Special Section: Psychoanalysis and LGBT Issues. Creating Allies: Psychoanalysis and Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Glassgold
Keyword(s):  
Special Section ◽  
Lgbt Issues ◽  
And Bisexual

scholarly journals LGBT Issues in Norwegian Textbooks

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-20
Author(s):  
Bjørn Smestad
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Transgendered People ◽  
Lgbt Issues ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Lower Secondary Education

In Norway, a model for schools’ teaching about LGBT issues is chosen where the responsibility is divided between different school subjects: social science, natural science, RLE2 (religion, philosophies of life and ethics), Norwegian and English. This article looks at how this is implemented in the textbooks. 129 text-books in Norwegian primary and lower secondary education (grades 1–10) are analysed. Of these, 246 textbook pages included LGBT issues. In this article, I discuss how LGBT issues are included in Norwegian textbooks and how the divided responsibility between school subjects work. The most striking finding is that of the five subjects, English and Norwegian have the least demanding curriculum goals, but still the largest number of pages related to LGBT issues. The inclusion of fictional voices makes possible a nomadic perspective (observing issues from multiple perspectives). It is also striking that about half of the textbook pages are in 10th grade textbooks. Heteronormativity is still a problem, and bisexual and transgendered people are far less visible than lesbian and gay people are.  

“Put It Out There That You Are Willing To Talk About Anything”: The Role of School Counselors in Providing Support to gay and Bisexual Youth

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0001700
Author(s):  
Stuart Roe
Keyword(s):  
School Counselors ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Past History ◽  
Phenomenological Inquiry ◽  
Lgbt Issues ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
History Of ◽  
Bisexual Youth ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Student Relationship

This study examines how gay and bisexual adolescents identify and access support from their school counselor using a phenomenological inquiry approach. Gay and bisexual adolescents were interviewed regarding their experiences with their school counselors and reported that they believed school counselors should be supportive by virtue of their title. Participants used various methods to determine if their school counselor was supportive including ascertaining political beliefs, relying on the past history of the school counselor-student relationship, observing supportive symbols in school counseling offices, and relying on knowledge gained from other students. Students reported that school counselors are most helpful when they simply listen to students’ concerns and state directly that they are willing to discuss LGBT issues. Barriers to accessing support from school counselors included student concerns regarding confidentiality and fears of being judged or treated differently by their school counselor. The article also discusses study strengths and limitations.

Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Literature with Jewish Content: A Bibliographic Overview

1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-126
Author(s):  
Jack Porter
Keyword(s):  
Special Section ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Cultural Critique ◽  
Jewish Literature ◽  
Gay History ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Age Appropriate ◽  
Controversial Topic ◽  
And Bisexual

The topic of gay, lesbian, and bisexual literature with Jewish content has been taboo for a very long time. Because of Judaism's deep-rooted commitment to the family, alternative forms of sexual relationships have rarely been mentioned in Jewish literature. Only in the past twenty-five years, with the rise of AIDS, but starting in the radical 1960s with its innovative sexual and cultural critique and revolutionary approach to politics and power arrangements, have we seen the rise of Jewish literature on gay, lesbian, and bisexual lifestyles. Since homosexuality is still asur (forbidden) in Halacha, this is still a controversial topic and care must be taken to handle it with sensitivity. Still, librarians and teachers should introduce these issues at age-appropriate and text appropriate levels. This bibliographic essay demonstrates the wide range of material that exists on this topic from research guides and anthologies to novels and sociological works. The literature is growing by leaps and bounds; much of the material is useful for Jewish libraries but must be updated regularly since this field is undergoing great change. However, since gay history is still history, the encyclopedias and research guides will always be useful. The paper includes a special section on homosexuality and sexual politics in Nazi Germany, a special interest of the author, a son of Holocaust survivors.

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