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This groundbreaking and readable volume of 28 essays edited by two veteran researchers of the history of sexuality and sex education is the newest addition to a group of monographs presenting LGBT issues within established academic disciplines as a legitimate focus of instruction.  The contributors include many of the most active scholars in retrieving and teaching American LGBT history, along with those providing accounts of direct faculty experiences and effective strategies for placing LGBT historical diversity in high school, college, and university classrooms.  The introductory chapters by the editors provide the reader with a thoughtful exploration of the relevance of same-sex sexuality to history, followed by four essays discussing teaching LGBT history in high schools.  The second (and longest) section explores 17 specific topics in LGBT history, ranging from romantic male friendships and transgender identity to specific eras in US history (e.g., WW II, the Cold War, and the 1960s).  The last section looks at the use of digital resources, LGBT archival and oral history collections, documentary films, popular culture, and fiction as vehicles for bringing LGBT content to students.  Essential for college and university libraries supporting teacher training degree programs and curricula in American history, LGBT studies, and the social sciences.Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers.