Memories of Schooling amongst Trans Women and Sexuality Diverse Men in Papua New Guinea
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| Title: | Memories of Schooling amongst Trans Women and Sexuality Diverse Men in Papua New Guinea |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Herick Aeno (ORCID |
| Source: | Gender and Education. 2024 36(6):648-664. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Sexual Identity, Sexuality, LGBTQ People, Foreign Countries, Attitudes, Early Experience, Colonialism, Homosexuality, Social Bias, Sex Education, Young Adults, Adults, Child Abuse, Family Influence, Memory |
| Geographic Terms: | Papua New Guinea |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09540253.2024.2350517 |
| ISSN: | 0954-0253 1360-0516 |
| Abstract: | Drawing from a life history study we examine memories and experience of schooling in Papua New Guinea among 45 trans women and sexuality diverse men. While participants reported regulating their expression of gender and sexuality to 'fit in' and avoid physical and verbal abuse at school, others felt able and supported to express their gender and sexuality diversity more freely beyond stereotypical norms. Schools provided a variety of experience for trans and sexuality diverse youth, unsupportive in many ways but supportive in others. The study highlights the importance of examining the impact of colonial discourses driving homophobia and transphobia in diverse settings, and understanding the socio-cultural climates of schools to identify solutions to the discrimination and violence experienced by trans women and sexuality diverse students. Further research into the current experiences of trans, gender and sexuality diverse young people in school would provide a valuable comparative perspective to our retrospective study. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1431485 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Drawing from a life history study we examine memories and experience of schooling in Papua New Guinea among 45 trans women and sexuality diverse men. While participants reported regulating their expression of gender and sexuality to 'fit in' and avoid physical and verbal abuse at school, others felt able and supported to express their gender and sexuality diversity more freely beyond stereotypical norms. Schools provided a variety of experience for trans and sexuality diverse youth, unsupportive in many ways but supportive in others. The study highlights the importance of examining the impact of colonial discourses driving homophobia and transphobia in diverse settings, and understanding the socio-cultural climates of schools to identify solutions to the discrimination and violence experienced by trans women and sexuality diverse students. Further research into the current experiences of trans, gender and sexuality diverse young people in school would provide a valuable comparative perspective to our retrospective study. |
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| ISSN: | 0954-0253 1360-0516 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09540253.2024.2350517 |
