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Mr. Fox from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books to Help Students Explore Queer History & Culture

My students need books that explore the history and lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals. Titles include: Zami: A New Spelling of My Name and Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence V. Texas.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Fox's classroom raised $482

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My Students

This year I get the honor of creating and teaching a High School course in Queer History. This course is the first of its kind for my district, and we need resources to make it work. This project will improve our school's collection of queer-focused academic resources.

The 1,700 students at our school represent a variety of backgrounds (ethnic, religious, citizenship, economic, etc), united to provide a supportive environment for students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, and even cisgendered.

Thanks to its amazing students, our school is often highly ranked (locally, statewide, and even nationwide) in terms of achievement in academics, sports, and extracurricular activities. These students are inspiring, and they definitely have great plans to make our future world a better one.

My Project

I am requesting books to help my students study Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and other Queer Identity focused History. The intent behind this new Queer History course is, first and foremost, to help students engage in history. Students will explore the major political, social, and economic movements of the past. However, the course will focus specifically on how these movements were influenced by LGBT individuals, as well as how LGBT identity was shaped and reshaped by the patterns. For example, "I, Pierre Seel, Deported Homosexual: A Memoir of Nazi Terror" provides students with a memoir of homosexual persecution and survival during the Holocaust, while "The Well of Loneliness" will enable students to read one of the classic works of Queer Literature. Identity is formed by being part of the shared narrative, a common history. All students need to see, even if they do not take the course, that Queer History is a significant part of our collective history. But in particular, LGBT students need to see that they, too, have a visible place in the story.

Democracy requires tolerance, fairness, and an informed citizenry; LGBT issues are constantly in the news and discussed in the media, in the hallways, and around the dinner table.

If students are going to be able to understand and dialogue intelligently about these issues, they must understand the historic roots of the contemporary discussion. Your support of this project will help to create students who understand the significance of Queer History, and are prepared for global citizenship.

Mr. Fox Lincoln High School Grades 9-12 Portland, OR View local requests

More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Queer Japan from the Pacific War to the Internet Age (Asian Voices) • Amazon Business $40.80 1 $40.80
An Archive of Hope: Harvey Milk's Speeches and Writings • Amazon Business $34.95 1 $34.95
The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government • Amazon Business $31.00 1 $31.00
Ethnic Drag: Performing Race, Nation, Sexuality in West Germany (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany) • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Take the Young Stranger by the Hand: Same-Sex Relations and the YMCA (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society) • Amazon Business $28.00 1 $28.00
Travesti: Sex, Gender, and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture) • Amazon Business $26.75 1 $26.75
Barbara Gittings: Gay Pioneer • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
Queer Noises: Male and Female Homosexuality in Twentieth-Century Music • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
The Case of Alan Turing: The Extraordinary and Tragic Story of the Legendary Codebreaker • Amazon Business $23.95 1 $23.95
Red Lipstick: The Men in My Life • Amazon Business $22.00 1 $22.00
Queer Beats: How the Beats Turned America On to Sex • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Lavender Los Angeles (Images of America) • Amazon Business $17.14 1 $17.14
I, Pierre Seel, Deported Homosexual: A Memoir of Nazi Terror • Amazon Business $14.46 1 $14.46
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name - A Biomythography (Crossing Press Feminist Series) • Amazon Business $13.34 1 $13.34
Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence V. Texas • Amazon Business $12.47 1 $12.47
The Well of Loneliness • Amazon Business $9.85 1 $9.85

Materials cost

$373.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$409.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.21

Total project goal

$481.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $481.42

7 Donors

-$463.78

Donations toward project cost

-$409.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.57

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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