Homophobia In Canada

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In this article, Tracey Peter and Catherine Taylor give an overview of the current state of affairs concerning LGBTQ (Lesbian gay bisexual transgender/sexual, queer or questioning) in Canada. They assert that although from an outside look it may seem as though Canada is progressing when it comes to honing LGBTQ rights and becoming increasingly tolerant. However, when statistics and empirical data are brought into the question, it is evident that there is a major disconnect between LGBTQ discourse and the experiences of sexual and gender minorities in Canada. Taylor and Peter conducted a nationwide study of the LGBTQ community in Canadian public high schools which highlighted the pervasive extent of homophobia in schools and its impact on young students, revealing some surprising data such as 64 per cent of LGBTQ students feeling unsafe at school, thus forcing them to skip classes and school in general. Peter and Taylor use a poststructuralist approach in their analysis of homophobia and transphobia which challenges norms and behaviours in society, in this case a heteronormative discourse. They also critique and analyse …show more content…
They observe that conformity is produced through the creation of one homogenous group where everyone is expected to fall into and those who fail to meet these heterosexual standards are ostracised, a big reason why heterosexuality is still the norm. Taylor and Peter describe how gender and heterosexuality are also normalised using a performative framework. In most societies where there is a dualist framework, a woman is expected to be feminine and a man masculine, thus people are judged and analysed by the way they perform actions respective to these standards of behaviour based on their gender. People who fall out of these gender ideals and status quo are often ostracised and stigmatised as noted

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