June 2011
Artist of this issue: Kate Hovey

Contents
How One Gay-Straight Alliance was Founded and the Impact It Has Had on Students, School Personnel and the District
Twanna Jordan
Navigating David Leavitt’s “Territory”: Exploring LGBT Experience in a Freshman College Class
R. Dale Smith
Allowing a Student’s Story to Teach a Teacher
Cheryl Hogue Smith
How a Teacher’s Coming Out Changes Everything
Andrea Fazel
It’s Sometimes Okay
Kiara Damian
Lesson Notes to Accompany “It’s Sometimes Okay”
Paulina Martinez
Student work from Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego: “Legacy,” a short story, and “Analyzing a Simple Sentence,” a poem
Cory Saul
Features and Columns
President’s Perspective
Guest Editor
Understanding the Law
Call for MSS
On-Line Resources
First Annual Summer Book Fair Action Items for Teachers
“It Can’t Be Done!” by Robin Lilly
Book Review: Dude, You’re a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School by C.J. Pascoe, reviewed by Kimberlee Kruesi
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