Queering Schools, GSAs and the Law

Short, Donn

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Queering Schools, GSAs and the Law

Donn Short

University of Manitoba - Faculty of Law

November 6, 2012

Donn Short, 'Queering Schools, GSAs and the Law' in Gerald Walton, ed, The Gay Agenda: Claiming Space, Identity & Justice (New York: Peter Lang, 2013)

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In this paper the author investigates the reach and potential of “the law” to transform school culture for queer youth. In particular, the author looks at ways in which the law offers, arguably, the best present and future challenge confronting the work that needs to be done in the queering of Canadian schools. From a Canadian legal perspective and tradition, this confrontation is represented in the clash between equality rights claims grounded in sexual orientation, on the one hand, and religion-based claims on the other.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 13

Keywords: queer, safe schools, GSA, Gay Straight Alliance, bullying

JEL Classification: K1

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Date posted: January 10, 2013 ; Last revised: March 11, 2013

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Short, Donn, Queering Schools, GSAs and the Law (November 6, 2012). Donn Short, 'Queering Schools, GSAs and the Law' in Gerald Walton, ed, The Gay Agenda: Claiming Space, Identity & Justice (New York: Peter Lang, 2013). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2198683

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Donn Short (Contact Author)

University of Manitoba - Faculty of Law ( email )

Winnipeg R3T 5V4, Manitoba
Canada