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Sue Sanders is Emeritus Professor Harvey Milk Institute, an “out and proud” lesbian, and LGBT rights activist she became chair of Schools OUT UK in 2000. She was a founder member of the LGBT Advisory Group to the Metropolitan Police and worked closely with the criminal justice system on hate crime after the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry. In 2004 she instituted the UK's first LGBT History Month with Paul Patrick an annual event which happens every February. In 2007 she was responsible for the website The Classroom which has over 80 lesson plans that ‘usualise’ LGBT people in all their diversity for all ages across the curriculum. She co-runs OUTing the Past an annual international festival of LGBT history. She was very active in both the Arts Alliance and the education alliances against section 28 and as a member of Schools OUT UK. She co-wrote with Jill Spraggs a definitive history of section 28 see https://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Section-28-and-Education-Sue-Sanders-Gillian-Spragg-1989.pdfShe is the author of poetry, short stories, articles on feminist issues, equalities, education and homophobia.
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Research paper thumbnail of Coda: Growing Up Needing the Past—An Activist’s Reflection on the History of LGBT History Month in the UK

Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of To be out or not to be out

A discussion from a subjective viewpoint of the need to be out as a teacher to tackle the homopho... more A discussion from a subjective viewpoint of the need to be out as a teacher to tackle the homophobia that exists in schools and society.

Research paper thumbnail of Educating out prejudice – focusing on homophobia and transphobia

Race equality teaching, May 1, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of “LGBT History Month is a thing!” The story of an equal rights campaign

Policy Press eBooks, Jul 11, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of The long shadow of Section 28 – the continuing need to challenge homophobia

Race equality teaching, May 1, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of GROWING UP NEEDING THE PAST: An Activist’s Reflection on the History of LGBT+ History Month in the UK

SQS, Jan 7, 2021

In her essay lesbian activist Sue Sanders from the United Kingdom recalls her personal journey fr... more In her essay lesbian activist Sue Sanders from the United Kingdom recalls her personal journey from the 1950s to the present. The essay covers her times as a curious but clueless child, a budding lesbian activist longing to learn more about lesbian past, and becoming one of the founders of LGBT+ History Month in 2005. She pays attention to the political and societal changes that preceded its initiation, and gives a vivid description of the diverse activities celebrating the Month. Moreover, she draws our attention to its many outgrowths that benefit schools, memory and cultural institutions, and inspire new scholarship. ABSTRAKTI Esseessään brittiläinen lesboaktivisti Sue Sanders kertoo kasvutarinansa 1950-luvulta tähän päivään. Se kattaa hänen elämänsä uteliaasta mutta tietämättömästä lapsesta aloittelevaan lesboaktivistiin, joka haluaa oppia enemmän lesbohistoriasta, ja edelleen hänen päätymisestään yhdeksi sateenkaarihistoriakuukauden perustajista vuonna 2005. Sanders kuvaa sekä kuukauden perustamista edeltänyttä poliittista ja yhteiskunnallista tilannetta että niitä monia tapoja, joilla kuukautta on sittemmin vietetty. Lisäksi hän esittelee sen monia liitännäisaktiviteetteja, jotka hyödyttävät kouluja, muisti-ja kulttuuri-instituutioita ja inspiroivat tutkimusta.

Research paper thumbnail of “LGBT History Month is a thing!” The story of an equal rights campaign

Research paper thumbnail of “Usualizar” la diversidad para superar los silencios del currículum en torno al género y la sexualidad

RELIES: Revista del Laboratorio Iberoamericano para el Estudio Sociohistórico de las Sexualidades

Las iniciativas para incluir la diversidad afectivo-sexogenérica en el currículum escolar se han ... more Las iniciativas para incluir la diversidad afectivo-sexogenérica en el currículum escolar se han multiplicado en los últimos años. Lamentablemente, al menos en el contexto hispanohablante, estas carecen de un marco teórico suficiente para conceptualizar y sistematizar su metodología didáctica. En este artículo se propone asumir –y clonar en español– las ideas de usualising y actualising, propuestas y aplicadas con éxito por Sue Sanders y SchoolsOUT en el Reino Unido para superar las limitaciones de la gay lesson ocasional. Por ello, se justifica filológicamente la posibilidad lingüística y real de adoptar un neologismo (“usualizar”) capaz de compensar los inconvenientes inherentes al concepto de normalización. Se apoya la propuesta de forma teórica con una perspectiva necesariamente interseccional y descolonizadora del sistema educativo actual. Enlazando teoría y praxis, la presentación se basa también en el recorrido vital, profesional y activista de la autora.

Research paper thumbnail of Coda: Growing Up Needing the Past—An Activist’s Reflection on the History of LGBT History Month in the UK

Queer Youth Histories, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of The long shadow of Section 28 – the continuing need to challenge homophobia

Race Equality Teaching, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of GROWING UP NEEDING THE PAST: An Activist’s Reflection on the History of LGBT+ History Month in the UK

Research paper thumbnail of To be out or not to be out

Big Gay Adventures in Education, 2021

A discussion from a subjective viewpoint of the need to be out as a teacher to tackle the homopho... more A discussion from a subjective viewpoint of the need to be out as a teacher to tackle the homophobia that exists in schools and society.

