Do Y'all Say Gay or Trans?: The Impact of Gender and Sexuality on College Students' Experiences in the Rural South.

IF 2.4 4区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Lisa A Costello, Marieke Van Willigen, Clare Walsh
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Abstract

While national trends indicate improvement in campus climates for LGBTQ+ students, these patterns may not exist on campuses in the Southeast region of the United States, particularly given conservative backlash in the region. Drawing from focus group and survey data, we investigated how students in a rural Southern location perceive campus and community space with regard to safety and support, and how the intersections of gender and sexual orientation affect those perceptions. We found LGBTQ+ students had a mostly positive perception of their campus experience, despite reports of harassment, perceptions of unsafe spaces, and some lack of awareness of resources. However, students rate the climate for queer-spectrum students more positively than that for trans-spectrum students. Cis-gender, heterosexual students were largely accepting of their LGBTQ+ peers and were mostly unaware of LGBTQ+ harassment in spaces on campus. Students' positive assessments exist despite a lack of systematic, institutional-level programming to integrate them into the campus community but are influenced by the work of faculty and staff allies through classes, curriculum, and programs. Our analyses inform recommendations for policies and initiatives and illuminate unique challenges facing queer students on campuses in conservative, rural areas.

你们都说是同性恋还是变性人?性别和性取向对南方农村地区大学生经历的影响》。
虽然全国趋势表明 LGBTQ+ 学生的校园环境有所改善,但这些模式在美国东南部地区的校园可能并不存在,特别是考虑到该地区的保守反弹。利用焦点小组和调查数据,我们调查了南部农村地区的学生如何看待校园和社区空间的安全和支持,以及性别和性取向的交叉如何影响这些看法。我们发现,尽管有报告称 LGBTQ+ 学生受到骚扰,认为校园空间不安全,而且对资源缺乏了解,但他们对自己的校园经历大多持积极看法。不过,学生们对同性恋学生校园环境的评价要高于变性学生。顺性别的异性恋学生基本上都能接受他们的 LGBTQ+ 同学,并且大多没有意识到 LGBTQ+ 在校园内受到骚扰。尽管缺乏系统的、机构层面的计划来将他们融入校园社区,但学生们的积极评价还是存在的,这也受到了教职员工盟友通过课堂、课程和计划所做工作的影响。我们的分析为政策和倡议提供了建议,并揭示了保守的农村地区校园中同性恋学生所面临的独特挑战。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
5.60
自引率
7.70%
发文量
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Homosexuality is an internationally acclaimed, peer-reviewed publication devoted to publishing a wide variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship to foster a thorough understanding of the complexities, nuances, and the multifaceted aspects of sexuality and gender. The chief aim of the journal is to publish thought-provoking scholarship by researchers, community activists, and scholars who employ a range of research methodologies and who offer a variety of perspectives to continue shaping knowledge production in the arenas of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) studies and queer studies. The Journal of Homosexuality is committed to offering substantive, accessible reading to researchers and general readers alike in the hope of: spurring additional research, offering ideas to integrate into educational programs at schools, colleges & universities, or community-based organizations, and manifesting activism against sexual and gender prejudice (e.g., homophobia, biphobia and transphobia), including the promotion of sexual and gender justice.
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