Encyclopedia of Queer Studies in Education

Kamden Strunk, Ph.D. (2012), Oklahoma State University, is an Associate Professor of Educational Research at Auburn University. His research focuses on sexual, gender, and racial identities in education, especially higher education, and quantitative methods. Stephanie Anne Shelton, Ph.D. (2016), The University of Georgia, is an Associate Professor of Qualitative Research at The University of Alabama. Her research examines LGBTQ+ topics in K-12 and higher education, and queer theories in relation to qualitative research methodologies.

“Overall, this reference work represents an important contribution to LGBTQ studies and educational studies scholarship. […] In fact, this encyclopedia should be made widely available to every public school teacher and required for student educators in teacher-training programs.” A.J. Ramirez, Valdosta State University, in CHOICE connect | Vol. 60 (2022), n.p.

• AcknowledgmentsFigures and Tables1 IntroductionKamden K. Strunk and Stephanie Anne Shelton2 Abolitionist TeachingJenell Igeleke Penn3 AffectMark E. Helmsing4 AIDS ActivismJ. Michael Denton5 Allies and AllyshipS. Adam Crawley6 Allonormativity and Compulsory SexualityAmanda L. Mollet and Brian Lackman7 AndrogynyKate E. Kedley8 AntiblacknessRomeo Jackson, Zachary Brown and Brenda Anderson Wadley9 Antidiscrimination Laws and PoliciesNicholas Catania10 Asexuality & Asexuality StudiesAmanda L. Mollet11 Ballroom CultureSteve D. Mobley, Jr. and Quortne R. Hutchings12 Biological EssentialismKamden K. Strunk13 Bisexuality and Bisexuality StudiesKaity Prieto14 BullyingWhitney Neumeyer Roach and Elissa Bryant15 Calling In/Calling OutDianna (D) Tejada16 Campus ActivismRob Loren Hill17 Campus Climate (College & University)Allison BrckaLorenz18 Chicana FeminismJosé Manuel Santillana Blanco19 CisheteropatriarchyKody Muncaster20 CisheterosexismEsteban Francisco López Medina21 The ClosetChristian George Gregory22 Community Colleges and LGBTQ+ ProfessionalsÁngel de Jesus Gonzalez23 Community Colleges and LGBTQ StudentsÁngel de Jesus Gonzalez24 Compulsory HeterogenderismQuortne R. Hutchings and Arli Mohamed25 Compulsory HeterosexualityRobert Bittner26 ConfessionKevin J. Burke27 Conversion TherapyChris Babits28 CorporealityA. Longoria29 Critical Content AnalysisS. Adam Crawley30 Curriculum Inclusive of Sexual and Gender DiversityRyan Schey31 Decolonizing ApproachesRoland Sintos Coloma32 DisidentificationAddie Shrodes33 Drag and Drag StudiesChristopher (Doza) Mendoza34 Educational Research and Queer Issues in K-12 SchoolsMollie V. Blackburn and Joselyn L. Parker35 Equity vs. EqualityAndrés Castro Samayoa36 Exclusion and Removal in School DisciplineHannah Carson Baggett and Carey E. Andrzejewski37 Gender BinaryKate E. Kedley38 Gender/Gender Identity/Gender ExpressionAdam W.J. Davies and Rhea Ashley Hoskin39 Gender-Affirming CareTae Min Suh40 Gender-Based MicroaggressionsBri Sérráno, Romeo Jackson and Kari J. Dockendorff41 Gender-Complex EducationDana M. Stachowiak42 GenderbashingKit Emslie43 GenderismEli Kean44 GenderqueerDana M. Stachowiak45 GLSENCaitlin L. Ryan46 Go-Along InterviewsSam Stiegler47 GSAs (Gay-Straight Alliances or Gender-Sexuality Alliances)Susan W. Woolley48 Hegemonic MasculinityScott Ritchie49 HegemonyAddie Shrodes50 HeteronormativitySara Staley51 HeteropatriarchyJacob Kelley and Andrea Arce-Trigatti52 HeterosexismSohini Chatterjee53 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)Steve D. Mobley, Jr.54 HIV/AIDS in the United StatesJ. Michael Denton55 HomonationalismKody Muncaster56 HomonormativityMatthew Archer57 Hookup CultureNicholas Francis Havey58 Identity PoliticsJaime S. Miller59 InclusionApril M. Jones60 IntersectionalityAntonio Duran61 IntersexShelly Melchior62 It Gets BetterThomas Crisp63 Jotería PedagogySergio A. Gonzalez64 Jotería StudiesArturo Cortez and José Ramón Lizárraga65 Kinsey ScaleKamden K. Strunk66 LatinxSergio A. Gonzalez67 Lavender Scares/Queer PurgesKaren Graves68 LGBQ Faculty (Postsecondary)Olivia