About: Joe Acanfora

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Joe Acanfora is an openly gay man who, in the early 1970s, fought to become an earth science teacher in the public schools of the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Maryland. His fight between 1971 and 1974 over a series of transfers and dismissals by authorities from his public school teaching assignments based upon his acknowledged homosexuality involved litigation through the federal court system; expert witness court testimony on the effect of an openly gay teacher on his students; extensive media coverage, including an appearance on CBS 60 Minutes; a “morality investigation” by the Penn State University Teacher Certification Council; and active participation of his parents in the public debate.

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rdfs:comment	Joe Acanfora is an openly gay man who, in the early 1970s, fought to become an earth science teacher in the public schools of the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Maryland. His fight between 1971 and 1974 over a series of transfers and dismissals by authorities from his public school teaching assignments based upon his acknowledged homosexuality involved litigation through the federal court system; expert witness court testimony on the effect of an openly gay teacher on his students; extensive media coverage, including an appearance on CBS 60 Minutes; a “morality investigation” by the Penn State University Teacher Certification Council; and active participation of his parents in the public debate.
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Name	Joe Acanfora
Education	B.S. 1972, Penn State University
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Birth Place	Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Occupation	educator; university administrator
Date of Birth	1950-07-06(xsd:date)
abstract	Joe Acanfora is an openly gay man who, in the early 1970s, fought to become an earth science teacher in the public schools of the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Maryland. His fight between 1971 and 1974 over a series of transfers and dismissals by authorities from his public school teaching assignments based upon his acknowledged homosexuality involved litigation through the federal court system; expert witness court testimony on the effect of an openly gay teacher on his students; extensive media coverage, including an appearance on CBS 60 Minutes; a “morality investigation” by the Penn State University Teacher Certification Council; and active participation of his parents in the public debate.

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