"I Needed to Use My Voice as a Bisexual Activist, Not Just an Activist": Bisexual College Student Activists and Their Experiences with Biphobia within LGBTQ Spaces on Campus

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dc.contributor.advisorGorski, Paul
dc.contributor.authorTavarez, Jayna
dc.creatorTavarez, Jayna
dc.date2018-05-01
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-08T20:14:08Z
dc.date.available2018-08-08T20:14:08Z
dc.description.abstractThe present study focused on bisexual college student activists and their understanding of how their bisexual identity fit within the LGBTQ community on campus. Using the Queered Model of Multiple Dimensions of Identity, phenomenological interviews with nine bisexual college students were conducted in order to explore: (1) how comfortable students were identifying as bisexual within LGBTQ spaces on campus, (2) in what ways students were marginalized and/or excluded within LGBTQ spaces on campus, and (3) how these experiences impacted students’ understanding of their bisexual identity, as well as their involvement and engagement within LGBTQ spaces on campus. These students’ experiences yielded powerful findings that provide a greater understanding of bisexual students’ unique challenges critical to informing academic and student affairs professionals’ ability to better serve bisexual students and promote LGBTQ spaces that are intentionally bisexual-inclusive.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/11094
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBisexuality
dc.subjectHigher education
dc.subjectLGBTQ
dc.subjectStudent activism
dc.subjectQueer studies
dc.subjectStudent affairs
dc.title"I Needed to Use My Voice as a Bisexual Activist, Not Just an Activist": Bisexual College Student Activists and Their Experiences with Biphobia within LGBTQ Spaces on Campus
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studies
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

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