A cultural, economic, and social system that presumes the superiority of man over woman, having its negative effects based on the privileges associated to man status.
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Intersectional Dialogue While Combating LGBT-Phobia in Schools
Yago Vieira de Oliveira Almeida (Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4072-5.ch002
Abstract
The presence of culture of violence in the school environment, manifested from the language, physical, and social spheres is widely recognized by organizations, which has among its goals encouraging quality education to all, especially to young people. Therefore, LGBT bullying has gained a growing awareness by civil society, especially with regard to its negative outcomes to the formation of youth, forming a psychological and social legacy that has serious consequences for the establishment of a society ruled by the sustainable development principles. In this way, this chapter aims to discuss possible mechanisms to combat LGBT-phobia, especially based on bullying, in order to create a culture of peace in schools. Criticizing, investigating, discussing, and relativizing are crucial alternative methods in order to build a healthy school environment and potentially transformative.