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Departmental Seminar: 29/5/24 "Inside the Chinese Heterosexual Matrix: Exploring Sexuality, Leader Identity and Agency Among Lesbian and Gay Mid-Level School Leaders in China" Catherine Atkinson & Weiyuan Wu, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester In this paper, we introduce the concept of the 'Chinese heterosexual matrix' to understand how heteronormativity is maintained within Chinese schools and reinforced by Confucian culture and Party-State ideologies. Using this framework, we move to explore the opportunities found by teachers and leaders to disrupt heteronormativity, and highlight how these were significantly more constrained by the heightened visibility of a leadership position. Bios Catherine Atkinson is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester. Her research explores gender and sexualities inequalities in education and the effects or otherwise of educational equalities initiatives. Catherine is currently researching wellbeing inequalities amongst LGBT young people in Greater Manchester. Weiyuan Wu is a PhD candidate in Education. His project, supported by President's Doctoral Scholarship, explores the experiences of LGBTQ schoolteachers in China. Before coming to the UK, he worked as a Chinese language teacher in Shanghai for six years.