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Cisheteronormativity and the Court: A Queer Criminological Approach

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posted on 2025-04-01, 21:30 authored by Robert Sewell, Ti LamusseTi Lamusse, Fiona Hutton
This article explores the experiences of takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer people within Aotearoa/New Zealand’s courts, as defendants, victims and lawyers. Within this qualitative study, participants share stories filled with various challenges, including fears about engaging with the justice system, how gender and sexuality can affect a court case, and what support is available to takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer people accessing justice. Underpinned by a queer criminological perspective, this article interrogates the latent, structural nature of cisheteronormativity as a form of harm, with particular consideration of its implications for access to justice in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Collectively, the findings of this study underscore the challenges faced by takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer people when navigating the criminal justice system, particularly within the District Court of New Zealand.

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Sewell, R., Lamusse, T. & Hutton, F. (2025). Cisheteronormativity and the Court: A Queer Criminological Approach. New Zealand Sociology, 40(1), 100-115. https://www.saanz.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Sewell-et-al_Cisheteronormativity-and-the-Court-A-Queer-Criminological-Approach_NZS-2025-Vol.-40-No.-1_100-115.pdf

Journal title

New Zealand Sociology

Volume

40

Issue

1

Publication date

2025-04-02

Pagination

100-115

Publisher

New Zealand Sociology

Publication status

Published

Contribution type

Article

ISSN

0112-921X

eISSN

0112-921X

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