A5009465762- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Community Health and Development
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Disability Rights and Representation
Pride Foundation
2020-2024
Eastern Kentucky Pride
2019-2023
Productive Rehabilitation Institute of Dallas for Ergonomics
2019-2023
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience a greater burden of poor mental health compared to heterosexual individuals. One factor that helps explain this disparity is trauma experienced during childhood. SGM are more likely report traumatic experiences childhood contributing disparity. Previous research has shown resilience moderates the relationship between adults outcomes. As part Strengthening Colors Pride project, data on 463 living in San Antonio were collected using...
Scholars theorize that the development of community is an important part resilience. In this mixed-methods study, we argue race informs experiences transgender and non-binary (TNB) people have in seeking community. Using Strengthening Colors Pride Phase I II research, a Latinomajority city, Latinx Anglo TNB connected with broader lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) community, although reported more transphobia LGBTQ+ Black American Indian communities color specifically...
There is little research on the impact of having LGBTQ family members youth, despite a body literature that emphasizes importance supportive for these youth. Using interviews with racially diverse group 26 youth in South Texas, authors argue members, specifically nonparental relatives, play role lives particularly Latinx These help navigate communication norms and practices around gender sexuality, including insight into unspoken translation reading interactions. The their connections were...
The families of people Color and indigenous (POCI) are often analyzed as hostile institutions for sexual gender diverse (SGD) adults. Using 58 interviews with SGD POCI from the Strengthening Colors Pride 2018 Interview Study, we argue that Black Latinx adults gain resilience family role models, mostly resilient mothers othermothers. These members model three things: 1) how to overcome adversity trauma, 2) being providers, 3) emotional strength. This modeling facilitates adult who navigating...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people disproportionately report high exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). In this study, we examine the ways that LGBTQ with ACEs also describe experiencing communication family systems about mental health, sexual abuse (CSA), their gender identity. From interviews a racially diverse sample of 82 in South Texas, analyze how communication—including gaslighting, silence, denial ignoring—is attentive courtesy stigma dynamics....
Scholars have investigated the myriad ways lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth display resilience but often fail to incorporate youth's explicit definition of concept. In this paper, we analyze definitions used by interviewed, mostly Black persons, Indigenous People Color (BIPOCs) LGBTQ+ people in South Texas. We argue that centering voices is critical scholarly understanding resilience. The project defined as collective, rebelliousness, emotional intelligence, logistical
This study extends the literature on impact of family origin gender identity by theorizing about refusing gender. We define as intimate refusal members that is perceived intentional and deliberate transgender nonbinary people in United States. In this article, we demonstrate how intimate, intentional, embedded within existing instabilities, disruptive relationships. based interviews from a racially diverse group 25 adults Texas, half whom report high rates adverse childhood experiences...
Homelessness is a priority public health issue in the United States (U.S.) given its strong associations with multiple adverse outcomes. While overall rates of homelessness have decreased over last decade, some populations—such as sexual and gender minorities—have not seen equitable decreases. The present study explores relationship between experiences first-time substance misuse (assessed via DAST-10) depression anxiety PHQ-4) an adult sample SGM individuals South Central Texas. analytic (n...
ABSTRACTSexual and gender minorities (SGM; i.e. lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual other identities aka LGBTQIA+) experience homelessness at disproportionately higher rates than their cisgender heterosexual peers. Adverse childhood experiences (ACE)—experiences of abuse, neglect, or challenges in the family setting—have been identified as a key risk factor for experiencing homelessness. The present study assessed relationship between ACE first-time community sample...