ABSTRACT The purpose of the phenomenological study was to understand how lesbian student-athletes experience academic and sport environments at a Division I institution in the Southeast region of the United States. Due to the dearth tamount of research that captures the lesbian student-athlete experience in higher education, the research explored current lesbian Division I student-athletes’ experiences of support and strategies used to persist in both environments. Additionally, the research sought to gain resource recommendations from participants to make environments continuously and/or growingly inclusive. Seven participants who attend a Division I institution were interviewed using a semi-structured interview process. Using a phenomenological lens, interviews were hand-coded and thematic analysis pinpointed two themes: (1) Support and (2) Survival Strategies. While experiences of the participants varied, a consensus among the participants calls for increased support from campus and athletic departments. Implications for practice, resource recommendations, and implications for future research will be addressed.

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女同性恋学生运动员的资源概念化，以在第一类机构中促进包容性环境

摘要现象学研究的目的是了解女同性恋学生运动员如何在美国东南部的I区机构中体验学术和运动环境。由于缺乏足够的研究来捕捉女同性恋运动员在高等教育中的经验，因此该研究探索了目前的女同性恋I类女运动员在支持这两种环境中所经历的支持和策略。另外，该研究试图从参与者那里获得资源推荐，以使环境持续和/或日益包容。使用半结构化访谈过程对参加I部门机构的七名参与者进行了访谈。使用现象学的视角，对访谈进行了手工编码，主题分析指出了两个主题：（1）支持和（2）生存策略。尽管参与者的经验各不相同，但参与者之间的共识要求校园和体育部门提供更多的支持。将讨论对实践的影响，资源建议以及对未来研究的影响。