Bursting the Bubble: Student Activism in a Post-LGBTQ Society

• In Event: Poster Session 10
  In Poster Session: Society, Culture, and Change

Abstract

People have recently argued that we are in a post-LGBTQ society; however, recent and proposed legislation in many states intend to limit the rights of queer-identified students. Drawing from data from the National Study of LGBTQ College Student Success, we longitudinally interviewed 14 students to explore responses and actions to challenge the notion of a post-LGBTQ society. We specifically explored student responses to a variety of changing state contexts (e.g., Indiana Religious Reformation Act) and tried to understand what contextual factors promoted or detracted from engaging in student activist related behaviors.

Authors

• David Joseph Nguyen, Michigan State University

• Andrés Castro Samayoa, University of Pennsylvania

• Kristen A. Renn, Michigan State University