Understanding and Teaching U.S. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History - (Harvey Goldberg Series for Understanding and Teaching Histor)

About the Book

Designed for university and high school teachers who want to integrate LGBT history into the curriculum, this volume offers inspiring stories, classroom-tested advice, and rich information. This second edition updates the material on the Supreme Court, same-sex marriage, the Right, trans history, and other topics.

Book Synopsis

Taking into account recent historic changes, this second edition updates the essays on the Supreme Court, same-sex marriage, the Right, and trans history. Authors of several other essays have taken the opportunity to add new material and references where warranted.

Review Quotes

"A terrific book for anyone teaching U.S. history to high school or college students. It is designed to explain why, and especially how, educators can integrate LGBT history into their existing courses. The volume contains superb essays by scholars and teachers that speak to pedagogy, sources, and methods, and includes seventeen topical essays that span the breadth of U.S. history, from colonial same-sex experiences to contemporary same-sex marriage." --American Historian

"Contributors deftly tie LGBT content to the broader goals of teaching history, not simply making visible the lives of everyday queer people but prompting critical engagement." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Groundbreaking and readable. ... Essential for college and university libraries supporting teacher training degree programs and curricula in American history, LGBT studies, and the social sciences." --Choice

"The authors understand this will be a controversial issue, and they present it in such a way that it would go over well in high school and college classrooms." --San Francisco Book Review

About the Author

Leila J. Rupp is the author of many books, including A Desired Past: A Short History of Same-Sex Love in America and Sapphistries: A Global History of Love between Women. She is a professor of feminist studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Susan K. Freeman is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Gender and Women's Studies at Western Michigan University. She is the author of Sex Goes to School: Girls and Sex Education before the 1960s.