Christe Yared, Where Are the Civil Rights for Gay and Lbian Teachers?, Human Rights, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Summer 1997), pp. 22-24
Contents:
- GAY TEACHER: GERRY CRANE’S STORY
- LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS BYRON CENTER, MI
- LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS BYRON CENTER, MI
GAY TEACHER: GERRY CRANE’S STORY
By Carol Tanis When the ongog story of gay mic teacher Gerry Crane was the media back 1995, had a chillg effect on gays and lbians * byron center gay teacher *
Twenty-five years ago, Byron Center teacher Gerry Crane beme the foc of anti-gay sentiments and ultimately driven out of his job after was disvered he was gay. Somehow, someone got the nam of the stunts his class and sent them a packet of flammatory and false rmatn, as well as a vio of a gay pri para. The school board held four meetgs durg which people ma false claims about gay people.
LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS BYRON CENTER, MI
“They said that simply beg homosexual ma you an improper role mol for stunts, ” Yared said.
“All he ever wanted to do was teach, not bee a gay activist. When the ongog story of gay mic teacher Gerry Crane was the media back 1995, had a chillg effect on gays and lbians Wt Michigan.
Nearly two s later, many Michigan school districts and beyond, gay teachers rema at risk, which is largely why a Grand Rapids attorney is wrg a book about Gerry Crane tled, “Gay Teacher, A Story About Love, Hate & Lsons Yet to be Learned. School board meetgs were held that fall and the board issued a pronouncement that beg both gay and a teacher were not patible.
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