Books in the Research in Queer Studies series

Provides examples of empirical inquiries and theorizations that explore how schools can function as more than safe academic environments for gender diverse and LGBTQ students. The contributing authors attend to classrooms and educative contexts as spaces that promote affirmative inclusion.

Explores the interconnected issues of public health and public policy as they relate to queer issues in the Deep South. The book also points to trends, themes, and dynamics at work in the Deep South that are also implicated in the queer experience in other parts of the US.

Explores the interconnected issues of public health and public policy as they relate to queer issues in the Deep South. The book also points to trends, themes, and dynamics at work in the Deep South that are also implicated in the queer experience in other parts of the US.

Explores the interconnected issues of spirituality and community as they relate to queer issues in the Deep South. The book explores queer spiritualities and LGBTQ people in religious settings; investigates the rise of the religious right political movement in the South; and documents community life for LGBTQ people in the Deep South.

Presents a collection of memoirs or short narrative essays in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex or queer PK-12 teachers and/or administrators (either "out" or "not out") recount their personal experiences as a queer teachers. The authors of these stores write about significant experiences that describe how their sexual identity has shaped who they are today as teachers/administrators.

Presents a collection of memoirs or short narrative essays in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex or queer PK-12 teachers and/or administrators (either "out" or "not out") recount their personal experiences as a queer teachers. The authors of these stores write about significant experiences that describe how their sexual identity has shaped who they are today as teachers/administrators.