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Queer(y)ing Indigenous Australian higher education student spaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2019

Corrinne Sullivan Open the ORCID record for Corrinne Sullivan [Opens in a new window]  and
Madi Day
Corrinne Sullivan*
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Parramatta Campus, Rydalmere, New South Wales 2116, Australia
Madi Day
Affiliation:
Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
*
Author for correspondence: Corrinne Sullivan, E-mail: corrinne.sullivan@westernsydney.edu.au
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Abstract

For many Queer and Gender Diverse (QGD) Indigenous Australian people, there is little to no separation between our queer or gender identity, and our cultural identity. We are increasingly calling upon institutions to consider and cater to our identities and the needs which correlate with such identities. This paper discusses the findings of a project that investigated the ways in which QGD Indigenous Australian students are included, or not, in the Australian higher education space. Our findings suggest QGD Indigenous Australians are often overlooked in these spaces. We explore the consequences for university access, retention and personal impact for this cohort of students.

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Higher educationidentityIndigenousQueer and Gender Diversestudent spaces

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 50 , Issue 1 , August 2021 , pp. 2 - 9
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2019

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