School and childhood: Memories of transphobia

Abstract

In this article we reflect on the limits of school institutions in dealing with children and adolescents who exhibit performances or behaviors that deviate from binary gender norms. We use queers theory and Foucaultian studies to consider gender and sexuality. The paper discusses the behaviors, standards and norms that legitimize childhood and infantile bodies, problematizing the transmisogynous and transphobic social climates found in school spaces, which are often responsible for silencing these individuals.