Don Romesburg

Queer historian, dean, dad, LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 curriculum advocate, scholar, and trainer

Book Talks and Workshops

3/9/26 CMC, Contested Curriculum: Fighting for Queer History in K-12 Schools
10/10/25 CUNY Graduate Center, 4:30-6:30 PM, Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School
10/10/25 CUNY Graduate Center, 4:30-6:30 PM, Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School
10/9/25 NYU, 5-6:30 PM, Opt IN!: Teaching LGBTQ+ History in Challenging Times
10/8/25 Yale, 5-7 PM, Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School | Yale Research Initiative on the History of Sexualities
10/7/25 Rutgers, Newark, 4:30-6:30 PM Contested Curriculum
9/4/25 GLBTHS, SF Contested Curriculum Panel
9/4/25 GLBTHS, SF Contested Curriculum Panel
Contested Curriculum, CAHSSP/UC Davis (5.21.25)
Contested Curriculum, CAHSSP/UC Davis (5.21.25)

Books and Articles

Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School (Q+Public Series,Rutgers UP, 2025)
Routledge History of Queer America (Routledge, 2018)
"Past and Presence in Making FAIR History Education," Teaching LGBTQ+ History in High Schools: Practical Strategies and Voices of Experience (2025)
"Past and Presence in Making FAIR History Education," Teaching LGBTQ+ History in High Schools: Practical Strategies and Voices of Experience (2025)

Media on CONTESTED CURRICULUM

It’s Getting Tougher to Teach LGBTQ History, Even Where It’s Required by Law
It’s Getting Tougher to Teach LGBTQ History, Even Where It’s Required by Law
John D'Emilio, "The Fight for Inclusive Education" (review)
State of the Field for Busy Teachers: LGBTQ+ History
State of the Field for Busy Teachers: LGBTQ+ History
LGBTQ+ History in Schools: Don Romesburg Built the Curriculum. Now It’s Being Dismantled
LGBTQ+ History in Schools: Don Romesburg Built the Curriculum. Now It’s Being Dismantled
SF's GLBT museum panel tackles school culture wars
Opinion: How to be gay
Opinion: How to be gay

My Socials, Such As They Are

Don Romesburg | Substack
Don Romesburg | Substack
Preliminary Thoughts on SCOTUS Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Ruling Today
Preliminary Thoughts on SCOTUS Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Ruling Today
Don Romesburg IG (@normativitybecomesme)
Don Romesburg BS (@donromesburg.bsky.social)

Save SSU WGS Campaign (2025)

Save SSU WGS Website: Central Action Page
Farewell Message (July 2025)
Farewell Message (July 2025)
Women’s History Month marks the last semester of one of the state’s oldest women’s studies programs – Sonoma State Star
Women’s History Month marks the last semester of one of the state’s oldest women’s studies programs – Sonoma State Star
‘Game changer’ or stopgap? $45 million windfall for SSU gets mixed reactions
‘Game changer’ or stopgap? $45 million windfall for SSU gets mixed reactions
Scenes of loss – and resilience – at a Cal State campus facing drastic cuts
Scenes of loss – and resilience – at a Cal State campus facing drastic cuts
Uprooted but Unbroken: The Fight to Save WGS at Sonoma State - The Oak Leaf
Uprooted but Unbroken: The Fight to Save WGS at Sonoma State - The Oak Leaf
What Sonoma State’s Massive Budget Cuts Mean for the University’s Future | KQED
What Sonoma State’s Massive Budget Cuts Mean for the University’s Future | KQED
Sonoma State Charts Its Path Forward After Huge Cuts. Some Staff Are Skeptical | KQED
Sonoma State Charts Its Path Forward After Huge Cuts. Some Staff Are Skeptical | KQED

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