摘要:I teach an elective course called “Social Work and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Two- Spirit Peoples” in the Bachelor of Social Work programme at St. Thomas University. As course material challenges embedded heterosexism, we flounder and struggle with deeply rooted beliefs that conflict with our desires to respect difference and human rights. I discuss an in-class exercise used to stimulate reflection on the connections between gender, gender expression, sexual identity, and normative social expectations in our lives. I reflect on the learning generated by this exercise as well as its usefulness in revealing how heterosexism marks us emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually, often without our even knowing. I also evaluate the extent to which this exercise, paired with a written selfreflection on gender and sexual identity, helps us to take up our responsibility to challenge heterosexism within ourselves and in the world.