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Gender and sexuality invoke a wide spectrum of topics which attract the interest of both the media and academia, but the impact of our gender and sexuality is also an everyday presence for many of us. One example of this is outlined in Liz Peel’s (2001) work on what she refers to as “mundane heterosexism”. Peel’s argument is that overt forms of sexism are easy to challenge due to their easily identifiable quality, whereas more subtle forms of heterosexism are not as easy to address. Peel (2001) makes the point that in the Western social context heterosexist views are normative yet still impact on the lives of those who do not ‘fit’ into the norm, but responding to such sexism is difficult due to its pervasive presence.
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Seymour-Smith, S. (2015). Qualitative Methods. In: Richards, C., Barker, M.J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137345899_19
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