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

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SS: {I th<strong>in</strong>k a sense of vulnerability is often not appreciated. If somebody’s gone <strong>and</strong><br />

then, it’s almost like, you see a scab you want to pick at it.<br />

AM: (laughs) yeah.<br />

SS: you know we’ve all been [//] you’ve got a scab; you start pick<strong>in</strong>g at it, even though<br />

you know you are not supposed to.<br />

AM: Yeah.<br />

SS: And I th<strong>in</strong>k there’s that whole th<strong>in</strong>k about vulnerability. You know somebody is<br />

ooz<strong>in</strong>g vulnerability you know you are not supposed to kick um, you are supposed to<br />

protect them but there’s about it which [//] it’s quite a challenge I th<strong>in</strong>k for people not.<br />

AM: Yeah. I can see that.<br />

SS: I mean there’s someth<strong>in</strong>g very wired <strong>in</strong>to us, which doesn’t sound very pleasant.<br />

AM: No. Well, the last ma<strong>in</strong> question really then. Which I’ve deliberately left til the end<br />

because I wanted to see how it was mentioned um just <strong>in</strong> the course of the other questions<br />

before me specifically relat<strong>in</strong>g to it. And it regards Section 28.<br />

SS: Um hum.<br />

AM: So, I wonder what you…<br />

SS: {one of the th<strong>in</strong>gs we haven’t talked about is multiple identity.<br />

AM: Yep, sure, yep.<br />

SS: And I th<strong>in</strong>k that’s a really big issue, because I th<strong>in</strong>k [//] you know the assumption that<br />

it’s all, the LGBT experience the same…<br />

AM: {I th<strong>in</strong>k that is very important}<br />

SS: …it’s just not the case, so I th<strong>in</strong>k the recognition that the multiple identity <strong>and</strong> the<br />

complexity of deal<strong>in</strong>g with be<strong>in</strong>g lesbian or gay if you are black, or if you are disabled, or<br />

if you are Asian.<br />

AM: Yep.<br />

SS: Or if you are work<strong>in</strong>g class, or middle class, if you are <strong>in</strong> Brixton or you are <strong>in</strong><br />

Dorset…<br />

AM: {yep}<br />

SS: … you know, there’s masses of differences there which we need to highlight <strong>and</strong> be<br />

aware of…

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