Queer and Trans* Students of Color: Navigating Identity Disclosure and Collegiate Environments

• In Event: 53.044 - Gender Performance, Sexual Knowledge, and the Influence of Campus Environments on LGBTQ Students

Abstract

The intersections of race, sexuality, and gender likely create a unique narrative for queer and trans* people of color (QTPOC), and in particular the ways in which they navigate outness and identity disclosure. The purpose of this study is to explore outness among a national sample of 396 undergraduate students who identify as QTPOC. Results demonstrated that Hispanic/Latinx and Multiracial queer and trans* students had higher levels of outness than Black/African American and Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander queer and trans* students. The linear regression analysis with all independent variables explained 42% of the variance in outness among QTPOC student respondents. Several co-curricular and academic environmental variables significantly related to outness among QTPOC, including perceptions of campus climate for LGBTQ students.

Authors

• Jason C. Garvey, University of Vermont

• Steve D. Mobley, Jr., The University of Alabama

• Kiara S. Summerville, The University of Alabama

• Gretchen T. Moore, The University of Alabama