ABSTRACT
Social work educators are responsible for ensuring their students are equipped to rise against social injustice. Therefore, the marginalization of transgender, genderqueer, and nonbinary people and communities must be addressed in the social work classroom. Contextualizing the social work classroom within cisnormativity, this article reports on the ways social work classrooms may perpetuate the marginalization of transgender, genderqueer, and nonbinary populations. Practical recommendations for recognizing cisnormative practices and creating transgender-inclusive classrooms are provided.
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Jama Shelton
Jama Shelton is Assistant Professor at Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, and
SJ Dodd
SJ Dodd is Associate Professor at Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College.