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The Sexual Diversity Pastoral Care Group and the Catholic Schools in Chile: An Attempt to Confront Heteronormativity in School Spaces

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This chapter analyzes and discusses the outreach work of a Catholic LGBTI organization, Pastoral de la Diversidad Sexual, which intervenes in Chilean Catholic schools through the testimony of its members. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, volunteers or educational workers at the Pastoral were interviewed in order to describe their own experiences speaking about homosexual marginalization. The results show the tension between power and resistance, and the ambiguous possibilities of transforming the hetero-cisgender norms by sharing personal experiences. These testimonies are understood as a historically situated effort, where an attempt is made to modify the effect of a power technology.

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  1. Facultad de Educación, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile

    Pablo Astudillo Lizama

  2. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile

    Jaime Barrientos Delgado

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Astudillo Lizama, P., Barrientos Delgado, J. (2020). The Sexual Diversity Pastoral Care Group and the Catholic Schools in Chile: An Attempt to Confront Heteronormativity in School Spaces. In: Francis, D., Kjaran, J., Lehtonen, J. (eds) Queer Social Movements and Outreach Work in Schools. Queer Studies and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41610-2_5

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