Hbtq Genom Livsfrågor I Religionskunskap

Sammanfattning: This paper aims to summarise what current research says about how “life questions” is used in Swedish religious education and what criteria LGBTQ questions need to meet in order to be used in teaching. It does this by systematically searching and assessing academic sources found in four different databases. The research shows that there are two main ways educators use life questions in classrooms, as discussion starters and as thematic interdisciplinary teaching. The research also shows that two general hurdles need to be maneuvered to teach about LGBTQ in classrooms. First one being structural, such as syllabus and knowledge hurdles. Second being social, as other teachers, administrators, students and parents might cause problems for the teacher. This work can and should be seen in the tradition of critical pedagogy more than in the tradition of “life questions”. Even though this paper does not systematically gather new data nor create new knowledge, it is critical of the lack of research on religious LGBTQ students, the lack of research on student perception about LGBTQ questions in the classroom and the lack of research on the concrete results of education pushes by Skolverket, MUCF and RFSL. Keywords: LGBTQ, Queer, GSM, Religious education, High school, Sweden, Livsfrågor, Queer, HBTQ, Religionskunskap, Gymnasiet.