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The presumption of heteronormativity among postsecondary disability services offices
Author(s) -
LoGiudice Joseph A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30804
Subject(s) - heteronormativity , presumption , sexual identity , sexual minority , identity (music) , postsecondary education , meaning (existential) , heterosexuality , gender studies , transgender , lesbian , sociology , human sexuality , psychology , political science , higher education , law , physics , acoustics , psychotherapist
Postsecondary institutions appear to be in an age of paying attention to the meaning and implications of intersectionality — but I contend these efforts have fallen drastically short in the area of sexual identity. In the 13 years I have worked in postsecondary disability services, proudly identifying as a gay man with a learning disability, my sexual identity has been silenced by staff and faculty. We operate from the cultural framework of heterosexuality and assume that students, staff, and faculty are the same sexual identity.