NDLI: Dangerous Disclosures

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Connell, Catherine
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Increasingly, policies at the local and state level protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people (LGBTs) from employment discrimination. This policy advancement has been instrumental for increasing the numbers who “come out” about their sexual identity on the job. At the same time, we know that homophobic and heterosexist workplace environments often hinder coming out. This article extends our understanding of the role of policy in the coming out process by asking: Under what conditions do policy protections enable gay and lesbian employees to come out? Through a qualitative analysis of the experiences of a particularly vulnerable category of gay and lesbian workers—that of teachers and primary/secondary education professionals—this article provides insight into the on-the-ground realities that such employees contend with when making decisions about coming out at work. Specifically, this article compares teachers in California, a gay-friendly policy context, with teachers in Texas, a gay-hostile policy context, to ascertain when and how policy protections matter for teachers considering coming out. The findings indicate that policy does matter, but it interacts with school cultures in ways that complicate the decision-making process. This has implications for improving and strengthening policy protections by considering the interplay between policy, local culture, and individuals.
Starting Page	168
Ending Page	177
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18689884
Journal	Sexuality Research & Social Policy
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15536610
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2012-01-06
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Nondiscrimination law and policy Teachers Coming out Culture Social Sciences Sexual Behavior
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Gender Studies Health (social science)

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

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