The campus climate for LGBQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer) communities in higher education has improved, but not necessarily at religiously affiliated institutions. This case study explores how faculty, staff, and students at a Jesuit, Catholic university address LGBQ issues through interviews, participant observation, and document review. Findings revealed that participants employed a variety of tactics adapted for the Catholic higher education context like Safe Space programming, opportunities for intellectual discourse, and leveraging the curriculum. To navigate institutional power dynamics, participants utilized framing issues as congruent with the university’s mission and engaged influential allies like Jesuit priests. This study holds implications for navigating organizational power dynamics in higher education and addressing the tension posed by addressing LGBQ issues on religiously affiliated campuses.

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“把耶稣会士放在前面”：耶稣会大学的天主教徒如何解决LGBQ问题

高等教育中的LGBQ（女同性恋，男同性恋，双性恋，同性恋者）社区的校园环境已有所改善，但不一定有宗教信仰的机构。本案例研究探讨了耶稣会天主教大学的教职员工如何通过访谈，参与者观察和文档审查来解决LGBQ问题。调查结果表明，参与者采用了多种适应天主教高等教育背景的策略，例如安全空间编程，知识交流机会以及利用课程。为了驾驭机构权力动态，参与者利用与大学使命相一致的框架问题，并聘请了有影响力的盟友，例如耶稣会神父。