Abstract

LGBTQ+ young adults often enter LGBTQ+ spaces seeking support and community, not expecting to find that they may face exclusion. In this paper, we explore narratives of LGBTQ+ young adults of exclusionary experiences in LGBTQ+ communities. Participants stated they were policed regarding the authenticity of their identities, due to their appearance, (not) meeting stereotypes, not being “enough,” not presenting in a way that allowed others to properly “read” their identities, or by having identities that have been deemed invalid by the community. Additionally, within LGBTQ+ spaces, those who were not White and who had multiple intersecting identities often felt excluded.

摘要

LGBTQ +年轻人经常进入LGBTQ +场所寻求支持和社区，并不希望发现自己可能会面临排斥。在本文中，我们探讨了LGBTQ +社区中排斥性经历的LGBTQ +年轻人的叙述。参与者表示，由于其外表，（不）符合陈规定型观念，不“足够”，不以允许他人正确“读取”其身份的方式或通过使自己具有以下身份的方式出示身份，因此他们受到了身份真实性的警告：被社区视为无效。此外，在LGBTQ +空间中，那些不是白人且具有多个相交身份的人通常会感到被排斥。