Negotiating multiple identities while gifted

Reflections from black queer gifted men

Bibliographic Data

ID12973264
AuthorsChristopher J P Sewell (0000-0002-6260-1958, Williams College, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume18
Issue1
Pages78-98
Publication date2020-03-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of LGBT Youth (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1936-1653 • E-ISSN: 1936-1661
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19361653.2020.1737298
OpenAlexW3010323445
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited39

In the last decade, there has been increasing research on the identity formation and experiences of Black queer men on college campuses (Mitchell & Means, 2014 Mitchell Jr, D., & Means, D. R. (2014). Quadruple consciousness”: A literature review and new theoretical consideration for understanding the experiences of Black gay and bisexual college men at predominantly White institutions. Journal of African American Men in Education, 5(1), 23–35. [Google Scholar]; Harris, 2003 Harris, W. G. (2003). African American homosexual men on predominantly white college and university campuses. Journal of African American Studies, 7(1), 47–56. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]; Patton, 2011 Patton, L. D. (2011). Perspectives on identity, disclosure, and the campus environment among African American gay and bisexual men at one historically Black college. Journal of College Student Development, 52(1), 77–100. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]; Strayhorn et al., 2008 Strayhorn, T. L., Blakewood, A. M., & DeVita, J. M. (2008). Factors affecting the college choice of African American gay male undergraduates: Implications for retention. National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal, 11(1), 88–108. [Google Scholar], Goode-Cross & Good, 2008 Goode-Cross, D. T., & Good, G. E. (2008). African American men who have sex with men: Creating safe spaces through relationships. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 9(4), 221–234.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). However, there is scant research examining how these layered identities develop for students who are not only Black and gay, but also gifted, during their K-12 education. Through the reflections of four Black queer men who attended gifted programing in New York City for their K-12 education, this study’s findings begin to unpack these negotiations. This work centers Mitchell & Means’ (2014) conception of quadruple consciousness for understanding the experiences of Black gay and bisexual men in predominantly white colleges. It is also theoretically framed by Whiting’s scholar identity model (2006 Whiting, G. W. (2006). From at risk to at promise: Developing scholar identities among Black males. Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 17(4), 222–229.[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]). The findings speak to how participants were able to achieve and persist in gifted education programing with particular attention paid to notions of masculinity, while navigating early experiences as Black queer students

Developmental psychology · Gifted education · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Negotiation · Queer · Sexual identity · Sociology · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Psychology · School Choice and Performance

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