Deconstructing Homophobia Through Performance: A Review of Ugly Ducklings: A National Campaign to Reduce Bullying and Harassment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth

Abstract

This review critically examines Ugly Ducklings: A National Campaign to Reduce Bullying and Harassment of LGBTQ Youth through a DVD and educator's guidebook. The Ugly Ducklings Community Action Kit has two parts: (1) a documentary about the harassment of lesbian youth and (2) short dialogues with Ugly Ducklings cast members, parents, lesbian teens, and others. The guidebook is divided into three broad areas: Educators, Parents, and Youth, with additional information on teen suicide risk and prevention.

KEYWORDS:

• Book review
• bullying
• curriculum
• LGBTQ youth

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Anna Wilson

Anna Wilson, PhD, teaches in the College of Educational Studies at Chapman University. Her continued research interests focus on race/ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual identity, and her current research engages with questions of identity, both in schools and through historical analysis of archival data.