ABSTRACT

Social stigma can have negative mental and physical health repercussions for those who experience it. The LGBTQ+ community is one group demonstrative of this finding. Much of the research on stigmatization and the LGBTQ+ community focuses on stigmatization toward this group from broader society. Social psychology research has demonstrated the prevalence of in-group stigmatization within the community. For this study, 22 participants who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community were interviewed. Findings illustrate both enacted and perceived stigmatization that participants experience within the community related to behavioral, bisexual, and, Trans stigmatization, and demonstrate remaining work regarding how communities communicate about themselves, among their members, and the complex relationships that constitute them.

摘要

社会污名会对经历它的人产生负面的心理和身体健康影响。LGBTQ+ 社区就是证明这一发现的一个群体。许多关于污名化和 LGBTQ+ 社区的研究都集中在更广泛的社会对这一群体的污名化上。社会心理学研究表明，社区内群体内的污名化很普遍。在这项研究中，采访了 22 名自称为 LGBTQ+ 社区成员的参与者。调查结果说明了参与者在社区内经历的与行为、双性恋和跨性别污名化相关的已实施和感知的污名化，并展示了关于社区如何交流自己、成员之间以及构成它们的复杂关系的剩余工作。