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COVID-19 pandemic experiences of LGBTQIA + Asian youth in Canada Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Kenny Chee, Todd Coleman
LGBTQIA + Asian youth face unique challenges due to their intersecting identities (i.e. racial discrimination from LGBTQIA + communities, and LGBTQIA+ -related stigmatization from their Asian cultu...
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The Guest Editors Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-03-14
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Thriving on Campus: Promoting the Inclusion, Academic Development, and Wellbeing of Diverse 2SLGBTQ+ University and College Students Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Michael R. Woodford, Antonio Duran, Tin Vo, Corey W. Johnson, Lee Airton, Simon Coulombe
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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The Work of Gender: Service, Performance and Fantasy in Contemporary Japan Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Trung M. Nguyen
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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LGBTQ + engineering students’ recommendations for sustaining and supporting diversity in STEM Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Lee Rosemary Pradell, Joshua G. Parmenter, Renee V. Galliher, Ryan Berke
LGBTQ + engineering students in higher education face systemic challenges in their educational contexts because of interlocking systems of oppression that privilege majority identities. The current...
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Environmental and individual predictors of resilience for queer-spectrum college students Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Benjamin P. Correia-Harker, Mary Joy Hickey, Max Herteen, Kya Ione Ohlson
In the United States, anti-queer mobilization (e.g. demonstrations, propaganda, political attacks) has increased in recent years. Although campus climate data from the past decades for queer-spectr...
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The role of engagement with BL manga on queer young people’s sense of belonging Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Anastasia Lavrentyeva, Lefteris Patlamazoglou, Grace Mackie
There is limited qualitative research about the role of engagement with Boys Love (BL) manga on queer or questioning young people. The present study aimed to explore the motivations for consuming B...
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Who wants to say ‘Gay?’ Public opinion about LGBT issues in the curriculum Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Morgan Polikoff, Michael Fienberg, Daniel Silver, Marshall Garland, Anna Saavedra, Amie Rapaport
Public schools are currently a source of major political conflict, specifically with regard to topics related to LGBT representation in the curriculum. We report on a large nationally representativ...
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(Homo)masculinities: dating apps and body image among young gay users in Spain Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Arnau Roig-Mora, Rafael Ventura, Olatz Larrea, Vítor Blanco-Fernández
Mobile dating apps (MDAs) generate spaces where masculinities are (co)produced and reproduced, acting as platforms that define the standards of such masculinities. The objective of this article is ...
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Sexual orientation and gender identity expression, internalized stigma, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Samantha E. Lawrence, Veronica Hanna-Walker, Eva S. Lefkowitz
For college students, holding a minoritized, stigmatized sexual orientation, gender identity, or both (SOGI) may have compounded the stress and upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting not only...
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Queer and trans black, indigenous, and people of color (QTBIPOC): the sun of LGBTQ + rainbow Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Trung M. Nguyen, Cindy Konrad
SOL: Multicultural LGBTQ + Support Network (SOL) is an initiative at Oregon State University (OSU) that uplifts students who are at the intersections between queer and trans identities and nonwhite...
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Mamu: trans indigenous and two-spirit youth coming together to define their needs and to take action Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Annie Pullen Sansfacon, Johnny Boivin, Pasha A. Partridge, Diane Labelle, Edward Ou Jin Lee
Youth who are both trans and Indigenous, whether or not they identify as Two-Spirit experience multiple forms of structural violence at the intersection of gender and Indigeneity. Whether these you...
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Students’ perceptions of all-gender restrooms after implementation Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Anna Pope, Jacob Randall
The present study investigates perceptions toward inclusive restrooms after implementation on a college campus. The campus implemented ‘all-gender restrooms’ to reduce restroom-related stress and b...
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They don’t owe you their story: conceptualizing racialized queer care through protective spaces Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Christina B. Arayata, Vanessa Vigneswaramoorthy
Guided by a love politic and centrifugal intersectionality we demonstrate how whiteness, homonormative whiteness, and white heteronormativity alienates racialized queer students in both 2SLGBTQ + a...
