Adapting the Youth Participatory Action Research Model to Serve LBGTQ Youth of Color

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ID14835705
AuthorsDonna C Owens (0000-0001-9644-0972, Sexual Minority Youth Project, Youth Action Research Institute at ICR), Kevin Trimell Jones (Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Year2004
Volume26
Issue2
Pages25-29
Publication date2004-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePracticing Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0888-4552 • E-ISSN: 2994-1628
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.17730/praa.26.2.0456r98m2pvg200g
OpenAlexW2040304354
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited1

A recent review of available research and secondary data analysis on LGTBQ (Lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and questioning) youth of color1 points to their struggles in coming to terms with their gender, sexual, ethnic/racial, and developmental identities. They must manage the multiple burdens of stigma, racial/ethnic prejudice and sexual discrimination, harassment and ignorance that are associated with being "non-heterosexual." For many, traditional family expectations with respect to religion, marriage, relationships, gender roles and sexuality cause fear of disclosure and concern about loss of family support. While families of LGTBQ youth of color may buffer racial-ethnic stigma and prejudice in important ways, they may be less able to do so with respect to gender identity and sexual preferences (Greene, 1997). Invisibility- non-recognition and non-acceptance of sexual identity-is a constant source of stress for LGTBQ youth of color (Anderson, 1998)

Ethnic group · Harassment · Human sexuality · Ignorance · Lesbian · Political science · Prejudice (legal term · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Transgender · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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