In the world of athletics, a hetero-masculine culture rules, and for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes this can be a challenging environment. Focusing on the experiences of lesbian and bisexual college basketball players, it is the aim of this disserta…
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This study examined, in a sample of 110 Latino gay and bisexual men, the characteristics of the social networks that provide them with information and advice about HIV/AIDS, networks' influence on unprotected sexual intercourse, as well as the mechanisms underlying the associati…
Using a qualitative research design, this study attempted to find out how lesbian and bisexual women of color came to know their sexual orientation identity and how they came to share this identity with others. Fifteen women of color currently enrolled in one of two four-year un…
Sperling Enterprises conducted a survey for Money Magazine in January, 2004 which in part examined one hundred large, medium and small metropolitan areas in the United States to determine which metropolitan areas were the most and least stressful places to reside. The Harrisburg…
Recent studies have found that Internalized Heterosexism (IH) is a strong predictor of the psychological well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning and same-sex attracted (LGBQ) individuals. To respond to the call for more effective interventions to address IH and its imp…
To examine the undergraduate experiences and perceptions of students who self-identify as LGBTQ during their matriculation at two church-affiliated historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), this cross-comparison qualitative case study sought the following: 1) to dete…
This qualitative research study was designed to explore lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) young adults’ views about how being a member of supportive and affirming religious places of worship and social groups influenced their self-acceptance, as well as their ability to integrate…
African American men who have sex with men (AAMSM) are at an increased risk for HIV infection when compared to White and Hispanic MSM. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions, opinions, feelings and experiences of a selected sample of AAMSM and their perception …
Though LGBT aging literature is expanding, gerontological and sexual minority studies have yet to examine the lived experiences of biracial/multiracial and bisexual older adults, despite evidence of distinctive life sequences and health disparities among these groups. This study…
Just Trash is a creative dissertation comprised of four personal essays that take on various questions of identity and empathy that arise when a non-binary bisexual woman grows up in a Southern evangelical, working-class home, an environment that is politically, religiously, reg…
In the United States, the recognition and acceptance of those who identity as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) has generally seen an upward trend since the 1980s (Drake, 2013). Despite this trend, conservative Christians who maintain a traditional reading of the Bible are likely …