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Belongingness, connectedness & engagement: The impacts of an LGBTQ + residential learning community Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Brittanie Atteberry-Ash, Jessica R. Williams, Hayden T. DuBois, Beth Pearson
University housing can play a significant role in undergraduate students’ college experiences. Unfortunately, many LGBTQ + students face a myriad of harmful experiences on campus, including in camp...
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Students in the margins: Lesbian, gay, and bi+ students’ perceptions of school climate and discrimination Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Emily Herry, Kelly Lynn Mulvey
This study examines how youth evaluate their school climate and experiences of discrimination within public schools in the Southeastern U.S. Participants included 9th (N = 499, Mage = 14.67, SD = 0...
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Queer crip enrollments: 2SLGBTQ mad, mentally ill, neurodivergent, and/or disabled college students Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Andrew J. Ives, Becki. Elkins
Queer crip enrollment patterns describe the unique ways Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and disabled college students enter and persist in higher education. Eleva...
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Beyond gender inclusive housing: building a trans and nonbinary residential experience Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Christopher C. Stone-Sewalish
Supporting trans and nonbinary students in residence halls is critically important given the harassment, discrimination, and violence trans and nonbinary students face. Further, health outcomes are...
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Examining campus support systems for LGBQ+ college students’ mental health and well-being Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Steven Feldman, Allison BrckaLorenz
In this study, we explore LGBQ+ college students’ experiences related to mental health and wellbeing, using the Proud & Thriving Framework. Our research utilizes a large-scale, multi-institutional,...
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Queering Racialized Designations: Centering Queer and Trans Latine Students at an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (eHSI) Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Gabi C. Ortiz
The holistic needs of Queer and Trans Latine students have been habitually excluded from prominent discussion in US higher education. This paper positions itself as an urgent addition to the litera...
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Risk and protective factors for suicidal ideation and attempt: comparing gender diverse and cisgender youth Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Holly Zell, David C. R. Kerr
Transgender and gender diverse adolescents are at especially high risk for suicidal behavior compared with cisgender peers. Based on ideation-to-action models of suicide, study aims were to compare...
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Queer umbrella: a student-employee collaboration to enhance 2SLGBTQ+ well-being and belonging Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Quinn Hafen, Shiloh Dailey, Jordan Brooks, Jennifer Currin-McCulloch
Students and employees from Colorado State University School of Social Work partnered to co-lead a comprehensive student and employee community-building initiative focused on enhancing 2SLGBTQ+ stu...
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Three years of Camp Qmunity: an interdisciplinary LGBTQIA + summer intensive program Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Archana A. Pathak, Maurice N. Gattis
LGBTQIA + college students are navigating a variety of social environments on college campuses. Faculty support, interaction with the LGBTQIA + community, and LGBTQIA + curriculum content are impor...
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Doing it together, but in a queer way: joyful worldmaking with 2SLGBTQI + folks in Atlantic Canada Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Melissa Keehn, Casey Burkholder, Katie MacEntee, Megan Hill, Aaron Beaumont, Symone Hunt
This paper explores the joyful worldmaking that circulated between a group of 35 queer and trans adults and youth from across Atlantic Canada—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and N...
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Practical insights from the Human Rights Campaign’s HBCU PrEP peer educator program Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Jarrel T. Johnson, Leslie D. Hall, Raphael D. Florestal-Kevelier
The recent surge of anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer, intersex, and asexual+ (LGBTQIA+) state legislative bills throughout the United States prompt one to consider the multiple ways Black...
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The mental health needs of sexual and gender minority collegiate clients at university counseling centers Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Lisa F. Platt, Christine J. Schimmel, Jeneice Shaw, Christopher P. Scheitle
University counseling centers (UCCs) are an important resource for sexual and gender minority (SM/GM) students as they navigate their college experience. This study investigated the mental health n...
