Description
Book SynopsisSection 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 an
Table of Contents
Homophobia in the Hallways: Heterosexism and Transphobia in Canadian Catholic Schools Critical Theory For Emancipation Participants: Domination and Resistance Media and the Law: Allies in Resisting Homophobia Catholic Documents: Doctrinal Disciplining Theorizing the Data: The Many Modes of Power Conclusion
