Mixed Blessings
Understanding the Experience of LGBTQIA+ Educators in Catholic Schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3657152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ish Ruiz (0000-0002-8641-7311, Graduate Theological Union, New York, New York, USA, corresponding author), Jane Bleasdale (University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2148-2166 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00918369.2021.1984787 |
| PMID | 34612787 |
| OpenAlex | W3201938822 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
LGBTQIA+ educators are a gift to Catholic schools. In this article, two researchers affiliated with the University of San Francisco conducted a national survey of LGBTQIA+ educators in Catholic schools that highlights the blessings and challenges of their work. The survey results demonstrate that, despite the tension and fear experienced by these educators, they still offer significant contributions to the mission of Catholic schools through their prophetic witness of advocacy and inclusion. Most importantly, their LGBTQIA+ identity serves as a foundation for a deeper relationship with God through their vocation as educators. Many LGBTQIA+ educators, who have every reason to leave Catholic education in search for more stability, choose to stay in Catholic schools to support students, deepen their faith, and promote a Catholic climate of inclusion in their schools. Catholic school leaders should stop dismissing them and seek to fully include them into the life and work of the school. In this article, the researchers explore the historical climate regarding LGBTQIA+ educators in Catholic schools and raise some moral and theological questions. Then they analyze the responses to the national survey to generate some key findings. They conclude with some recommendations on how Catholic leaders can best appreciate and include the gifts LGBTQIA+ educators bring to Catholic education
Faith · Inclusion (mineral · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Theology · Witness · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Catholicism and Religious Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Religious Education and Schools
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |