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‘I don’t think my sexuality would come into teaching at all’: exploring the borderland discourse of Australian LGBTQ+ pre-service teachers

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Pages 562-577 | Received 30 Apr 2019, Accepted 05 Jul 2020, Published online: 29 Jul 2020

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