ABSTRACT

Though notable progress has been made in protections for LGBTQ people in the United States, they are still disproportionately victims of discrimination and harassment. Activism efforts on behalf of LGBTQ communities by heterosexual, cisgender people—known as cishet allies—are critical to maintaining and gaining civil rights. Social justice praxis encourages people with privileged identities, such as heterosexuals, to act on behalf of and in coalition with LGBTQ communities. The current study conducted a thematic qualitative content analysis of open-ended self-report data about activist behaviors and beliefs of 249 self-identified cishet allies. Results describe: types of activism, events that sparked activism, motivators for activism, and barriers to activism. Findings show that educating self and others are key activist behaviors while social media usage may mitigate barriers, such as perceived lack of social support and time. Findings are discussed in context of sample limitations and future research directions are outlined.

摘要

尽管美国在保护 LGBTQ 人群方面取得了显着进展，但他们仍然不成比例地成为歧视和骚扰的受害者。异性恋、顺性别者（被称为 cishet 盟友）代表 LGBTQ 社区开展的激进主义活动对于维护和获得公民权利至关重要。社会正义实践鼓励具有特权身份的人（例如异性恋者）代表 LGBTQ 社区并与他们联合行动。目前的研究对 249 名自我认同的 cishet 盟友的激进行为和信仰的开放式自我报告数据进行了主题定性内容分析。结果描述：激进主义的类型、引发激进主义的事件、激进主义的动机以及激进主义的障碍。调查结果表明，教育自我和他人是关键的激进行为，而社交媒体的使用可能会减轻障碍，例如缺乏社会支持和时间。在样本限制的背景下讨论了调查结果，并概述了未来的研究方向。