M. Copeland, Jodi L. Linley and David J. Nguyen69 LGBQ K-12 StudentsDerek A. Hutchinson and Steven H. White70 LGBQ K-12 TeachersMollie V. Blackburn and Joselyn L. Parker71 LGBQ Postsecondary StudentsKristen A. Renn72 LGBQ Teacher InductionSummer Davis73 LGBTQ Education Research (Postsecondary)Kristen A. Renn74 LGBTQ HomelessnessJarrett T. Gupton75 LGBTQ+ Campus Resource CentersMeg E. Evans76 LiminalityShelly Melchior77 Marxism and Marxist Theories of Gender and SexualityKit Emslie78 Matrix of IntelligibilityKathleen Emily Hurlock79 MonosexismKaity Prieto80 Nepantla TheoryLobat Asadi81 NeuroqueerMonica C. Kleekamp82 No Promo Homo LawsRandy Fair83 Outness and Coming OutLeia K. Cain84 PanopticonW. Boden Robertson85 Paranoid and Reparative ReadingS. Adam Crawley86 Parents and Parental InvolvementHeidi Lyn Hadley87 PerformativityJonathan M. Coker88 Political OrganizingTravis H. Olson89 PoststructuralismWilliam Terrell Wright and Maverick Y. Zhang90 Pride Festivals and ParadesAmy Keating91 PronounsRobin Sudanan Turner92 Psychoanalytic TheoryKathleen Emily Hurlock93 Psychological Identity Development ModelsKamden K. Strunk and Hyun Sung Jang94 Quare TheoryRaphael D. Coleman and Darris R. Means95 QueerJessica A. Weise96 Queer ArchivesRoland Sintos Coloma97 Queer Children’s LiteratureJill M. Hermann-Wilmarth98 Queer ComposingRyan Schey99 Queer Critical TheoriesEsteban Francisco López Medina100 Queer EcologyCarlson H. Coogler101 Queer EthnographyStephanie Anne Shelton102 Queer FuturityMark E. Helmsing103 Queer Indigenous StudiesMarcos de R. Antuna104 Queer LiteraciesJon M. Wargo105 Queer of Color CritiqueDurell M. Callier106 Queer PedagogySummer Melody Pennell107 Queer PhenomenologyTravis L. Wagner108 Queer Qualitative ResearchStephanie Anne Shelton109 Queer Quantitative ResearchCindy Ann Kilgo110 Queer ReadingS. Adam Crawley111 Queer Studies of (Dis)AbilityAdam W. J. Davies and Rsha Soud112 Queer Survey MethodologiesJason C. Garvey113 Queer TheorySummer Melody Pennell114 Queer WorldmakingKaren Zaino115 Queer Young Adult LiteratureCaroline T. Clark and Josh D. Williams116 Queering Mixed Methods ResearchPeggy Shannon-Baker117 ReligionHeidi Lyn Hadley118 Resilience and Queer PeopleAldo M. Barrita and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt119 RestoryingJames Joshua Coleman120 Rurality and LGBTQ+ YouthMeg Thomas121 Safe Spaces and Safe Zone TrainingsEli Kean and Patrick C. Skrivan122 School and Public LibrariesJamie Campbell Naidoo and Kaitlyn Lynch123 School Climate (K-12)Darla Linville124 Self-AuthorshipGabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. and Roberto C. Orozco125 Settler ColonialismCharlie Amáyá Scott (Diné) and Romeo Jackson126 Sex (as Assigned at Birth)Kate E. Kedley127 Sexual Education and QueernessAdam W.J. Davies and Ruth Neustifter128 Sexual IdentityPayton D. Hoover129 Sexual Orientation MicroaggressionsEric J. Van Giessen and Michael R. Woodford130 Sexual ViolenceSusan B. Marine131 SexualizationRachel Brooks, Nathan Caballero and Whitney Neumeyer Roach132 Social Media and QueernessJustin A. Gutzwa133 Standpoint TheoryLucy E. Bailey134 Student Development TheoryAntonio Duran135 Teacher Education and QueernessJ.B. Mayo, Jr.136 Trans* Ethnic StudiesOmi Salas-SantaCruz137 Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs)Justin A. Gutzwa138 Trans Faculty (Postsecondary)Mel Kutner139 Trans K-12 TeachersMario I. Suárez140 Trans Postsecondary StudentsJesse Wiley and Kathleen Clarke141 Trans Studies in EducationOmi Salas-SantaCruz142 Transgender K-12 StudentsMelinda M. Mangin143 TransnormativityRomeo Jackson144 Transphobia/TransmisogynyAryah O.S. Lester145 Trauma and Trauma StewardshipChelsea Elizabeth Gilbert146 Two SpiritJ.B. Mayo, Jr.147 UndocuqueerAlonso R. Reyna Rivarola and Jesús Cisneros148 VisibilityEthan Trinh149 Vocal PedagogyJessye DeSilva150 Whiteness in Queer StudiesAndrea M. Hawkman151 WomanismKiara S. Summerville152 Women of Color FeminismsJosé Manuel Santillana BlancoNotes on ContributorsIndex