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A GAY TEACHERS BATTLE TO TEACH

CASE OVERVIEW

CASE TIMELINE

PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN – A MODEL

• Mom: “When Joe Came Out of the Closet, I Came Out of the Kitchen”
• Dad: “I Loved Him Then, I Love Him Now”
• DEDICATION – Thanks Mom and Dad
• PBS: How Do Your Children Grow?
• Family Photo Album
• Mother Supports Homosexual Son
• The Public Reacts to Parents of Gay Children - Letter

CBS 60 MINUTES – “THE CASE OF JOE ACANFORA”

• Video
• Transcript

HELP! THERE’S A HOMOSEXUAL IN THE CLASSROOM

GAY TEACHERS BATTLE TO TEACH IN PENNSYLVANIA

• Teacher Certification

• Interrogation of a Gay Teacher by 6 Penn State Deans
• Penn State Deans Decision Letter
• Mrs. Acanfora’s Letter to Pittenger
• Pittenger Letter to Mrs. Acanfora
• Pittenger Telegram to Joe
• Pittenger Decision Letter

• The Media Tells the Story – News Articles
• The Public Reacts to Gay Teacher - Letters

GAY TEACHERS BATTLE TO TEACH IN MARYLAND

• The Court Battle
• Court Actions

• Federal District Court for Maryland – Decision
• Federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals – Decision
• U. S. Supreme Court – Appeal Brief
• U. S. Supreme Court – Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. Amicus Brief

• Acanfora’s Court Testimony
• Testimony of Expert Witnesses

• Dr. John W. Money
• Dr. Reginald Spencer Lourie
• Dr. Felix P. Heald
• Dr. Stanford B. Friedman
• Dr. William R. Stayton

• The Media Tells the Story - News Articles
• The Public Reacts to Gay Teacher - Letters

HOMOPHILES OF PENN STATE

• Official Correspondence
• The Media Tells the Story – News Articles
• The Public Reacts - Letters

LETTERS FROM THE PUBLIC (Reactions to a Gay Teacher in the Classroom)

• Family and Friends
• Student Teacher Certification
• Gays in the Classroom
• Homophiles of Penn State

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