| Periodical Title | APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues |
| Author(s) | David Hull; Mark Chekola; Claudia Card; Richard Mohr; Raja Halwani; Carol Quinn |
| Editor(s) | Carol Quinn |
| Abstract | This collection of essays examines the pedagogical, ethical, and political dimensions of “coming out” regarding sexual orientation in academic philosophy classrooms. Contributors explore whether and how LGBT faculty should disclose their sexual identities to students, examining this question through various philosophical and practical lenses. The featured article by Shannon Winnubst provides a theoretical framework linking sexuality and race, arguing that strategic coming out can expose invisible essentialisms undergirding both heteronormativity and white supremacy. Through genealogical analysis of legal categories and cultural representations, Winnubst demonstrates how whiteness and heterosexuality function as mutually constituting universal signifiers in US culture, both dependent on disavowing embodied desire and maintaining invisibility. The essays collectively reveal tensions between essentialist and constructionist understandings of sexual identity, between personal disclosure and pedagogical effectiveness, and between individual authenticity and institutional constraints, while illustrating how classroom disclosure practices can serve broader antiracist and anti-heterosexist political projects. This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Thematic Cluster/Special Issue | Coming out in the Classroom |
| Pages | 147-156 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Published Keywords | coming out, LGBT philosophy, pedagogy, sexual orientation, whiteness, heteronormativity, classroom disclosure, queer theory, race and sexuality, invisible essentialism, philosophical education This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Date Published | Fall 2001 |
| ISBN/ISSN | 1067-9464 |
| URL | https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.apaonline.org/resource/collection/B4B9E534-A677-4F29-8DC9-D75A5F16CC55/v01n1LGBT.pdf |
| Open Access? | Yes |
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