Introduction

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Darbo aplinka; Lyčių lygybė; Diskriminacija; Homofobija; Heteronormatyvumas; Seksualumas; Homoseksualumas; Tyrimai; Švedija (Sweden); Work environment; Gender equality; Discrimination; Homophobia; Heteronormativity; Sexuality; Homosexuality; Research; Lithuania; Sweden.

ENWe addressed questions such as: How is the heterosexual norm - as the desired and "natural" state - reiterated in today's society? How is it challenged? What sort of effect does this n o rm have on people's lives, on organisations, on school and working life? H o w is the heterosexual n o rm articulated together with representations of citizenship and the nation? And could we, in our research group, suggest any new methods for subverting this norm? Our studies were conducted in different countries, in different social spaces (universities, schools, and working life in general), and using different methods (interviews, participant observation, surveys, and textual analysis), resulting in a diverse set of materials. [Extract, p. 6]