The Importance of an Out Teacher for LGBTQ Youth

Having an out teacher can significantly affect the school experience for LGBTQ students, yet there are few protections for queer teachers brave enough to be out

Shanna Peeples
GEN
Published in
4 min readSep 16, 2019

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“Well, they can’t fire me now.”

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Shanna Peeples
GEN
Writer for

Ed. Professor | Harvard Ed.L.D. | 2015 National Teacher of the Year