This ethnographical research is geared towards understanding the lived experiences of South Asian LGB persons, residing in the United States. The thesis proposes that a strong LGBT cultural competency framework is needed to overcome challenges faced b . . .

A compilation of poems, The Deviant and the Divine is an explorative piece from a single, queer speaker scrutinizing the relationship between Catholicism and self-identity. Being born and raised int the Catholic Church condemning homosexuality, the sp . . .

The idea for the play Borracho: Spanish for Drunken Bum was sparked by a promotional image of the 2018 Broadway revival of Mart Crowley's play The Boys in the Band. In this image, seven White men stood next to one Black man and one Puerto Rican man. T . . .

Purpose: This study seeks to evaluate LGBTQ training initiatives' effectiveness in improving LGBTQ competency pre and post training. Methods: Convenience sampling was used as the researcher depends on the data that was obtained from Penny Lane. Sample . . .

Qonvicts, Queers and Qripples is a collection of short stories that explores not simply the underclass of American society, but people who find themselves at the extreme margins of the underclass: They are all part of the LGBTQ community, they're all . . .

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine how sexual orientation/gender identity related to perceptions of school-based sex education in high school within the United States. Methods: Researcher conducted and online survey questionnaire that c . . .

Woman, Mexican, queer. Everything is connected by a thread. There are endless beginnings and ends to a story, to an identity. I have to accept that I only know the beginnings I have lived and the ones I have been told. The ones before I was born. My m . . .

This document seeks to encourage the development of allies to the LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer and intersexed) community as they are accessing social services. Content analysis was used to demonstrate the applicabilit . . .

The purpose of this project was to build community capacity by enhancing the leadership of a core team of people from the LGBTQ community, to engage in a participatory process that culminated in the creation of an intention statement that communicates . . .

Beginning in the late 1980s, after Transsexualism was added to the DSM-III, research on issues relating to trans persons (a term that encompasses people who identify as transgendered, transsexual, or as any other significant form of deviation from gen . . .

The literature reveals that teacher education programs are not adequately reducing bias and prejudice in relation to sexual orientation in preservice teachers. Many factors influence the lack of adequate preparation. Preservice teachers hold homophobi . . .

The Ronald McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program provides undergraduate students an opportunity to work with a faculty mentor, explore and research in their discipline, while preparing for future graduate school enrollment. The program is name . . .

Although there is significant amount of literature on Asian Americans, gender, sexuality, and the media few studies have examined how queer Filipino women express themselves in film. To advance the literature, the present study focuses on narratives t . . .

Students who identify as LGBTQ often feel bullied, harassed, and suffer from physical and emotional harm. Due to the lack of training received by school personnel, little is done to protect and provide support for these students. Certain organizations . . .

The concern of homophobia within the context of institutionalized settings such as high schools can be a damaging factor to the development of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) adolescents. This issue can have devastating af . . .

Previous research has illuminated the fact that the transgender community faces many barriers to healthcare (Lombardi, 2001). The purpose of the present study was to determine the current barriers that the greater Sacramento area transgender community . . .

The purpose of this study was to deconstruct the meaning of machismo in the Latinx culture and examine if it perpetuates homophobia/anti-queerness. This study also examined the effects machismo has on queer Latinx individuals. This research Project ai . . .

Through the Masters of Art Studio program I was challenged to question the purpose of my work. In questioning what I create, I questioned why I create. This thesis serves as a summary of this exploration of significance in art created by myself over t . . .