No sanctuary: teachers and the school reform that brought gay rights to the masses

Introduction : the path to reform

Out of the shadows and into parades

Fears of a petticoat regime: character and education in the United States

Postwar hysteria: the red menace and lavender lads

Oranges, banana cream, and beauty queens: the fight over gay teachers comes out of the closet

Homosexuality enters the classroom: shining a light on the problem

Reforms go public

Pulpits, pink triangles, and basement meetings: private schools join the movement

Teaching, learning, and moving up the hierarchy: school leadership joins the movement

Promises, promises: the movement goes political

An enormous pressure to succeed: from promises, promises to a statewide policy

The Massachusetts model goes nationwide

Conclusion: now what?