Op-ed: What I Learned in High School From a Gay Teacher
A straight high school junior in Lexington, Ky., gets a lesson in empathy from an out member of her school's faculty.
July 30 2015 5:00 AM
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Gay Teacher
Schools have been at the forefront of many recent battles about discrimination in the workplace, with many gay or lesbian teachers being fired from their hard-earned jobs simply because of the bias of the school administrators and/or parents. Despite what one may hear, gay teachers are the same as straight ones: They are committed to helping their students learn. And if anything, having a diversity of identities represented at a school will help the students, not hurt them. The Advocate has everything you need to know about how gay teachers are fighting discrimination
