To Be or Not To Be Out in the Classroom: Exploring Communication Privacy Management Strategies of Lesbian, Gay, and Queer College Teachers

McKenna-Buchanan, Tim; Munz, Stevie M.; Rudnick, Justin J.

doi:10.1080/03634523.2015.1014385

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“…A common theme within coming out critiques is their challenging of binaries linked to coming out: (1) that one is either out or not or, in reference to the closet metaphor, either in or out, (2) based on one being either heterosexual or homosexual, identity categories that depend on the gender binary of male and female. The first binary is challenged through considering LGBTQ+ identities and coming out to be a form of management: For example, an ‘identity management’ (e.g., Docena, 2013; Griffin, 1991; Miller, 2011; Mollet, 2021; Oakleaf, 2013; Orne, 2011; Owens, 2017; Thomas‐Durrell, 2020; Whitman et al., 2000), ‘privacy management’ (e.g., Helens‐Hart, 2017; Mckenna‐Buchanan et al., 2015; Pecoraro, 2020; Schrimshaw et al., 2014), or ‘visibility management’ (e.g., Dewaele et al., 2013; Papadaki & Giannou, 2021). A management perspective challenges linear stage models that consider LGBTQ+ identities a development from a split into a full and stable self (Klein et al., 2015).…”

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“…Coming out studies also concentrated on faculty, particularly in the context of the teacher‐student relationship. These studies explored teachers' and university lecturers' decisions and experiences of coming out as LGBTQ+ to their students (e.g., Bliss & Harris, 1998; Dejean, 2007; Ford, 2017; Gray, 2013; Johnson, 2008; Liddle, 2009; Llewellyn & Reynolds, 2021; Neary, 2013; Takatori & Ofuji, 2007), students' reactions and experiences with their educators' coming out (e.g., Clarke, 2016; Hosek & Presley, 2018; Macgillivray, 2008), and whether LGBTQ+ faculty should come out to students at all (e.g., Govender, 2017; Gregory, 2004; Mckenna‐Buchanan et al., 2015; Waldo & Kemp, 1997). According to Khayatt and Iskander (2020), ‘sexuality and the erotic are [still] conceptualized by teachers as hazards in the classroom: gayness threatens to undermine the teachers' authority, to elicit controversy, and risks attracting stares, slurs, or distain’ (p. 9).…”

Section: Three‐lens Typologymentioning

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An overview of coming out research: Introducing a three‐lens typology

Sandler

2022

Sociology Compass

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Coming out is a fast-growing global research area with numerous interdisciplinary publications dedicated to its exploration. To contribute to a more organised and concise way of understanding this rapidly expanding field, I introduce a three-lens typology. Based on the systematic categorisation of over 700 publications, coming out research can be viewed via the following three lenses: (1) the different social institutions in which individuals come out, (2) to whom individuals come out, and (3) the content of individuals' coming out. The identified lenses focus on 'coming out in', 'coming out to' and 'coming out as', which adds to current conceptual understandings of 'coming out into' and 'coming out of'. Further, lens 3 demonstrates another usage shift of the coming out terminology. The concept of coming out originally was used outside of sexuality contexts and currently is being used more broadly again. However, in contrast to its original meaning, the new areas of application (e.g., fatness, atheism, illness) are still linked to conceptualisations and experiences of non-normativity. This publication assists students, scholars, and practitioners with navigating the extensive amount of coming out literature. It further illustrates the potential and challenges of coming out research and points towards the future-the if, how and what-of this field.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Three‐lens Typologymentioning

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An overview of coming out research: Introducing a three‐lens typology

Sandler

2022

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“…These variables were found to be the most important determinants of minority religious disclosure, supporting CPM’s risk-benefit ratio criteria as a privacy rule. Previous research has established that individuals consider the risk and benefit of disclosure before revealing a stigmatized identity at work, such as LGBTQ (McKenna-Buchanan et al, 2015), disability (Von Schrader et al, 2014), pregnancy (Jones, 2017), and mental disorder (Toth & Dewa, 2014). Evidently, anticipated risk and benefit is also a major factor in revealing a minority religious identity at work.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

To Come Out or Not to Come Out: Minority Religious Identity Self-Disclosure in the United States Workplace

Charoensap-Kelly

Mestayer

Knight

2019

Management Communication Quarterly

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Situated in communication privacy management (CPM) theory, this study found that anticipated risk was the strongest predictor of minority religious identity disclosure at work. Older workers who regarded non-Christian belief or non-belief as central to who they were and who worked in smaller organizations disclosed their identity more than other participants. The follow-up analyses also revealed that the degree of disclosure varied by ethnicity, geographic region, religion, job rank, and membership in the organization’s dominant religion. Religious accommodation policy and religious centrality were associated with increased anticipation of benefits, which in turn was linked to increased disclosure. Finally, sense of belonging was associated with increased anticipation of benefits and decreased anticipation of risks, which also indirectly impacted disclosure. This study added more depth to CPM privacy rules and provided a broader understanding of minority religious identity disclosure at work. Recommendations for creating a religiously inclusive workplace and directions for future studies are provided.

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“…A desire to make a new friend, or to gain support, are typical motivations. This relationship formation may be threated by disclosure, prompting a person to take actions that protect this private information (McKenna-Buchanan, Munz, & Rudnick, 2015). People also rely upon contextual factors inherent in the current situation to determine disclosure.…”

Section: Privacy Rule Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Have you shot anyone? How combat veterans manage privacy with family and friends

Wilbur

2018

Psychology of Language and Communication

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This qualitative research project employed semi-structured interviews (analyzed with qualitative coding techniques) to examine how (N = 22) male American combat veterans manage privacy. The two-fold purpose of this study was to determine how combat veterans adhere to or deviate from the principles of communication privacy management theory (CPM). Secondly, to provide new knowledge that can shape counseling strategies and transition programs to account for how veterans manage their privacy. Some of the significant findings are that veterans believe that merely participating in combat implicitly creates a collective boundary that all veterans must maintain to protect the group. Secondly, the veterans did not use boundary coordination or privacy rule development. Instead, they relied upon internal rules that helped them craft a disclosure that minimized risk. Veterans reported having dense privacy boundaries by default, even towards members of their own family. These dense boundaries present significant obstacles to therapists working with veterans and their families.

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To Be or Not To Be Out in the Classroom: Exploring Communication Privacy Management Strategies of Lesbian, Gay, and Queer College Teachers

Cited by 31 publications

References 23 publications

An overview of coming out research: Introducing a three‐lens typology

An overview of coming out research: Introducing a three‐lens typology

To Come Out or Not to Come Out: Minority Religious Identity Self-Disclosure in the United States Workplace

Have you shot anyone? How combat veterans manage privacy with family and friends

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