%0 Journal Article %T Kickball: A gay teacher becomes an ally %A Gilbert Valadez %J Phi Delta Kappan %@ 1940-6487 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/0031721718803567 %X Gilbert Valadez recalls how, when he was a 1st grade teacher, he worked with a student to overcome a situation related to her gender identity. He suggests that any teacher working in public school adopt an inclusive attitude about all students and help students become comfortable with their own gender expressions %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0031721718803567