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“They Didn’t Have Out There Gay Parents—They Just Looked Like Normal Regular Parents”: Investigating Teachers’ Approaches to Addressing Same‐Sex Parenting and Non‐normative Sexuality in the Elementary School Classroom

Wayne MartinoUniversity of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Wendy Cumming-PotvinMurdoch University, Perth, Australia
Pages 480-501 | Published online: 07 Jan 2015

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Becky D. Kappus, Leanna Lucero, Cory J. Cascalheira & Ellen E. Ijebor. (2022) Invisible Stories: A Phenomenological Study of Bi and Trans Parent Experiences Within Elementary Schools in the Southwestern United States. Journal of Homosexuality 69:12, pages 2084-2103.
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Guillermo Soler-Quílez, José Rovira-Collado, Arantxa Martin-Martin & Ramón F. Llorens García. (2022) Diverse Unconventional Families: GLBT Readings at Primary School. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal 18:1, pages 71-80.
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Mira Weil, Aneliese Apala Flaherty & Aline Gubrium. (2021) Developing and Approving a LETS! Teach, Affirm, Learn, Know (LETS! T.A.L.K.) Curriculum for Grades K-2 in a Public-School System. American Journal of Sexuality Education 16:3, pages 325-350.
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Louisa Allen. (2020) Heterosexual students’ accounts of teachers as perpetrators and recipients of homophobia. Journal of LGBT Youth 17:3, pages 260-279.
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Julie C. Herbstrith & Gabriela A. Busse. (2020) Seven Million and Counting: Systems-Level Consultation for Students of LGBTQ+ Families. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation 30:1, pages 29-62.
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Kathy Cloughessy, Manjula Waniganayake & Harry Blatterer. (2019) The Good and the Bad: Lesbian Parents’ Experiences of Australian Early Childhood Settings and Their Suggestions for Working Effectively with Families. Journal of Research in Childhood Education 33:3, pages 446-458.
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Kathy Cloughessy & Manjula Waniganayake. (2019) Lesbian parents’ perceptions of children’s picture books featuring same-sex parented families. Early Years 39:2, pages 118-131.
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Wayne Martino & Wendy Cumming-Potvin. (2019) ‘Effeminate arty boys and butch soccer girls’: investigating queer and trans-affirmative pedagogies under conditions of neoliberal governance. Research Papers in Education 34:2, pages 131-152.
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Lisa van Leent. (2017) Supporting school teachers: primary teachers’ conceptions of their responses to diverse sexualities. Sex Education 17:4, pages 440-453.
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Kirsten Helmer. (2016) Reading queer counter-narratives in the high-school literature classroom: possibilities and challenges. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 37:6, pages 902-916.
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Wayne Martino & Wendy Cumming-Potvin. (2016) Teaching about sexual minorities and “princess boys”: a queer and trans-infused approach to investigating LGBTQ-themed texts in the elementary school classroom. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 37:6, pages 807-827.
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Lisa van Leent & Mary Ryan. (2016) The changing experiences of primary teachers: responding to scenarios involving diverse sexualities. International Journal of Inclusive Education 20:7, pages 711-725.
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Kirsten Helmer. (2016) Gay and lesbian literature disrupting the heteronormative space of the high school English classroom. Sex Education 16:1, pages 35-48.
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Melissa J. Smith & Elizabethe Payne. (2016) Binaries and Biology: Conversations With Elementary Education Professionals After Professional Development on Supporting Transgender Students. The Educational Forum 80:1, pages 34-47.
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Wendy Cumming-Potvin & Wayne Martino. (2014) Teaching about queer families: surveillance, censorship, and the schooling of sexualities. Teaching Education 25:3, pages 309-333.
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Kathleen Quinlivan. (2013) The methodological im/possibilities of researching sexuality education in schools: working queer conundrums. Sex Education 13:sup1, pages S56-S69.
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DamienW. Riggs & Clemence Due. (2013) Moving beyond homonormativity in teacher training: experiences from South Australia. Sex Education 13:sup1, pages S99-S112.
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Catherine Ashcraft. (2012) But How Do We Talk About It?: Critical Literacy Practices for Addressing Sexuality With Youth. Curriculum Inquiry 42:5, pages 597-628.
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Lisa van Leent. 2022. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education 1 9 .
Heiko Motschenbacher. 2021. Intersectional Perspectives on LGBTQ+ Issues in Modern Language Teaching and Learning. Intersectional Perspectives on LGBTQ+ Issues in Modern Language Teaching and Learning 217 259 .
Lisa Brown Buchanan, Christina Tschida, Elizabeth Bellows & Sarah B. Shear. (2023) Positioning children's literature to confront the persistent avoidance of LGBTQ topics among elementary preservice teachers. The Journal of Social Studies Research 44:1, pages 169-184.
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Lisa van Leent. 2019. Uplifting Gender and Sexuality Education Research. Uplifting Gender and Sexuality Education Research 157 184 .
Wendy M. Cumming-Potvin & Wayne Martino. (2018) Countering heteronormativity and cisnormativity in Australian schools: Examining English teachers' reflections on gender and sexual diversity in the classroom. Teaching and Teacher Education 74, pages 35-48.
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Kathleen QuinlivanKathleen Quinlivan. 2018. Exploring Contemporary Issues in Sexuality Education with Young People. Exploring Contemporary Issues in Sexuality Education with Young People 35 66 .
Pamela Malins. (2016) How inclusive is “inclusive education” in the Ontario elementary classroom?: Teachers talk about addressing diverse gender and sexual identities. Teaching and Teacher Education 54, pages 128-138.
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Wayne J. Martino & Wendy Cumming-Potvin. (2014) Teaching about “Princess Boys” or Not. Men and Masculinities 18:1, pages 79-99.
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Aubry Threlkeld. 2014. Critical Practice in P-12 Education. Critical Practice in P-12 Education 223 242 .
Tania Ferfolja. 2014. Inequalities in the Teaching Profession. Inequalities in the Teaching Profession 139 156 .
Abbie E. Goldberg. (2014) Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents' experiences in preschool environments. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 29:4, pages 669-681.
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Wendy Marie Cumming-Potvin. (2013) Negotiating Worlds, Words and Identities: Scaffolded literacies for pre-service teachers and children. McGill Journal of Education 47:3, pages 379-401.
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