ABSTRACT

The majority of LGBT research in schools has focused almost exclusively on sexuality diversity, leaving the experiences of transgender and gender diverse youth a much neglected area of scholarly inquiry. Using qualitative in‐depth interviews, we explore the schooling experiences of transgender and non-binary youth in South Africa. Our findings highlight that transgender and non-binary youth face hostile schooling climates where discrimination, misgendering and exclusion punctuate their experience of schooling. What also emerges is that they are expected to forego their felt gender embodiment and expression and assimilate to the dominant cisnormative schooling culture. Our research, a first of its kind on trans and non-binary school attending youth in South Africa, has implications for educators, curriculum and pedagogy and points to the need for more work to understand how gender diverse youth can be supported in schools. It also points to the need for further studies that are inclusive of gender diverse youth.

摘要

学校中的大多数 LGBT 研究几乎完全专注于性多样性，使跨性别和性别多样化青年的经历成为学术研究中一个被忽视的领域。我们使用定性的深度访谈，探讨了南非跨性别和非二元青年的学校教育经历。我们的研究结果强调，跨性别和非二元青年面临着敌对的学校环境，在这种环境中，歧视、错误性别和排斥影响了他们的学校教育经历。还出现的是，他们被期望放弃他们感觉到的性别体现和表达，并融入主导的顺式学校教育文化。我们的研究是南非跨性别和非二元学校青年的首次此类研究，对教育工作者有影响，课程和教学法，并指出需要做更多的工作来了解如何在学校支持性别多样化的青年。它还指出需要进一步研究包括性别多样化的青年。