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School of social welfare transgender justice group: student-led advocacy to promote justice and equity for gender diverse college students Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Emera Greenwood, Allison Colonna, Dani Novo, Samantha Walter, Eli Shafaf, Briana McGeough, Megan S. Paceley
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) social work students experience microaggressions on campuses, curricula that are often cissexist and stigmatizing, and a lack of inclusive facilities, like gend...
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‘I have had several providers who recognize my humanity’: exploring the overall health and positive healthcare interactions of transgender and gender diverse college students Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-12-28 E. B. Gross, Shanna K. Kattari, Monique Steel, Rachelle Wilcox, Susan Ernst, Diana Parrish
To date, little research has focused on transgender and gender diverse (TGD) college students’ experiences with health services; most of the literature around TGD health focuses on barriers to care...
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The misgendering and deadnaming survey: An innovative, co-designed campus change project to catalyze improvement Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Chris Woods, Allison J. Smith
Misgendering and deadnaming can have a negative impact on the experiences and wellbeing of transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive (TGNB) students in higher education. As a part of a larger e...
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Identifying stressors inhibiting belonging, visibility, and peer inclusion for college students with MIoSG in STEM Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Annemarie Vaccaro, Orianna D. Carvalho, Meg C. Jones, Ryan A. Miller, Desiree Forsythe, Rachel E. Friedensen, Rachael Forester
With constantly changing political landscapes affecting the ability of college students with minoritized identities of sexuality and/or gender (MIoSG; Vaccaro et al., 2015) to thrive on campus, hig...
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Addressing gender in early childhood education and care in Slovenia Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Mojca Lukan, Andreja Hočevar, Mojca Kovač Šebart
We present how gender treatment is envisaged in the formal framework that defines early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Slovenia, with special emphasis on the curricular document, which fram...
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American LGBTIQ+ youth using waived or parent/guardian informed consent: investigating social support and life satisfaction Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Sarah Kiperman, Emily Srisarajivakul, Carrie E. Lorig, Carla Kevern
Minimal research in the United States has investigated how LGBTIQ+ youth who use waived consent– an ethical research method that facilitates inclusion for minors when informed consent poses a barri...
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Protective factors for transgender and gender non-conforming youth’s high school experience: a systematic literature review Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Lu Xu, Rachel Roegman
This systematic review provides an overview of the empirical research relating to protective experiences of transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) high school students. 22 studies were identi...
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Extrafamilial stressors in families of transgender adolescents referred for gender-affirming medical care: a mixed-methods analysis Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Laura Douglas, Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Mathé-Manuel Daigneault, Kathy Nixon Speechley, Emily Sanders, Greta R. Bauer
Transgender and nonbinary (TNB) adolescents and their families often experience trans-specific, extrafamilial stressors, which may increase when adolescents come out and try to access gender-affirm...
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The majors of transgender and gender diverse college students Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Kenneth J. White, Megan McCoy, Kim Love
There is a documented wealth gap between cisgender and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals. One potential contributing factor to the wealth gap is college major selection. Certain coll...
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Preparing LGBTQ youth for the high school to college transition: a multidimensional approach Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Hao-Jan Luh, Johanna deLeyer-Tiarks, Hailey Wojcik, Francis Mandracchia
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) students experience a host of poor high school to college transition outcomes when compared to their cisgender, heterosexual count...
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“Bisexuality’s never enough…”: using composite narratives to explore bisexual students’ experiences within LGBTQ campus spaces Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Jayna Tavarez
Despite ongoing efforts to improve campus climate for marginalized students, queer- and trans-spectrum students continue to experience their college campuses as hostile and unwelcoming spaces. Bise...
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The future is trans: defining space for transgender youth in the Handbook of Transgender Studies Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-09-08 M Ilac, Bryan Cochran
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Sex(uality) Education for Trans and Gender Diverse Youth in Australia Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Darla Linville
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Key considerations for conducting qualitative research with LGBTQ + youth Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Caitlin M. Nye, Jennifer A. Livingston, Amy Hequembourg
Abstract Qualitative research involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) youth must be sensitive to their exposure to stressors resulting from heteronormativity, cisnormativity, homophobia, and transphobia. This scoping review was conducted to explore unique methodological strategies for conducting qualitative data collection with LGBTQ + youth and identify any themes on facilitators
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The role of sexual and gender identity in the life aspirations of Portuguese youth Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Beatriz Alves, Jorge Gato
Abstract Positive life aspirations among adolescents and young adults have been associated with greater wellbeing in the future. However, belonging to a stigmatized minority may jeopardize this process. In this work, we sought to understand the role of sexual and gender identity in the life aspirations (desires and expectations) of adolescents and young adults (14–19 years), attending secondary education
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Disrupting racism– young ethnic queers in white queer Aotearoa New Zealand Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-08-21 C. Nakhid, Z. Abu Ali, M. Fu, L. Vano, C. Yachinta, M. Tuwe
Abstract Queer ethnic young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are a multi-marginalized group, many of whom are met with racism and exclusion from a predominantly white queer community. Very little is known about how young ethnic queers in Aotearoa navigate a community that inheres the ideals and structures of racism. This in-depth qualitative study of 43 queer ethnic young people living in two of the
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A review: Trans studies in K-12 education: Creating an agenda for research and practice Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Cathy A. R. Brant
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Demonstrating resilience in the face of adversity: an embedded phenomenological case study of the Magic City Acceptance Academy Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Matthew Fifolt, D. Keith Gurley, Dwayne White
Abstract Our research team explored a political campaign that targeted the Magic City Acceptance Academy (MCAA) as the ‘first transgender public school in the South’. Located near Birmingham, Alabama, MCAA opened in fall 2021 as one of the first LGBTQ + affirming charter schools in the United States. In spring 2022, gubernatorial candidate Tim James launched a series of negative TV and radio ads that
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Possible Worlds and Worldmaking: a review of The Transformative Potential of LGBTQ + Children’s Picture Books Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Emily S. Meixner
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Having a Disability and Identifying as LGBTQ+: Are Educational Professionals Prepared for this Intersectional Experience? Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-07-02 Joseph A. Hogan
Abstract This article examines the perceptions, attitudes, understanding, and knowledge of special education case managers in the United States working with students with disabilities who identify as LGBTQ+. Through a qualitative descriptive study grounded in descriptive phenomenological theory, the study examines the case managers’ personal experiences working with students with disabilities identifying
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Protective factors associated with reduced substance use and depression among gender minority teens Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-07-02 Dina Burstein, Eliza Loren Purdue, Jennifer A. Jones, Janis Breeze, Ye Chen, Robert Sege
Abstract Gender minority (GM) students are at high risk for substance use and depression. This study explores the role of protective factors in reducing rates of substance use and depression based on high school surveys. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to evaluate the association between exposures and outcomes. Youth completed surveys in 2018 (n = 16,288) and in 2021 (n = 10,792)
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The experiences of queer students of color at historically white institutions: Navigating intersectional identities on campus Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Steven Feldman
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Max Osborn
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Can the drag queen turn back time to give advice to her younger self? Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Sam Stiegler, LJ Slovin
Abstract This article explores the dynamics of inter-generational conversations between queer and trans youth and queer and trans adults through an analysis of a routine segment on the reality show, RuPaul’s Drag Race. At the end of each season, the drag queen contestants are asked to give a piece of advice to photos of their younger selves and, by proxy, the young people who may be watching the show
