Heteronormativity in development – what does queer have to do with it?

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By Tucker Landesman  and Anna Carthy

It can feel lonely to work in the development sector and identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or another gender/sexual minority (LGBTQI+). Outside LGBTQI+ rights and sexual health programming, the unwritten rules of heteroprofessionalism – rigid expectations to conform to heterosexuality and traditional sex-gender norms – screen out and reduce queer visibility. First-hand accounts from development workers report homophobic harassment from their colleagues and being denied benefits such as spousal allowances that are issued without question to heterosexual workers.

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