The Role of Outness in LGBTQ Asian/Pacific Islander Students' Experiences of School Victimization

• In Event: 31.077 - Addressing the Needs of Diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander Students and Parents

Abstract

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Asian/Pacific Islander (API) students are less victimized and less out than compared to other race/ethnicity groups. Additionally, LGBTQ students who are out experience more victimization. However, no studies have examined the relationships between victimization and outness within LGBTQ API students, compared to other race/ethnicity groups. Using data from a national survey of LGBTQ secondary students, we examined the relationships between race/ethnicity, outness (peers, staff, and parents), and victimization (sexual orientation and gender expression) among API LGBTQ students, compared to other race/ethnicity peer groups (White, Latinx, Arab/Middle Eastern, Black/African American, and multiracial). API students were least victimized, were least out, and outness was found to partially mediate the relationship between race/ethnicity and victimization.

Authors

• Nhan Truong, GLSEN:Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network

• Vinisha Rana, Palo Alto University