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Perceptions of cigarette smoking and vaping among 2SLGBTQI+young adults in Ontario and Quebec, Canada Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-13 Lynn Planinac, Robert Schwartz, Michael Chaiton, Bruce Baskerville, Daniel Grace, Carmen Logie, Catherine MacDonald
Abstract Canadian young adults who identify as Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex (2SLGBTQI+) have higher smoking rates compared to their straight cisgender counterparts. One of the reasons for this trend is the perceived social acceptability of smoking and how it relates to stress, mental health and social connections. A sequential mixed-methods study was conducted with qualitative
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Queer Activism in South African Education: A Book Review Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Navan Govender
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Vol. 21, No. 1, 2024)
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Co-creating a new theory of gender beyond the binary: A Delphi study in the United Kingdom Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Jamie Wilson, Cora Sargeant, Natalie Jago, Sarah Wright
Abstract This study recognizes that a pervasive, binary view of gender does not capture everyone in the United Kingdom (UK) (for example, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and others (LGBTQ+); non-binary; gender-diverse communities). The study sought to develop new understandings regarding what might be relevant in considering how gender is viewed by young people in the UK. A three-round
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Outness and social–emotional adjustment among asexual and demisexual adolescents Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Katelyn J. Pitcher, Rhiannon L. Smith, Ryan J. Watson
Abstract Adolescents who identify as asexual (i.e., do not experience sexual attraction) remain understudied despite a recent increase in studies carried out among asexual adults. The present study provides data on the frequency of asexual identities among adolescents with attention to diversity across the asexuality spectrum, including a focus on demisexual adolescents. We utilized a national sample
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HIV knowledge and protective factors among racial-ethnic minority youth: moderation by ethnic identity and LGBQ + identity Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-04-19 David T. Lardier Jr., Ijeoma Opara, Emmanuella Ngozi Asabor, Felicity Bell, Pauline Garcia-Reid, Robert J. Reid
Abstract Due to systemic racism and homophobia, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer (LGBQ+) youth of color are disproportionately affected by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)/AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and viral hepatitis (VH). Innovative approaches that acknowledge strengths such as ethnic identity need to be examined to understand specific protective factors that can support LGBQ + youth
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Microaggressions based on sexual orientation and the mental health of gay men youth in three Mexican Cities Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-04-18 J. C. Mendoza-Pérez, J. C. Trejo-Hernández, R. A. Olmedo-Neri, J. I. Vega-Cauich, I. Lozano-Verduzco, S. Craig
Abstract Microaggressions are a form of subtle violence that young gay men experience throughout their lives, which are known for negatively affecting mental health. A qualitative study with focus groups and in-depth interviews was conducted with 26 young gay men from three geographic areas of Mexico to explore their experiences of microaggressions based on sexual orientation and their impact on mental
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Sexual minority status, illicit drug use, and depressive symptoms Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Jonathan K. Noel, Stephanie E. Tudela, Samantha R. Rosenthal
Abstract Youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and who identify with other sexual orientations (LGB+) are at higher risk for illicit drug use and have higher rates of mental illness. The current study examined the prevalence of illicit drug use among LGB + persons and assessed the moderating effect of mental illness. Cross-sectional data from the 2015, 2017, and 2019 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance
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‘I didn’t want to be noticed’: discrimination and violence among LGBTQ + youth experiencing homelessness Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Philippe-Benoit Côté, Lolita Frésard, Martin Blais
This qualitative study documents incidents of discrimination and violence among LGBTQ + youth experiencing homelessness along with their adaptation strategies. Using intersectionality theory, this ...
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Every color of the rainbow: a framework for analyzing LGBTQIA + representation in children’s picture books Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Alicia G. Vaandering, James W. Rosenzweig
This pilot project analyzed 185 children’s picture books, published 2018–2020, that feature members of the LGBTQIA + community as primary, secondary, or background characters. In developing a frame...
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Pediatric gender identity: gender-affirming care for transgender & gender diverse youth Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2023-02-09 Gretchen N. Cook
Published in Journal of LGBT Youth (Vol. 21, No. 1, 2024)