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    Discovering your own LGBTQ voice: A look at queer children’s literature and their use in the Puerto Rican classroom
    (2016) Acevedo Velázquez, Gabriel T.; Vicente, Nancy V.; College of Arts and Sciences - Arts; Rivera, Rosita L.; Acosta Lugo, Maribel; Department of English; Romero, Juan R.
    Genders, identity, alongside portrayals of the LGBTQ community, are highly intertwined in And Tango Makes Three and King & King. The publication of Children’s Queer Literature has always been surrounded by controversy, especially when being incorporated in the classroom. However, this genre of literature has become part of pedagogical contexts because of its relation to real life occurrences and society in general. This research seeks to justify the integration of the aforementioned texts in the Puerto Rican classroom as a tool for students and teachers to empathize, understand and analyze the LGBTQ spectrum. Through an analysis of the texts this research aims for students to challenge heteronormative norms, binaries established and embedded in society. Through Judith Butlers understanding and exploration of gender, Warner’s views on heteronormativity and Jagose and Sedgwick’s notions of queerness we explore how theses texts are richly embedded with LGBTQ themes, enough to not conform to heteronormative rules in the classroom. Lastly, teachers are provided with a working framework towards the use of these specific texts in the classroom through the creation of lesson plans based on the Curriculum Maps provided by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico.