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

SJ: Um [//] ur [//] it used to occasionally, um by both of us, like well more I think Vicky
would mention it more um but I think we both just know it, I just I cant see if ever
happening. Because [/] unless it is defiantly less more because of what the staff would
think of it and more because of what how the kids would deal with it. Cos you just don’t
have a clue how they are gonna deal with it do you. Haven’t got a clue and so and that
would then force me out of teaching I would have, it could force me out of teaching, I’d
have no choice then. If the kids reacted badly to it at my school [//] how would I feel
comfortable then to go back there and teach them then. Do you know what I mean. Like
what kind of respect would you get in your classroom.
AM: So you, I presume you recognise that legally you couldn’t be forced out of teaching.
SJ: Yeah.
AM: What you are saying is you could be put in a situation where you just wouldn’t feel
comfortable.
SJ: Yeah.
AM: What about the possibility of looking to teach at a different school, perhaps where
you know that there are out teachers and it’s fine and…
SJ: {well that’s another thing that me and Vicky have talked about is moving to a place in
the country that is more accepting of it. Cos I know obviously Harrogate a part in the
country where there’s probably the least openly gay people ever. So we have discussed
about moving to somewhere where there might be yeah the possibility of me being able
to be open when I’m at school and it is something that we haven’t ruled out, it is
something that we do talk about, so it’s a possibility. But then where would you go to,
like Brighton, anywhere else, do you know what I mean!
AM: Yeah probably, London I guess. OK finally then just to bring it all together.
Hopefully we’ve covered a broad range of interesting issues for you, are there any other
comments that you would like to make in relation to anything we’ve covered or perhaps
anything you feel you want to bring up in relation to my research which we haven’t
asked?
SJ: U [/] no!
AM: Good!