A Queer Writing Center: Part Two

A Queer Writing Center: Part Two

The inclusion of queer voices in the writing center is a discussion in need of repetition. While invisible, LGBTQ writers have enriched the world with their existence and deserve not only recognition in writing center discourse but also amplification. To achieve that feat, that celebration, a safe space for queer student-writers must be fostered in every college writing center.

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A Queer Writing Center: Part One

A Queer Writing Center: Part One

As a queer student-writer myself, occasions where my identity within the academic domain of writing is discussed are all too rare. The nuances of multilingual writers and students with disabilities are ‘easier to spot’ in textbooks for writing center tutors, whereas, just as queer people have been invisible for centuries, LGBTQ individuals are lost in the table of contents, left wondering if they, if we have a place in writing center discourse at all.

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