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If discussing sexuality with college students is difficult, discussing sexual orientation often seems impossible. However, given the prejudice and societal violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered persons, students need to understand the harmful effects of homophobia and heterosexism. This article offers a review of the literature on teaching about sexual identity, nonthreatening strategies for effecting change, and suggestions about fiction and poetry that might be used in the classroom to raise awareness. Secondary sources provide additional techniques and resources.
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Farr, M.T. “Everything I Didn't Want to Know I Learned in Lit Class”: Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Student Identity. International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies 5, 205–213 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010132914278
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