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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · 6d

NY, NJ, CT people! I'm giving book talks and having conversations all next week on the red-hot issue of LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum in K-12 schools. Link to them in my linktree. Come! And check out my book, CONTESTED CURRICULUM: LGBTQ HISTORY GOES TO SCHOOL, out now from @rutgersupress.bsky.social

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · 29d

Also check out the mentioned @routledgehistory.bsky.social Routledge History of Queer America and Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School, out now from @rutgersupress.bsky.social

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · 29d

I shout out @claresears.bsky.social @rachelcleves.bsky.social @susanstryker.bsky.social @crileysnorton.bsky.social @candicelyons.bsky.social @wendylrouse.bsky.social @sjvider.bsky.social @aketchum22.bsky.social and a bunch of other amazing historians not on Bluesky (yet!)

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · 29d

Check out my episode of the American Historical Review's podcast series, "State of the Field for Busy Teachers." I talk about how to make K-12 and undergrad survey history education LGBTQ-inclusive and some great places to start.

Daniel J. Story, PhD 🚴🏻‍♂️🎙️🗺️ @danieljstory.bsky.social · Sep 3

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State of the Field for Busy Teachers: LGBTQ+ History

This next installment in our series “State of the Field of Busy Teachers” features historian Don Romesburg on the state of the field of LGBTQ+ History.

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Adrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · Sep 4

An interview with the brilliant @donromesburg.bsky.social on his new book, Contested Curriculum and the assault on LGBT history slate.com/life/2025/09...

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Jul 1

Yep, Ive spent almost 20 years at Sonoma State University in WGS (2nd oldest WS program in the CSU). Admin shuttered it and July 20 is firing all of us tenured professors. Queer Studies minor we started in 2010 is gone too. They claimed austerity but now there's $ and still we are out.

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Jun 30

Proud to be a featured speaker next week at the @oneinstitute.org symposium for K-12 educators. It's essential not to obey in advance to the SCOTUS Mahmoud ruling. There are so many compelling ways to do LGBTQ-inclusive history education in all grades!
www.oneinstitute.org/july-7-8-202...

July 7-8, 2025 – K-12 LGBTQ+ History Teacher Symposium

www.oneinstitute.org

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Peaches Christ @peacheschrist.com · Jun 27

We need answers—now. Where is our sister Hilary Rivers? ICE took her the morning after Pride with no warning, no due process, and no communication. This is not justice—this is kidnapping. We demand transparency, accountability, and her immediate release.
Read more: 48hills.org/2025/06/drag...

Drag performer taken by ICE, morning after Pride Week pageant - 48 hills

HIlary Rivers was detained during a scheduled immigration appointment in downtown SF after Miss & Mr. Safe Latino Pageant.

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Jun 27

As a historian involved with K-12 LGBTQ-inclusive education who just published a related book, my first thoughts on Mahmoud v Taylor:
* Many districts & educators will obey in advance
* This won't be contained to elementary grades.
Read my full substack on it: tinyurl.com/3btwpc5a

Preliminary Thoughts on SCOTUS Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Ruling Today

Mahmoud v. Taylor is a doozy

tinyurl.com

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Jun 27

The aforementioned book:
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/contested-cu...

Contested Curriculum - Rutgers University Press

Today, many states have proposed so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bills that prohibit public school teachers from mentioning LGBTQ topics in the classroom. Bu...

www.rutgersuniversitypress.org

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Jun 27

Happy to talk about CA's LGBTQ-inclusive History-Social Science Framework. Check out the One Institute's new collaborative K-12 lesson plans--now more than ever. (Wish the journalist had mentioned my new book: Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School, but glad the word's getting out!)

Queer educators unveil 10 new LGBTQ+ lessons for California public schools - LGBTQ Nation

"It’s utterly transformative and truly history-making.”

tinyurl.com

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Jun 2

Oh, and check out my book for your summer reading!
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/contested-cu...

50% off code: RSUMMER50

Contested Curriculum - Rutgers University Press

Today, many states have proposed so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bills that prohibit public school teachers from mentioning LGBTQ topics in the classroom. Bu...

www.rutgersuniversitypress.org

Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Jun 2

This is a great TK-12 #LGBTQ starter kit for #historyeducation and #socialstudies ! Also be sure to check out lgbtqhistory.org

#edusky
#pride

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Wendy Rouse @wendylrouse.bsky.social · Jun 2

". . . Recovering this history, previously invisible, erased, is a form of political resistance. We have the right to exist. We have the right to a past. To a present life. To a future. Recovering and reclaiming our past gives us the strength to continue.” - Gerard Koskovich

🏳️‍🌈 🗃️ 🏳️‍⚧️
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Besançon. Mois des fiertés : l’historien américain Gérard Koskovich dénonce « l’autodafé numérique » de l’administration Trump

Invité par la Ville de Besançon dans le cadre du Mois des fiertés, Gérard Koskovich, historien indépendant, libraire et membre fondateur de la ...

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · May 26

Contested Curriculum is bluesky official over at @rutgersupress.bsky.social !

Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · May 21

Today at @ucdavis.bsky.social -- hope to see you there!

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Apr 25

Great local coverage of the devastating loss of Women's and Gender Studies to Sonoma State University's students and the wider region's social service and advocacy needs. We are still fighting!
www.theoakleafnews.com/features/202...

Uprooted but Unbroken: The Fight to Save WGS at Sonoma State - The Oak Leaf

When Dr. Lena McQuade, a professor of women’s and gender studies at Sonoma State University, received an email announcing the administration’s plan to cut several majors, programs and departments in r...

www.theoakleafnews.com

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Apr 22

*clutches pearls*

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Apr 22

A fact sheet on Mahmoud v Taylor, SCOTUS oral arguments TODAY: glaad.org/fact-sheet-m...

Fact Sheet: Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court Case About Banning LGBTQ-inclusive Books | GLAAD

The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Mahmoud v. Taylor is about a small number of LGBTQ-inclusive children’s book...

glaad.org

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Apr 22

At the launch we are giving out some free copies to area K-12 educators and SSU students, so come on through! Everyone else, discount code is RUP30 through the link for 30% off.

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Apr 22

Book launch event! Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School on 4/23 at Sonoma State University. Join me and learn about LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 history education--and embracing it in this time of Don't Say Gay/Trans laws, book bans, and Mahmoud v Taylor
tinyurl.com/yr29fxss

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Hugh Ryan @hughryan.bsky.social · Apr 19

(long🧵) Watching some gays & lesbians celebrate that heinous UK Court ruling against trans women has me again thinking about how little most gay people know about their own history. No, I'm not rehashing if trans people were at Stonewall (they were). I'm talking about the long arc of what it even...

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Apr 15

So weird to have a book out now on the topic in K-12 schools at the same time my university is firing me and all Women’s and Gender Studies faculty and eliminating our department and the Queer Studies minor. We are fighting back!
www.savewgs.com

SaveWGS

www.savewgs.com

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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Apr 15

On Saturday, at the People's March rally in SF hosted by @missmore8.bsky.social and Alex U Inn, I spoke on the dangers of queer/trans epistemicide and how we can fight back.
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Don Romesburg (he/him) @donromesburg.bsky.social · Apr 15

Sneak peak of CONTESTED CURRICULUM: LGBTQ HISTORY GOES TO SCHOOL intro excerpt up on Q+Public's new substack! qpluspublicbooks.substack.com/p/sneak-peak...

Sneak Peak--Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School

Today's the official launch date for this new Q+Public Book!

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