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Queering Chapter Books with LGBT Characters for Young Readers: Recognizing and Complicating Representations of Homonormativity
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Hermann-Wilmarth, Jill M.; Ryan, Caitlin L. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2016
In this paper, we consider the limited chapter book options with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) characters available for upper elementary readers. While these texts all include one or more LGBT character(s), the overall representations of LGBT people and issues highlight particular normative identities and silence others. We are…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary School Students, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation