Gay Teachers Shouldn't Have to Hi Who They Are - We Are Teachers

Contents:

• ‘I DON’T BLAME ANY TEACHER FOR NOT G OUT AS GAY’
• GAY TEACHERS SHOULDN’T HAVE TO HI WHO THEY ARE
• COMG OUT CLASS: WHEN TEACHERS TELL STUNTS "I'M GAY"
• ‘I’M AAID TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM': A GAY TEACHER OF THE YEAR SPEAKS OUT
• ONE OF MY STUNTS US ANTI-GAY SLURS AROUND ME

‘I DON’T BLAME ANY TEACHER FOR NOT G OUT AS GAY’

Durg Kristal Torr’s sophomore year of high school, she transferred om an all-girls Catholic school to a ed public high school.

GAY TEACHERS SHOULDN’T HAVE TO HI WHO THEY ARE

Sanford, a teacher who was openly gay. “I grew up an upper middle class, relig area Oh where didn't really feel like gay people existed.

I had iends theater who were gay, but I didn't see any exampl of what life would be like as a gay adult.

COMG OUT CLASS: WHEN TEACHERS TELL STUNTS "I'M GAY"

It wasn't until I was llege and had profsors who were gay that I really had any picture of what was like to be a gay adult a regular relatnship wh a fay.

‘I’M AAID TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM': A GAY TEACHER OF THE YEAR SPEAKS OUT

"I didn't have a teacher who I knew intified until my sophomore year of llege.

“This year I've been very openly out wh stunts, but a lot of that was motivated by my first year of teachg where I was tryg to bat issu of homophobia and transphobia. ” I did a home vis where I spoke to the mom and I remember tellg her that I was actually gay and I thk really helped her and ma her feel more relieved. “When I was workg rporate, I was out and unapologetilly gay.

ONE OF MY STUNTS US ANTI-GAY SLURS AROUND ME

I sudnly thought: if he turns out to be a homophobe, this will be a problem. Bisexual people are ls likely than gay men or lbians to be school lear scribed her ner nflict to me: “I look at others, the nfince they have, the sense of plete ease and fort, and I want to be volved. In the wir monwealth, homosexualy has been crimalised – India and Tridad.