Queering Institutions and Using Queer Institutions

• In Event: Roundtable Session 124

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This roundtable will take participants on a journey, from elementary school to university and out into the community. The discussion starts with an examination of the role lesbian- and gay-themed picture books have in reaffirming a heteronormative agenda. Following comes a comparative perspective of how school board decision-making and school-level policy implementation interact and can lead to discriminatory experiences for LGBT students and staff. The third paper examines the paths queer students take to transition between high school and post-secondary studies. The roundtable concludes with a call to retain identity-based community youth centers, even after “equality” is achieved.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Queer Studies

Chair

• Jeffrey M. Poirier, American Institutes for Research

Papers

• Lesbian- and Gay-Themed Children’s Picture Books: Homonormativity and the Dangers of Acceptance - Nathan Taylor, Robert Morris University

• A Comparative Examination of Nondiscrimination, Affirming School District Policies and Practices Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Students - Jeffrey M. Poirier, American Institutes for Research; Allison Mattheis, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Getting There: Paths From High School to University for Queer Students - Rachael E. Sullivan, The University of British Columbia

• Institutional Erasure Upon Achieving “Equality”? A Call for Maintaining Identity-Based Community Centers for Queer Youth - Jillian Carter Ford, Kennesaw State University