Research paper thumbnail of We are all more complex than labels – the dangers of either/or thinking

Race Equality Teaching, 2014

Exploring the multiple identities of a lesbian teacher and the implication of that while working... more Exploring the multiple identities of a lesbian teacher and the implication of that while working to eradicate all forms of prejudice

Research paper thumbnail of Educating out prejudice – focusing on homophobia and transphobia

Race Equality Teaching, 2012

exploration of schools and methods to eradicate prejudice

Research paper thumbnail of Coda: Growing Up Needing the Past—An Activist’s Reflection on the History of LGBT History Month in the UK

Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of To be out or not to be out

A discussion from a subjective viewpoint of the need to be out as a teacher to tackle the homopho... more A discussion from a subjective viewpoint of the need to be out as a teacher to tackle the homophobia that exists in schools and society.

Research paper thumbnail of Educating out prejudice – focusing on homophobia and transphobia

Race equality teaching, May 1, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of “LGBT History Month is a thing!” The story of an equal rights campaign

Policy Press eBooks, Jul 11, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of The long shadow of Section 28 – the continuing need to challenge homophobia

Race equality teaching, May 1, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of GROWING UP NEEDING THE PAST: An Activist’s Reflection on the History of LGBT+ History Month in the UK

SQS, Jan 7, 2021

In her essay lesbian activist Sue Sanders from the United Kingdom recalls her personal journey fr... more In her essay lesbian activist Sue Sanders from the United Kingdom recalls her personal journey from the 1950s to the present. The essay covers her times as a curious but clueless child, a budding lesbian activist longing to learn more about lesbian past, and becoming one of the founders of LGBT+ History Month in 2005. She pays attention to the political and societal changes that preceded its initiation, and gives a vivid description of the diverse activities celebrating the Month. Moreover, she draws our attention to its many outgrowths that benefit schools, memory and cultural institutions, and inspire new scholarship. ABSTRAKTI Esseessään brittiläinen lesboaktivisti Sue Sanders kertoo kasvutarinansa 1950-luvulta tähän päivään. Se kattaa hänen elämänsä uteliaasta mutta tietämättömästä lapsesta aloittelevaan lesboaktivistiin, joka haluaa oppia enemmän lesbohistoriasta, ja edelleen hänen päätymisestään yhdeksi sateenkaarihistoriakuukauden perustajista vuonna 2005. Sanders kuvaa sekä kuukauden perustamista edeltänyttä poliittista ja yhteiskunnallista tilannetta että niitä monia tapoja, joilla kuukautta on sittemmin vietetty. Lisäksi hän esittelee sen monia liitännäisaktiviteetteja, jotka hyödyttävät kouluja, muisti-ja kulttuuri-instituutioita ja inspiroivat tutkimusta.

Research paper thumbnail of “LGBT History Month is a thing!” The story of an equal rights campaign

Research paper thumbnail of “Usualizar” la diversidad para superar los silencios del currículum en torno al género y la sexualidad

RELIES: Revista del Laboratorio Iberoamericano para el Estudio Sociohistórico de las Sexualidades

Las iniciativas para incluir la diversidad afectivo-sexogenérica en el currículum escolar se han ... more Las iniciativas para incluir la diversidad afectivo-sexogenérica en el currículum escolar se han multiplicado en los últimos años. Lamentablemente, al menos en el contexto hispanohablante, estas carecen de un marco teórico suficiente para conceptualizar y sistematizar su metodología didáctica. En este artículo se propone asumir –y clonar en español– las ideas de usualising y actualising, propuestas y aplicadas con éxito por Sue Sanders y SchoolsOUT en el Reino Unido para superar las limitaciones de la gay lesson ocasional. Por ello, se justifica filológicamente la posibilidad lingüística y real de adoptar un neologismo (“usualizar”) capaz de compensar los inconvenientes inherentes al concepto de normalización. Se apoya la propuesta de forma teórica con una perspectiva necesariamente interseccional y descolonizadora del sistema educativo actual. Enlazando teoría y praxis, la presentación se basa también en el recorrido vital, profesional y activista de la autora.

Research paper thumbnail of Coda: Growing Up Needing the Past—An Activist’s Reflection on the History of LGBT History Month in the UK

Queer Youth Histories, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of The long shadow of Section 28 – the continuing need to challenge homophobia

Race Equality Teaching, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of GROWING UP NEEDING THE PAST: An Activist’s Reflection on the History of LGBT+ History Month in the UK

Research paper thumbnail of To be out or not to be out

Big Gay Adventures in Education, 2021

A discussion from a subjective viewpoint of the need to be out as a teacher to tackle the homopho... more A discussion from a subjective viewpoint of the need to be out as a teacher to tackle the homophobia that exists in schools and society.

Research paper thumbnail of We are all more complex than labels – the dangers of either/or thinking

Race Equality Teaching, 2014

Exploring the multiple identities of a lesbian teacher and the implication of that while working... more Exploring the multiple identities of a lesbian teacher and the implication of that while working to eradicate all forms of prejudice

Research paper thumbnail of Educating out prejudice – focusing on homophobia and transphobia

Race Equality Teaching, 2012

exploration of schools and methods to eradicate prejudice

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