Yet, as the authors of Silenced Sexualities in Schools and Universities illustrate, young people in education constantly negotiate issues of sexuality.
The official "silence" about sexuality does nothing to help recognise the existence of all kinds of sexualities that pervade educational institutions. This book addresses the problem.
As the authors acknowledge in the introduction, the central theme of the book concerns the way that a particularly "straighter than straight" form of heterosexuality is sanctioned, normalised and made compulsory in different ways at each phase of education. As such, Silenced Sexualities draws directly on many themes from feminism, lesbian and gay studies, and the study of masculinities. Several short and engaging chapters show how "compulsory" heterosexuality shapes the lives of young people in primary and secondary schools and in universities.
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