ethnic, gender studies and lgbt history
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Rob Darrow, Ed.D.
Director of Research Safe Schools Project
Santa Cruz County.
Santa Maria Joint Union SD. August 2017
Rob’s Wiki:
http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com
Ethnic and Gender Studies:
Everybody has a History.
About LGBT History
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Who am I? Who are you?
What is my identity?
What is your identity?
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This is a Safe Space
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My Lens Today
What is our common
humanity?
What is the intersection
between ethnicity, gender
and LGBT history?
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What barriers prevent us from
embracing that
common humanity?
Share one or two ideas with someone
near you.
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Many Variables Impact
Student Achievement
Learning styles
Home life
Culture
School and school culture
Friends
Teachers, Counselors, Administrators
Curriculum
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Curriculum as a Mirror / Window
Article: Read p. 1-2
Discuss
Complete document
Group Ahas!
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A little history:
LGBTQ Terms and Year First Used
L = Lesbian (1732)
G = Gay (1955)
B = Bisexual (1960)
T = Transgender (1990)
Q = Queer / Questioning (1894, 1990)
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A little history:
History Curriculum in Ca
1998: New Ca History Standards – first state to
adopt such standards. New textbooks.
2010: Common Core Adopted.
2011: Fair Education Act Passed. Added Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans to the
curriculum – especially related to history.
2016: New State History Framework
2017: K-8 History Textbook Adoptions
(State Board vote in Nov. 2017)
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State History Framework –
11th Grade Themes Romantic Friendships Increase Women’s Rights
(1890-1930)
Gays in the Military from the Civil War to Don’t
Ask Don’t Tell (1860-2010)
Harlem Renaissance: As Gay as it was Black
(1917-1935)
The Lavender Scare and the 1950s (1918-2011)
Amendments, Laws and Court Decisions
Expand Equality (1868-2015)
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State History Framework –
Other Topics
LGBT Rights Movement in the Context of Civil
Rights
Native Americans and Two-Spirit People
AIDS Crisis
Changing Demographics in the U.S.
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Why this matters:
A Few Stories
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Frank Kameny
1925 – Born in NY
1941 – Joined Army
1956 – Harvard: Doctorate
in Astronomy
1957 – Hired by U.S. Army
Map Service – Produced
maps for U.S. military
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Frank Kameny
1953: President Eisenhower signs
Executive Order 10450. “Immoral
and sexual perversion were a
security risk” (In place until 1975).
1957: Kameny released from
government service
1960: Files lawsuit. Supreme Court
denies claim. First civil rights claim
based on sexual orientation
1960: Forms Mattachine Society in
Washington DC to advocate for
gay people.
1965: First of many protests at the
White House
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Frank
Kameny
1973: Lobbies American Psychological Association to remove gay/lesbian as a disease.
2010: Present at the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” signed by President Obama
2011: Dies at age 86
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David Schroer
1959: Born in Chicago
1979: Joins the military Special Forces Commander
Haiti Special Forces Commander
Post 911 Coordinated Secret Counterterrorism Unit in Pentagon
Briefed VP Dick Cheney on secret missions
2004: Retires from Military
2005: Applies for job with Library of Congress. Job Offered.
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Diane Schroer
Shares that she is transitioning to Diane
(Transgender male to female).
Library of Congress rescinds job offer.
2005 – Files employment lawsuit – Title VII
(Schroer v. Billington – Library of Congress)
2008 – U.S. District Court – Discrimination and
$500,000 awarded
Works in Pentagon advising transgender affairs
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Ronin Shimizu
2nd Grade: Joins Cub Scouts
4th Grade: Became a cheerleader – Vista Junior Eagles Cheer Team
Enjoyed art and fashion – made his own clothes
• 2002: Born in Folsom, Ca
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Ronin Shimizu
2008: Began being bullied and taunted with: “gay,” “girly” and “a fag,”
2008-2012: Moved to different schools to escape the bullying
2012: Awoke every day worried about who would pick on him.
2014: Removed from school, placed on Independent Study program
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Ronin Shimizu
2014 (December):
Took his own life (Age 12)
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LatinX Stories to Learn
Sylvia Rivera and Stonewall, New York
Jose Sarria, League for Civil Education,
San Francisco
Cherrie Moraga, Latina Lesbian Writer
Robert Garcia, Youngest Latin American
mayor in Long Beach
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Social Movements / Social Action
Social Movement timeline
Intersection of gender and ethnicity
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Various Social Movements
Latinx (gender inclusive term)
African American
Asian
Civil Rights
Women
Gay and Lesbian
Transgender
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Intersectionality Lens
Intersectionality is an important lens that
is used to better understand the lived
experiences of individuals across
identities, both those identities
that hold power in society, as well as
those that
experience marginalization in society
(Warner & Shields, 2013).
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Where is the intersection between
ethnicity, gender and LGBT history?
“I was black before I was a lesbian.”
“As a Latino gay man, I still live in a world where I
seem to be asked to pick one community over
another. It’s time for America to realize that there
is not one type of ‘experience.’ Everyone has their
own history, culture and traditions.”
- Mexican-American lesbian
Human Rights Campaign. At the Intersection: Race, Sexuality and
Gender. 2009.
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Questions to Consider?
Does it matter if a person in history was
male or female?
Does it matter if a person in history was
white, African American or LatinX or
Asian?
Does it matter if a person in history was
gay or lesbian or bisexual or transgender?
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Questions to Consider
Are these groups treated differently?
Marginalized vs. Non-Marginalized?
Are there different levels of privilege?
African American gay male
White straight female
LatinX lesbian female
Asian Transgender female
White straight male
Latinx bisexual male
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A few thoughts about intersection of
ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation
Gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation
impacts education.
Consider marginalized groups in courses
Asset vs. deficit based thinking strategies
Everyone has an ethnicity and a history.
Include these discussions throughout.
Naming the ethnicity, gender and sexual
orientation of people in history validates the
identity of students in our schools today.
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Curriculum Work Now:
Integrating LGBT
history
Discussion:
Intersectionality of
ethnicity, gender and
sexual orientation.
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Contact Info
Rob’s Wiki:
http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com