Out of the Closets, Into the Classrooms

For this special issue devoted to teaching the history of sexuality and of LGBT people, three authors reflect on the topics’ place in the curriculum. As our authors show, addressing widespread student demands for this knowledge can allow faculty to rethink the way they teach survey courses. Historians can even look for ideas in K–12 frameworks of the sort California’s board of education just passed. As shown in our cover photograph, taken in 1991 at a protest by the Lesbian Avengers in New York City, teaching children about LGBT lives has been controversial for many years. Historians today, however, are leading the way to a more inclusive K–16 curriculum. Find out how inside. Photograph: Donna Binder.

Staff

Allison Miller, editor
Stephanie Kingsley, associate editor, web content and social media
Kritika Agarwal
, associate editor, publications
Sadie Bergen, assistant editor
Liz Townsend, coordinator, data administration and integrity

Other Articles

The AHA Townhouse

October 17, 2016

From the Editor

Townhouse Notes, October 2016
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October 17, 2016

From the President

History, Science, and Community: Native American Pasts
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October 17, 2016

AHA Activities

Decolonization Seminar Alumni Reunite

October 17, 2016

In Memoriam

Andrew Robert Lee Cayton (1954-2015)

October 17, 2016

In Memoriam

Thomas Main Doerflinger (1952-2015)

October 17, 2016

In Memoriam

James Green (1944-2016)

October 17, 2016

In Memoriam

Gerald N. Grob (1931-2015)

October 17, 2016

In Memoriam

Plamen Tzvetkov (1951-2015)
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October 25, 2016

Member Spotlight

AHA Member Spotlight: Raphael Cassimere Jr.
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October 24, 2016

The Liberal Dilemma
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October 19, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Arlene M. Sánchez-Walsh
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October 14, 2016

From the Professional Division

AHA Council Approves Guidelines for the Dissertation Process
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October 12, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Charles Evans, Assistant Dean and Professor of History
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October 4, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Kathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon