College Students, Sexualities Identities, and Participation in Political Marches

Swank, Eric; Fahs, Breanne

doi:10.1007/s13178-016-0242-0

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“…Another possible mechanism is what Egan () calls conversion , wherein the process of “coming out” or publicly disclosing one's LGB sexual identity facilitates one's growing awareness of their oppressed status and rejection of internalized heteronormative values (Swank and Fahs , ). Related to this form of consciousness raising, the underdog thesis suggests that members of oppressed groups are more aware of inequality and supportive of policies to eliminate it than are dominant group members (Robinson ; Robinson and Bell ).…”

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Sexual Orientation Differences in Whites’ Racial Attitudes

Grollman

2017

Sociological Forum

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Historical and anecdotal accounts present a contradictory image of predominantly white lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) communities in the United States: a unique celebration of racial and other forms of diversity, yet pervasive racial discrimination and exclusion that mirrors racism of the broader society. However, no study to date has compared the racial attitudes of white heterosexual and white LGB Americans. Using nationally representative data from the American National Election Survey 2012 Times Series Study, I investigate the effect of sexual orientation on whites' racial attitudes in the domains of symbolic, color-blind, and old-fashioned racism. Compared to white heterosexuals, white LGB people hold more favorable attitudes toward black people, most notably in the domain of symbolic racism. On average, over 40% of sexual orientation gaps in whites' racial attitudes is explained by white LGB respondents' more liberal political ideology; their greater awareness of homophobic discrimination explains, on average, one-fifth of these sexual orientation gaps. These findings suggest that white LGB racial attitudes must be examined at the intersection of their privileged racial and disadvantaged sexual identities.

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Sexual Orientation Differences in Whites’ Racial Attitudes

Grollman

2017

Sociological Forum

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“…LGB-identified voters also tend to show more liberal preferences on issues beyond those having to do specifically with LGBT rights, including foreign policy, environmental issues and the role of government (Egan et al, 2008;Egan and Sherrill, 2006). And echoing the finding about Black students in the NSLVE study cited above, Eric Swank and Breanne Fahs (2016) found that college students who identified as LGBT were twice as likely as their straight counterparts to engage in protest. These differences were particularly pronounced among LGB respondents who rejected other forms of social hierarchy and who were members of other marginalized groups as well (Swank and Fahs, 2016).…”

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“…More recent data has made it possible to explore more traditional measures of LGBT political attitudes and behavior (Egan 2012; Egan et al, 2008; Swank and Fahs 2016, 2013). Pat Egan and his colleagues (2008), for example, found that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are overwhelmingly likely to identify as and to vote for Democrats and also that they profess a greater sense of civic duty than their straight counterparts.…”

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“…And echoing the finding about Black students in the NSLVE study cited above, Eric Swank and Breanne Fahs (2016) found that college students who identified as LGBT were twice as likely as their straight counterparts to engage in protest. These differences were particularly pronounced among LGB respondents who rejected other forms of social hierarchy and who were members of other marginalized groups as well (Swank and Fahs, 2016).…”

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Marginalized Yet Mobilized

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Both African American and LGBT voters can prove pivotal in electoral outcomes, but we know little about civic participation among Black LGBT people. Although decades of research on political participation has made it almost an article of faith that members of dominant groups (such as White people and individuals of higher socioeconomic status) vote at higher rates than their less privileged counterparts, recent work has suggested that there are circumstances under which members of marginalized groups might participate at higher rates. Some of this research suggests that political participation might also increase when groups perceive elections as particularly threatening. We argue that when such threats are faced by marginalized groups, the concern to protect hard-earned rights can activate a sense of what we call “political hypervigilance,” and that such effects may be particularly pronounced among members of intersectionally-marginalized groups such as LGBT African Americans. To test this theory, we use original data from the 2016 National Survey on HIV in the Black Community, a nationally-representative survey of Black Americans, to explore the relationship among same-sex sexual behavior, attitudes toward LGBT people, and respondent voting intentions in the 2016 presidential election. We find that respondents who reported having engaged in same-sex sexual behavior were strongly and significantly more likely to say they “definitely will vote” compared to respondents who reported no same-sex sexual behavior. More favorable views of LGBT individuals and issues (marriage equality) were also associated with greater intention to vote. We argue that these high rates provide preliminary evidence that political hypervigilance can, in fact, lead to increased political engagement among members of marginalized groups.

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“…Although climate change perceptions are not inherently political, the mass politicization of this issue and consistent connection to party politics in the US makes it likely that LGBTQ+ political culture helps shape views. There have been few direct examinations of LGBTQ+ political culture, but research has demonstrated increased engagement in both insider and outsider political tactics like voting (Bowers and Whitley 2021; Strode and Flores 2021; Swank and Fahs 2017, 2019) and protest (Bowers and Whitley 2021; Swank and Fahs 2017, 2019). To explain these outcomes and why we are likely to see increased political engagement among LGBTQ+ populations, scholars point to three theoretical explanations: sociodemographics not related to LGBTQ+ identity; shared LGBTQ+ identities; and shared oppression.…”

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Queering Climate Change: Exploring the Influence of LGBTQ+ Identity on Climate Change Belief and Risk Perceptions*

Whitley

Bowers

2023

Sociological Inquiry

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Although researchers have broadly addressed how race, party identification, political ideology, and binary gender categories influence climate change opinions, little attention has been paid to the relationship between sexuality and gender variance (LGBTQ+ identity broadly) and climate change perceptions. Using a quota‐based survey from 2022 that approximates the US population on key demographic characteristics and oversamples LGBTQ+ individuals, we assess the degree to which LGBTQ+ individuals' climate change beliefs and risk perceptions are comparable to cisgender, heterosexual (cishet) individuals, specifically examining climate change beliefs, the perceived threat climate change poses, and worry about climate change. We argue that LGBTQ+ individuals' views are likely to be distinct from their cisgender heterosexual (cishet) counterparts for three reasons: climate change is likely to exacerbate existing structural inequalities, create disaster responses that reinforce heteronormative and discriminatory patterns, and activate LGBTQ+ political culture. We find evidence that LGBTQ+ individuals express higher agreement with climate change beliefs, identify climate change as a greater threat, and worry more about climate change when compared to their cishet counterparts.

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College Students, Sexualities Identities, and Participation in Political Marches

Cited by 20 publications

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Sexual Orientation Differences in Whites’ Racial Attitudes

Sexual Orientation Differences in Whites’ Racial Attitudes

Marginalized Yet Mobilized

Queering Climate Change: Exploring the Influence of LGBTQ+ Identity on Climate Change Belief and Risk Perceptions*

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