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Title: #RatchetQueerTeacher: Social, Emotional Well-being and Liberation Through Mindfulness and Hip Hop Thearapy
Author: Wheatley, Torie
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Education, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching, Queer studies
Description: There is a growing mental health concern among Black Ratchet queer womxn in educational and criminal justice realms and the Covid-19 pandemic has left the educational climate in a state of high stress and anxiety. Consequently, Black Womxn in educ...

Title: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF GAY MEN COMING OUT WHILE IN COLLEGE
Author: Carter, Adam
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Queer studies
Description: This research was conducted to explore the phenomenological essence of gay men who choose to come out while in college. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with self-identified gay men, ranging in age from 18-23 years old, who reported...

Title: A psychometric assessment of a network social capital scale among sexual minority men and gender minority individuals
Author: Zarwell, Meagan, Walsh, Jennifer L., Quinn, Katherine G., Kaniuka, Andrea, Patton, Alexandra, Robinson, William T., Cramer, Robert J. (Robert Joseph)
Subjects--Topical: Social capital (Sociology)--Research--Methodology, Social networks, Queer studies
Description: Background Social capital, the potential for individuals to access resources through group memberships, is linked to a constellation of health outcomes. We modified a previously evaluated Constructed Family Social Capital Scale for gay, bisexual a...

Title: Evaluating Sexual Prejudice Among Substance Abuse Counselors
Author: Powell, James
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Mental health, Queer studies
Description: ABSTRACTJAMES EDWARD POWELL. Evaluating sexual prejudice among substance abuse counselors. (Under the direction of DR. JOHN R. CULBRETH) Sexual minority individuals seeking substance abuse treatment services are not immune from barriers of sexual ...

Title: La casa de las flores : a case study of Queer Mexican representation in millennial telenovelas
Author: Eric Phann
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Television soap operas, Queer studies
Description: Telenovelas are a TV genre unique to Latin America and are often colloquially referred to as "Spanish soap operas'' since, like US soap operas, they feature a storyline that evolves from episode to episode and airs every weekday. A key difference,...

Title: Parenting Stress Among Sexual Minority Parents: Gender, Race, Custody Status, Timing of Coming Out, and Level of Outness
Author: Martin, Ann
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Queer studies, Families--Study and teaching
Description: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between parenting stress among sexual minority parents and their gender, race, legal custody status, timing of coming out relative to becoming a parent, and level of outness. A total of 833...

Title: Past Experiences and Preferences for Queer Sex Education Among LGBTQ+ College Students
Author: Petrizzo, Kristen
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Queer studies, Educational sociology
Description: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other (LGBTQ+) students face a higher risk than their cisgender, heterosexual peers of experiencing symptoms of poor sexual health, poor mental health, and sexual violence. Despite this, LGBTQ+ stude...

Title: Perceptions of a Gay-Straight Alliance ban: School counselors and advocacy for students with minority sexual orientations
Author: Sifford, Amy
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Queer studies, Ethics
Description: ABSTRACT AMY MCCARTHY SIFFORD. Perceptions of a Gay-Straight Alliance ban: School counselors and advocacy for students with minority sexual orientations. (Under the direction of Dr. Pamela S. Lassiter.) The purpose of this study was to examine how...

Title: Queer Dystopias in Latin America
Author: Wyble, Sarah
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Latin American literature, Queer studies, Motion pictures
Description: The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the portrayal of queer characters and specifically trans and non-binary identities in dystopian fictions in Latin America. Through this lens I examine how the varying portrayals of gender and sexuality in J...

Title: Same-Sex Parents' Hypervisibility: Effects of Panopticism and Reactions to Increased Visibility
Author: Bradley-Volz, Kathleen
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Sex role, Queer studies, Ethnology
Description: The purpose of this project is to determine how same-sex parents in the Charlotte, NC area are affected by homophobia and restrictions on displays of affection. This research is unique to the study of gay parenting in its focus on comparing gay ma...

Title: South Park's Satan: Sympathetic Character and Critical Cultural Mirror
Author: Casper, Joshua
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Queer studies, Ethnology, Area studies
Description: JOSHUA CASPER. South Park Satan: Sympathetic Character and Critical Cultural Mirror. (Under the Direction of DR. SEAN MCCLOUD) In this thesis, I argue that Satan in South Park is portrayed as a sympathetic character who acts as both a role model o...

Title: TRANS COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE: HOW TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS SEARCH FOR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS
Author: Drake, Amanda
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Sociology, Sex role, Queer studies
Description: The transgender population experience high rates of discrimination in healthcare settings, which has been well documented. Less is known about what is keeping transgender individuals from utilizing healthcare resources or their entry points to hea...

Title: Underground Circles and Clandestine Romance: Queer Resistance under the Third Reich
Author: Roberson, Keira
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Queer studies, History
Description: This study proposes a framework through which to examine queer resistance and oppositional behaviors under oppression and persecution, such as the Nazi regime. Under the Weimar Republic, queer circles coalesced into communities that developed a de...

Title: “HOW COULD LOVE BE WRONG?” GAY ACTIVISM AND AIDS IN CHARLOTTE, 1970-1992
Author: Wright, Christina
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: History, Queer studies
Description: ABSTRACTCHRISTINA ANNE WRIGHT. "How could love be wrong?" Gay activism and AIDS in Charlotte, 1970-1992. (Under the direction of DR. CHERYL HICKS) Sustained gay activism in Charlotte, North Carolina, only emerged in response to the HIV AIDS epidem...