Homophobia in the Hallways
Heterosexism and Transphobia in Canadian Catholic Schools
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2018
- Category
- General, Gay Studies, Sexuality & Gender Studies, Civil Rights, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781487503451
- Publish Date
- Mar 2018
- List Price
- $80.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781487522674
- Publish Date
- Mar 2018
- List Price
- $37.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781487517977
- Publish Date
- May 2018
- List Price
- $37.95
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Description
Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ensures equality regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Canada. Despite this, gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming teachers in publicly-funded Catholic schools in Ontario and Alberta are being fired for living lives that Church leaders claim run contrary to Catholic doctrine about non-heterosexuality. Meanwhile, requests from students to establish Gay/Straight Alliances are often denied.
In Homophobia in the Hallways, Tonya D. Callaghan interrogates institutionalized homophobia and transphobia in the publicly-funded Catholic school systems of Ontario and Alberta. Featuring twenty interviews with students and teachers who have faced overt discrimination in Catholic schools, the book blends theoretical inquiry and real-world case study, making Callaghan’s study a unique insight into religiously-inspired heterosexism and genderism. She uncovers the causes and effects of the long-standing disconnect between Canadian Catholic schools and the Charter by comparing the treatment of and attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer teachers and students in these publicly-funded systems.
About the author
Tonya D. Callaghan is an assistant professor in the Werkland School of Education at the University of Calgary.