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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Using a survey design, this study examined the areas of conflict, maintenance behaviors, and conflict resolution strategies that have been speculated to exist in men and women in same-sex relationships, as a result of gender socialization, heterosexism and homophobia, and unique…
The impetus for this dissertation stems from two areas of concern. The first is the quest for the recognition of the value of difference and for a discourse and practice of pluralism in Israel. The second is the struggle for gay rights in Israel. The integration of the two trans…
The study examines the ways in which cyberspace functions as a rhetorical and cultural forum for North African and Arab women to assert their identity as lesbians. More directly, this project focuses on lesbian writing that considers the questions of survival and political chang…
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…
This phenomenological qualitative study examines 28 Mormon women's experiences with same-sex sexuality through the use of in-depth interviews. Twenty-three women who have experienced same-sex sexuality comprised the primary group of participants from whom findings were analyzed.…
Heterosexism and other biased behavior are common in U.S. schools, but little attention has focused on the importance of teachers, staff, school clubs, and policies in combating bias. Three studies are presented that address gaps in the literature. Study 1 examined associations …
Lesbians and queer women are often labeled “invisible” in and beyond the academy within a politics of visibility used to describe lgbtq people and their movement. This dissertation is a historical geography of contemporary lesbian and queer society, culture, and economies in the…
After reports in 1950 about homosexuals infiltrating government, Senator Kenneth Wherry responded, “You can't hardly separate homosexuals from subversives.” Inspired by such conflations of sexual and national subversions, I locate one source for the queer threat to the “American…
Intentional communities have a long history in the United States and across the globe. In recent years, the number of intentional communities has spiked, drawing interest from the media as well as the general public. Intentional communities are generally organized around one or …
Recognizing sexual minorities continue to experience discrimination and social, institutional, and health disparities, this study explored implicit and explicit sexual attitude among nursing students. Knowledge of these attitudes is an important step to improve the care provided…
The focus of this thesis is how women’s experiences during the Holocaust, particularly experiences concerning sexualized and gendered violence, are mostly excluded from the public-facing American understanding and narrative of the Holocaust. This collective narrative has formed …
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…
The following research focuses on lesbian intimacy in Argentina between 1966–1988, with particular focus on the dictatorship of 1976–1983. I argue that queer women during this era used constructions of lesbian eroticism, pleasure, and friendship as ways to counter authoritariani…
Sexual assault has detrimental effects on victims and is disproportionally occurring among sexual minority women, with non-monosexual women and gender diverse people reporting higher rates of victimization compared to both lesbian and heterosexual women. Research provides eviden…
This collection of poems works through a personal narrative of trauma, weaving its way in and out of discussions about religious identity in the South as well as sexuality, and explores how trauma often infiltrates all aspects of a victim’s life. Scattered throughout are also po…
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 …