This research explores how incorporating queer theory into adolescent art education can foster more inclusive classroom environments and support identity development for all students. To investigate this, three art lessons grounded in the principles of queer pedagogy were implemented in 6th and 7th grade classrooms. These lessons centered around…

STEM is an exclusionary space for queer and trans* students of color (QTSOCs). A critical site of justice-oriented transformation to enhance support for QTSOCs is mathematics education, which has significant impacts on access to STEM majors and positive identities in the sciences. This article proposes a set of rights for QTSOCs as STEM learners…

In this critical autoethnography, I discuss and critically reflect on some of my personal identities, specifically being a white, queer woman in the Deep South of the United States, that inform how I interact with the world and my students. I then discuss how the interplay of these identities has led me to particular pedagogical strategies for…