Open AccessWhen Did You Know You Were Straight? Teaching with the Heterosexual Questionnaire
Author(s) -
Jessica Ann Vooris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
radical teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1941-0832
pISSN - 0191-4847
DOI - 10.5195/rt.2021.819
Subject(s) - heterosexism , privilege (computing) , class (philosophy) , psychology , queer , heteronormativity , pedagogy , mathematics education , homosexuality , gender studies , sociology , psychoanalysis , epistemology , computer science , philosophy , computer security
This Teaching Note describes the process of forming a panel of straight students to answer questions from Martin Rochlin's Heterosexual Questionnaire. The activity highlights heterosexism and heterosexual privilege, provides an opportunity to talk about satire and queer humor, and is a useful way to engage with concepts from class readings in introductory LGBTQ Studies and Women's Studies courses.