Perspectives on inclusion, safety, and belonging from members of the North American LGBTQIA+ conservation community

IF 5.2 1区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Amy C. Collins, Abigail B. Feuka, Jasmine Nelson, Anahita K. Verahrami, Sara Bombaci
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Conservation scientists work in diverse settings, sometimes requiring them to exist in spaces where they do not feel safe, included, or accepted. This is often the case for the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and others) community, which is frequently marginalized in conservation spaces. We conducted an anonymous, semistructured, online survey of members and nonmembers of the LGBTQIA+ community of conservation students and professionals in North America to explore participants’ lived experiences in conservation. Our 737 responses (response rate 26.8%) included 10% who identified as genderqueer, gender nonconforming, questioning, nonspecific, genderfluid, transgender woman, agender, transgender man, 2-spirit Indigenous, or intersex (gender expansive), and 29% as bisexual, queer, lesbian, gay, asexual, pansexual, omnisexual, questioning, or nonheterosexual (queer+). We found that non-LGBTQIA+ respondents overestimated the degree to which LGBTQIA+ respondents felt included in the field of conservation by 5% (sexual orientation) and 18% (gender identity). Respondents’ feelings of safety and belonging were up to 50% lower in most work settings compared with non-LGBTQIA respondents; the lowest frequencies were reported by gender expansive respondents (40.9–64.4%). Contextual responses indicated that the lack of safety and belonging related to direct experiences of bullying (23 long-form descriptions out of 73 gender expansive respondents and 15 of 217 queer+ respondents), concerns around safety in rural settings (4 of 73 gender expansive respondents and 20 of 217 queer+ respondents), and concerns around not being able to express their authentic selves (7 of 73 gender expansive respondents and 5 of 217 queer+ respondents). The intersection between gender identity and race also played a role in feelings of safety, belonging, and disclosure of sexual orientation (1 of 73 gender expansive respondents, 6 of 217 queer+ respondents). The most frequent support resources used by LGBTQIA+ conservation scientists included one-on-one support from peers, mentors and external collaborators, support group, and wellness and counseling services outside of work.

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北美 LGBTQIA+ 保护社区成员对包容、安全和归属感的看法
自然保护科学家的工作环境多种多样,有时需要在他们感到不安全、不被包容或不被接受的环境中工作。LGBTQIA+(女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、变性人、同性恋者、质疑者、雌雄同体者、无性恋者及其他)群体往往就属于这种情况,他们在自然保护领域经常被边缘化。我们对北美 LGBTQIA+ 群体的学生和专业人员进行了匿名、半结构式在线调查,以探索参与者在保护领域的生活经历。我们收到了 737 份回复(回复率为 26.8%),其中 10%的回复者认为自己是无性别者、性别不符者、质疑者、非特定性别者、性别流变者、变性女人、变性人、变性男人、双灵土著或双性人(性别扩展),29% 的回复者认为自己是双性恋、同性恋、女同性恋、男同性恋、无性恋、泛性恋、杂性恋、质疑者或非异性恋(同性恋+)。我们发现,非 LGBTQIA+ 受访者高估了 LGBTQIA+ 受访者认为自己被纳入保护领域的程度,高估比例分别为 5%(性取向)和 18%(性别认同)。在大多数工作环境中,与非 LGBTQIA 受访者相比,受访者的安全感和归属感要低 50%;性别扩展型受访者的安全感和归属感最低(40.9-64.4%)。背景调查显示,安全感和归属感的缺失与遭受欺凌的直接经历有关(73 名性别扩展型受访者中的 23 人和 217 名同性恋+受访者中的 15 人提供了长式描述),与农村环境中的安全问题有关(73 名性别扩展型受访者中的 4 人和 217 名同性恋+受访者中的 20 人),以及与无法表达真实自我有关(73 名性别扩展型受访者中的 7 人和 217 名同性恋+受访者中的 5 人)。在安全感、归属感和披露性取向方面,性别认同与种族之间的交叉也起到了一定作用(73 名性别扩展型受访者中的 1 人,217 名同性恋+受访者中的 6 人)。LGBTQIA+ 保护科学家最常使用的支持资源包括来自同行、导师和外部合作者的一对一支持、支持小组以及工作之外的健康和咨询服务。
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Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology 环境科学-环境科学
CiteScore
12.70
自引率
3.20%
发文量
175
审稿时长
2 months
期刊介绍: Conservation Biology welcomes submissions that address the science and practice of conserving Earth's biological diversity. We encourage submissions that emphasize issues germane to any of Earth''s ecosystems or geographic regions and that apply diverse approaches to analyses and problem solving. Nevertheless, manuscripts with relevance to conservation that transcend the particular ecosystem, species, or situation described will be prioritized for publication.
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