Homophobia at school: gay affirmative psychology in the educational context.

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Published: Dec 9, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2021.n2.v1.2188
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education homofobia inclusión affirmative psychology

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Begoña Sánchez Torrejón
Universidad de Cádiz
Cristobal Rivera Mera
Universidad de Cádiz

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Bullying for homophobic reasons has increased significantly in schools over the last years. This article responds to the necessity of acknowledging and raising awareness towards the experiences that a gay student faces throught diferent educational stages. The Gay affirmative psychotherapy focuses on understanding and comprehending the specific issues and realities of homosexual people. The aim of this paper is to anlyse the homofobic experiences that have been identified during the thereapeutic process of a gay person over the course of the diferent educational stages. We have used a biographic- narrative method in order to conduct a dialogue with our informer and come closer to a complex reality that needs to be addressed. The specific approach used for this purpose is the semi-structured interview. The most significant results show the necessity of understanding and raising awareness to sex and gender diversity from an inclusive perspective in the education community. The article also brings out the lack of tools teachers have when it comes to preventing, identifying and addressing bullying situations for homofobic reasons, as well as promoting the inclusion of sex and gender diversity within schools.

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Sánchez Torrejón, B., & Rivera Mera, C. (2021). Homophobia at school: gay affirmative psychology in the educational context. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 1(2), 329–340. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2021.n2.v1.2188
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