"First edition"@en . . . . "October 2009"@en . . "9781440178559" . . . "Being gay and out in high school"@en . . . . . "A Vigil for Joe Rose"@en . . "35293597"^^ . . . . . . . . . "A Vigil for Joe Rose is a collection of short stories by Michael Whatling about the experience of being out in high school. It is based on Whatling's doctoral research in education at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Joe Rose was a Montreal gay activist who was attacked and murdered in 1989 by assailants who jeered at him and shouted, \"Faggot,\" for having pink hair. In an interview, Whatling stated that what was telling about his research for this book was that when he contacted many high schools in order to interview students, he was told, \"We don't know any gay students.\""@en . . . . "A Vigil for Joe Rose"@en . "216"^^ . . . . . "1082719857"^^ . "216"^^ . . . . . "A Vigil for Joe Rose"@en . . "English"@en . . "A Vigil for Joe Rose is a collection of short stories by Michael Whatling about the experience of being out in high school. It is based on Whatling's doctoral research in education at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Joe Rose was a Montreal gay activist who was attacked and murdered in 1989 by assailants who jeered at him and shouted, \"Faggot,\" for having pink hair. In an interview, Whatling stated that what was telling about his research for this book was that when he contacted many high schools in order to interview students, he was told, \"We don't know any gay students.\" The stories are: \n* Elton John, Uncle David, and Me: Evan's Story\u2014Part I \n* The Nail That Sticks Up Gets Hammered Down: Alex's Blog \n* Who Do You Think You Are?: Pages from Joe Rose's Notebook \n* The Holy Ghost: Eric's Story \n* Advice to Teachers: Pages from Joe Rose's Notebook \n* A Lesson on Being Inseparable: Geoff's Story \n* Episodes in Fear: Matthew's Story \n* Advice to Administrators: Pages from Joe Rose's Notebook \n* E-mails to My Brother: Christopher's Story \n* If My School Asked Me Not to Be Out: Pages from Joe Rose's Notebook \n* \"In case you haven't noticed, I'm gay. Pass the salt.\": Tristan's Story \n* Rebel...Just Because: Evan's Story\u2014Part II \n* Open Letter to Gay Students: Pages from Joe Rose's Notebook"@en . . "Michael Whatling"@en . . "5004"^^ . "iUniverse" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Canada"@en . "9781440178559"^^ . . . .