Our Race and Sexuality Are Entwined: The Curious Incident of the Missing Narratives of Queer Latino Teachers

• In Event: Negotiating and Constructing Identities Across Learning Contexts

Abstract

This critical narrative qualitative study focuses on the stories of three Self-Identified Queer Latino social studies teachers. The stories the participants share is well documented using testimonio. The three participants each have a unique critical lens to share regarding their experiences of seeking to challenge the heteronormative curriculum, confronting the homophobia embedded in K-12 schools and finally utilizing subversive and overt ways to incorporate Queer narratives into their classroom teaching. Utilizing intersectionality, the participants share how their race and sexuality are entwined regarding their identity and teaching. The participants' stories allowed for a theoretical analysis through the frameworks of Latino Critical Theory, and QueerCritical Theory.

Authors

• Steven R. Montemayor, Alamo Colleges - Northwest Vista College

• Cinthia S. Salinas, The University of Texas at Austin