Abstract

With the dawn of a constitutional democracy, South Africa has enacted contentious policies, such as outlawing capital punishment and legalizing same-sex marriage. Within the educational environment, the religious education (RE) and comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) polices remain the most controversial to date. A comparative analysis of their overriding objectives suggests the two policies coincide in terms of their purpose (e.g. protecting the rights of religious and sexual minority groups), reform (conscientizing learners about the oppression of othered groups), and action (instilling inclusivity and diversity in religious and sexuality education). Yet, despite the two policies’ corresponding position toward oppression encountered by minorities, the analysis shows some schools privilege the implementation of one policy over another. For example, the orthodox position taken by some faith-based schools in removing the teaching of sexuality diversity, and replacing it with religious studies. On the other hand, the analysis also shows that learners from both religious and sexual minority groups (e.g. queer Muslim youth), outside of faith-based schools, may face compounded forms of oppression based on religious, gender and sexual minority status. The analysis explores this sometimes conflicting intersection of religion, gender and sexuality, while suggesting new directions for future studies in RE and CSE.

摘要

随着宪政民主的到来，南非制定了有争议的政策，例如禁止死刑和使同性婚姻合法化。在教育环境中，宗教教育 (RE) 和综合性教育 (CSE) 政策仍然是迄今为止最具争议的。对其首要目标的比较分析表明，这两项政策在目的（例如保护宗教和性少数群体的权利）、改革（让学习者意识到对其他群体的压迫）和行动（灌输包容性和多样性）方面是一致的宗教和性教育）。然而，尽管这两项政策对少数民族遭受的压迫具有相应的立场，但分析表明，一些学校优先实施一项政策而不是另一项政策。例如，一些信仰学校采取的正统立场是取消性多样性的教学，并以宗教研究取而代之。另一方面，分析还表明，来自信仰学校之外的宗教和性少数群体（例如酷儿穆斯林青年）的学习者可能面临基于宗教、性别和性少数身份的复合形式的压迫。该分析探讨了宗教、性别和性行为之间有时相互冲突的交集，同时为 RE 和 CSE 的未来研究提出了新的方向。酷儿穆斯林青年），在基于信仰的学校之外，可能面临基于宗教、性别和性少数地位的复合形式的压迫。该分析探讨了宗教、性别和性行为之间有时相互冲突的交集，同时为 RE 和 CSE 的未来研究提出了新的方向。酷儿穆斯林青年），在基于信仰的学校之外，可能面临基于宗教、性别和性少数地位的复合形式的压迫。该分析探讨了宗教、性别和性行为之间有时相互冲突的交集，同时为 RE 和 CSE 的未来研究提出了新的方向。