TY - JOUR
T1 - Come Along with Me: Linking LGBTQ Youth to Supportive Resources
AU - Wolowic, Jennifer M
AU - Sullivan, Richard
AU - Porta, Carolyn M.
AU - Valdez, Cheryl Ann B.
AU - Eisenberg, Marla E
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In this study, we examine how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth, who tend to experience greater feelings of isolation and discrimination than heterosexual youth, find and become integrated into supportive activities and resources. As part of a larger study on supportive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth environments, 66 go-along interviews with LGBTQ youth, from Massachusetts, Minnesota, and British Columbia were conducted. Analysis of these interviews identified important cues that prompt self-agency and integration into supportive environments and affirmative identities. In particular, we argue indirect links or cues such as media and print advertisements increase awareness of supports and resources, while personal links, such as referrals from trusted friends, adults, and regularly attended programs, can help youth form denser networks of support.
AB - In this study, we examine how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth, who tend to experience greater feelings of isolation and discrimination than heterosexual youth, find and become integrated into supportive activities and resources. As part of a larger study on supportive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth environments, 66 go-along interviews with LGBTQ youth, from Massachusetts, Minnesota, and British Columbia were conducted. Analysis of these interviews identified important cues that prompt self-agency and integration into supportive environments and affirmative identities. In particular, we argue indirect links or cues such as media and print advertisements increase awareness of supports and resources, while personal links, such as referrals from trusted friends, adults, and regularly attended programs, can help youth form denser networks of support.
KW - adolescence
KW - LGBTQ
KW - resources
KW - social supports
KW - youth
U2 - 10.18357/ijcyfs93201818274
DO - 10.18357/ijcyfs93201818274
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 1
EP - 20
JO - International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies
JF - International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies
IS - 3
ER -