Towards Queer Literacy in Elementary Education: Always Becoming Allies

Preface
	References
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Author
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Introduction
	Welcome to Readers
		How You May Have Come to This Book
		My Hope for Our Time Together
	Why Time and Place Matter
	Terms and Acronyms: Self-Identification, Reflection, and Evolving Times
		Self-Identification
		Reflections
		Alternative Spelling
	Theoretical Foundations
	Methodologies
	Organization of this Book
	References
Part I: Schools and Communities
	References
	Chapter 2: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: LGBTQ+ (In)equities in the US
		It’s Hard to Teach Hard Hxstory
		1960s
			Intersectional Movements
			June 28, 1969: Stonewall Uprising
		1970s
			June 28, 1970: The First Gay Pride Marches
			The First Openly LGBTQ+ Politicians in the US
				1977: Harvey Milk Elected to San Francisco Board of Supervisors
		1980s
			The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the US
		1990s
			1993: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
			Sociopolitical Factors: Legalizing Discrimination
			1996: Defense of Marriage Act
			October 6, 1998: Matthew Shepard Murder
		2010s
			2009: Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
			June 26, 2015: SCOTUS Ruling on Same Sex Marriage
			June 12, 2016: Pulse Club Massacre
			2017: Danica Roem Elected to Virginia House of Delegates
			Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Repeals and Reinstatements
		Conclusion
		References
			Further Reading
	Chapter 3: LGBTQ+ and Queer Literacy Research: A Review of PK-12 Classrooms and Teacher Preparation
		Introduction
		Cis/Heteronormativity in Schools
			Taken-for-Granted: Assumptions, Forms, and Their Consequences
			Understanding and Combating Cis/Heteronormativity in the Classroom
		Pedagogical Approaches: LGBTQ+-Inclusive to Queer Literacy
			Creating an Accepting Environment for Students with LGBTQ+-Identifying Family Members
			Safe Space for All Learners: Intentional Teaching for the Inclusion of LGBTQ+-Identifying Students
			Queer Approach: Toward a Focus on Social Justice
		Teacher Ideologies: Personal Beliefs and the Curriculum
		Teacher Preparation
		Discussion
		References
	Chapter 4: Marginalizing Queer Identities in a Midwestern Elementary Literacy Curriculum: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
		Terminology
		Queer Literacy Pedagogy
		Cis/Heteronormativity in Schools
		Study Context: Our Teacher-Researcher Team
			The School District
			The Teachers
				Jennifer
				Nora
		Methodology: Blended and Becoming
			Expanded Participation and Data Sources
				Community Expansion
		Justified Silences
			The Proposed Study
			Imposed Childhood Innocence
			The Revised Study
		Analysis
			Heteronormativity in Literacy Education: A Theoretical Swarm of Power
			Elements of the Swarm of Power
		Safety
			Safe Spaces
			Protecting the Innocent
			School Board Meeting: Voting on Student Nondiscrimination Policy
				What Is Valid Knowledge in a Particular Time and Place?
		Literacy Curriculum: Good Habits, Great Readers
		Social Acceptability
			How Does the Knowledge Function in Constituting the Teachers?
		Resistance
			Advocating, Allies, Investment
		Discussion
		References
Part II: Educators and Curriculum
	References
	Chapter 5: Teachers Becoming Allies: Exploring Texts to Find Our Roles as Literacy Teachers and Researchers
		Halt!
		Theoretical Methodology
		Participants
			Context
		Power/Knowledge and Performativity
		Interval: We’re in This
		Interval: Silences
		Interval: Personal Journeys
			Voice of Change
			Dreams of Hope
		Power/Knowledge of Curriculum Decisions
		Interval: Gender
			Unpacking Unchosen Baggage
		Interval: When Did/Could I Know? Difficult to Pinpoint
		Interval: You
		Interval: Tensions and Resistance
		Interval: Possible and Probable
			Envisioning Possibilities
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 6: Queering Tensions in Policies, Curriculum, and Classrooms
		Introduction
		Queer Ex/Inclusion in US Schools
			Florida
				Don’t Say Gay Bill
		Across the United States
			Parent Choices, Curriculum, and Book Bans
				East Coast
				Midwest
				West Coast
			Gender and Sexuality In Schools
				East Coast
				Midwest
				West Coast
			Targeting Trans Girls and Women in Sports
				East Coast
				Midwest
				West Coast
		Allyship in Uncertain Places
			Pause and Jot
		No Longer Unacknowledged or Taken-for-Granted
			Visual Inclusions
			Curriculum Re-vision
			Safety and Honor Supports
		Solidarity for Queer Futures
			Pause and Jot
		Resources and Bills Referenced
			References
Part III: Children and Literature
	References
	Chapter 7: Reading Books and Book Club Members After School
		Introduction
		Engaging Readers with LGBTQ+-Inclusive Literature
		Study Context: Afterschool Book Club
			Different Lens, Same School District
			Book Club Members
		Queer and Poststructural Guide
		Methodology
			Data Collection
				Phase One
				Phase Two
				Phase Three
		Analysis
		10,000 Dresses
		Insights
		Tensions of Gender Identity and Expression Ignite (Cis/Hetero)Normative Reading
			Pronouns and Language Limitations
			Bullying and Violence
		Perceptions of Gender Identity and Expression Are Based on Visual Stereotypes
		Discussion
		Getting (Re)Started
			Familiar Reads
			Spiraling LGBQ+ Literature
			Intentional Facilitation
		Pause and Jot
		References
	Chapter 8: Putting It to Work
		Picture Books
		Literacy Curriculum Considerations
		Including, Inviting, and Learning from Our Community Members
			District-Level Advocacy
			School-Level Advocacy
		Professional Resources
			Learning for Justice
			Welcome Schools
			Zinn Education Project
Conclusion
	Next Steps
	Children’s and Young Adult Literature Cited
References
Index