Non-Normative Gender and Sexual Identities in Schools: - Schools Out

D: …and he wasn’t totally disgusted by it, but he was just like int that a bit wrong, Its
like, no. It’s like cos we’re straight as well which made it even, he just couldn’t get it,
he’s [//] I dunno, he’s homophobic.
T: Yeah my Mum thought I was lying about me being gay and then I brought like my ex
girlfriend back from a party…
V: {you have to listen to this or something?!}
{inaudible}
T: …um yeah um woke up in morning and went downstairs making eggs, hangover,
really bad…
V: {eggs?}
T: …yeah eggs in the morning! Um yeah, I came, me Mum came down and she went
what the hell is that on your neck I went what, cant see anything I looked in the mirror,
there were a great big shagger on my neck and I were like…
V: {not heard that phrase before!}
T: …and I was upstairs and I went [//] and then me mum kicked me out for like two days
and I was like…
V: {where to live?!}
T: …God and she really doesn’t like it and, but neither do I so its alright [//]
W: But she is horrible.
T: No she’s not, right, she look, she looks really nice with her mouth shut from far
away…
AM: {Right ok.
N: {inaudible}
T: {inaudible}
H: Most of my family are quite, I’m I’m quite lucky like, I’d never tell like anyone else in
my family cos I don’t think [//] but both my parents have said well your still you and my
Dad just kind of sat me down like last night and just kind of held my hand and like
(laughs) you know like I’ll always love you unconditionally cos you’re my daughter and
like no matter what you do, so that was nice.