. The essays are so thoughtful and passionate But more than that, they re engaging. I found myself eager to get back to this collection, wanting to quote from every writer I read in here.”—Jacqueline Woodson, award-winning author of Brown Girl, Dreaming