Despite growing acceptance of 2SLGBTQ+ rights, Canadian schools
regularly become battlegrounds in clashes between students wishing to
express their sexuality or gender and those who perceive this as a
threat to their values. Making the Case clearly shows how Canadian law
responds to what are known as “competing human rights claims,”
when conflict arises between people asserting sexual minority rights
and those asserting religious rights, for example, when a principal
forbids same-sex prom dates or when parents oppose gay-straight
alliance clubs. With a focus on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
the authors call on related court cases to explain the position of
Canadian law. They demonstrate that Canadians have rights to religion
and rights to gender expression or sexual orientation; and that
supporting sexual minority rights does not undermine other people’s
rights to religious freedom. This accessible book is an important tool
for anyone working to create an inclusive school environment or
respond to rights-based conflicts within the school system. It
establishes conclusively that school cultures must be transformed so
that 2SLGBTQ+ students can feel as safe and welcome as their
heterosexual and cisgender counterparts.
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2SLGBTQ+ Rights and Religion in Schools
Product details
ISBN
9780774880725
Published
2021
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok