Toward an affirmative lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender leadership paradigm

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13348145
AutoresRuth E Fassinger (0000-0003-4940-8333, California State University, Stanislaus, autor correspondente), Sandra L Shullman (Development Services Group (United States)), Michael R Stevenson (Northern Arizona University)
Ano2010
Volume65
Fascículo3
Páginas201-215
Data de publicação2010-01-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0018597
PMID20350019
OpenAlexW2052790840
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas37
Referências citadas32

This article presents an affirmative paradigm for understanding the leadership of sexual minorities-that is, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Although research on LGBT issues in leadership to date is almost nonexistent, there are several bodies of literature that can contribute to an understanding of the unique leadership challenges faced by sexual minority people. These include the literatures on stigma and marginalization, leadership in particular status groups (e.g., college students, women), and LGBT vocational issues (especially workplace climate and identity disclosure). We propose a new, multidimensional model of LGBT leadership enactment that incorporates sexual orientation (particularly regarding identity disclosure), gender orientation (including leader gender), and the situation (conceptualized here as group composition); the model also is embedded in context, the most relevant factors that affect the enactment of leadership being stigma and marginalization. We explicate this model with findings and concepts from relevant literatures, and we conclude the article with recommendations for building a scholarly literature in LGBT leadership

Gender identity · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Lesbian · Sexual identity · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Transgender · Business Law and Ethics · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology