Homo- and transnegativity in sport in Europe: Experiences of LGBT+ individuals in various sport settings

2020 ◽  
pp. 101269022096810
Author(s):  
Ilse Hartmann-Tews ◽  
Tobias Menzel ◽  
Birgit Braumüller
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Sporting Culture ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
The Usa ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Minority Stress Model ◽  
Lgbt Individuals

There is broad academic consensus that LGBT+ individuals have been marginalised in both sporting culture and in the academic literature. While the majority of academic research is conducted in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia, the present research is the first to provide a comprehensive picture of the situation and experiences of LGBT+ individuals in sport in Europe based on a quantitative online survey with LGBT+ respondents over 16 years old ( N = 5524). Against the background of a multilevel model for understanding the experiences of LGBT+ individuals and the minority stress model, this article focuses on two questions: firstly, if, and to what extent, LGBT+ individuals witness or experience homo-/transnegative episodes in sport and, secondly, whether they refrain from participating in sport and/or feel excluded from specific sports due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The analysis takes into account diverse intersections of sexual orientation and gender identities within the umbrella of LGBT+ and different sport contexts that reflect the broad scope of sport cultures. Data reveal that non-cisgender persons make up the most vulnerable group within the umbrella of LGBT+ and that there is an inverse relation of distal/proximal stressors with regard to experiences of homophobic language in different sport contexts.

Anxiety Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-57
Author(s):  
Brandon J. Weiss ◽  
Bethany Owens Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Literature Base ◽  
Current Assessment ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Minority Stress Model

Rates of anxiety disorders are significantly elevated among sexual and gender minorities. In this chapter, the minority stress model is discussed as a framework for conceptualizing anxiety among sexual and gender minorities, and the authors review the literature on the relationships between specific minority stressors and symptoms. The authors examine prevalence rates of anxiety disorders among sexual minorities and gender minorities, separately and in comparison to heterosexual and cisgender individuals. Also reviewed is the literature on anxiety disorders among sexual and gender minorities with a racial or ethnic minority status. Current assessment and treatment approaches are identified and reviewed. Finally, limitations to the current literature base are discussed and recommendations are provided for future studies.

scholarly journals Climate change risk perception in the USA and alignment with sustainable travel behaviours

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0244545
Author(s):  
Jean Fletcher ◽  
James Higham ◽  
Nancy Longnecker
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Climate Change Risk ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Climate Change Concern ◽  
Change Climate ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Global Threat ◽  
Lower Carbon

In an online survey of 1071 Americans conducted in October 2016, we found technological optimism, environmental beliefs, and gender to be better predictors of climate change concern than respondents’ perceived ability to visualize the year 2050 and their future optimism. An important finding from this study is that in October 2016, just before the 2016 Presidential election, 74% of responding Americans were concerned about climate change. Climate change ranked as their second most serious global threat (behind terrorism). However, when asked to describe travel in the year 2050 only 29% of participants discussed lower carbon options, suggesting that actively envisioning a sustainable future was less prevalent than climate change concern. Enabling expectations and active anticipation of a low carbon future may help facilitate mitigation efforts.

Minority stress model components and affective well-being in a sample of sexual orientation minority adults living with HIV/AIDS

AIDS Care ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 1517-1523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Cramer ◽  
Alixandra C. Burks ◽  
Martin Plöderl ◽  
Praveen Durgampudi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stress Model ◽  
Model Components ◽  
Minority Stress Model ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals You, Me, and Them: Understanding Employees’ Use of Trans-Affirming Language within the Workplace

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Perales ◽  
Christine Ablaza ◽  
Wojtek Tomaszewski ◽  
Dawn Emsen-Hough
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Employee Survey ◽  
Organizational Environments ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Workplace Inclusion

Abstract Introduction As the benefits of workplace inclusion become progressively recognized, employers are making greater efforts to cultivate inclusive organizational environments where employees from diverse backgrounds can thrive. Yet academic research has often neglected issues of sexual orientation and gender diversity. We contribute to redressing this knowledge gap by examining processes of workplace inclusion for employees with diverse genders and sexualities, focusing on an under-researched area—the role of language. Methods Using a regression framework, we empirically examine how different individual and workplace factors are associated with employees’ inclusive language use toward their trans- and gender-diverse colleagues. To accomplish this, we undertook the first-ever analyses of unique survey data from the 2020 Australian Workplace Equality Index Employee Survey (n ~ 27,000 employees and ~ 150 employers). Results Our results highlight the role of employees’ socio-demographic characteristics (e.g., their gender and sexual orientation, age, education, and religiosity) as well as the role of features of the workplace environment (e.g., employer’s size, location, and inclusion culture). Conclusions While use of appropriate language toward individuals with diverse genders and sexualities constitutes an important stepping stone to their workplace inclusion, this study has demonstrated that its adoption remains incomplete and highly segmented. Social Policy Implications These findings bear important implications for the design, targeting, and implementation of programs aimed at fostering trans-affirming language and the workplace inclusion of individuals from sexual and gender minorities.

scholarly journals LG(BT) Families and Counting

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
D'Lane Compton
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Lgbt Families ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Demographic Processes ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gay Families

Counting and understanding lesbian and gay families has gained attention over the last decade in popular culture, policy and academic research. Contentious debates on family values and same-sex marriage, increasing rates of social tolerance for homosexuality, and a greater general academic attention on issues of sexual orientation have partially spurred this attention in demographic analysis of lesbian and gay families. It is becoming increasingly clear that sexual orientation and gender identity have an effect on demographic processes and life outcomes. Although not perfect, practically speaking, drawing on nationally representative survey data has allowed us to illuminate the presence of same-sex families and their children.These findings have an iterative relationship with social change, public policy, and increasing tolerance for diversity. This article reviews the recent demographic contributions related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families. Due to research concentrations, the content of this article mostly addresses what is known about gay and lesbian families, but also offers future directions to fill research voids including a call for greater attention to and visibility for families with bisexual and transgender members.

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