Archive for the ‘gay history’ Tag

Hidden Histories: towards an LGBT history curriculum for California Schools   1 comment

I was over on Talking Dog this afternoon and reading about how California teachers are having to come up with curriculum fast for a new law that requires them to teach LGBT history in schools.  I don’t think teachers have to overhaul everything—but I do think a quick version might be able to make things [...]

Harry Potter Diary: Harry, the Suppressed, Closeted Wizard   5 comments

At 41, I’m reading the Harry Potter series for the first time.  Outside the demographic for the book, I was wondering what I would latch onto as an adult.  What would speak to me?   Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, HP1, gives us a kid whose true identity is being suppressed.  His muggle guardians [...]

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