"It's Completely Erasure": A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences of Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender Nonconforming, and Questioning Students in Biology Courses

Biology is the study of the diversity of life, which includes diversity in sex, gender, and sexual, romantic, and related orientations. However, a small body of literature suggests that undergraduate biology courses focus on only a narrow representation of this diversity (binary sexes, heterosexual...

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Published in:CBE - Life Sciences Education 2022-12, Vol.21 (4), p.ar69
Main Authors: Casper, A. M. Aramati, Rebolledo, Nico, Lane, A. Kelly, Jude, Luke, Eddy, Sarah L
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Career Readiness
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Gender Identity
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Inclusion
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Outcomes of Education
Resilience (Psychology)
Science Instruction
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Identity
Student Attitudes
Student Experience
Student Interests
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Transgender Persons
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