Abstract
Family-based microaggressions and discrimination experienced by youth with LGBTQ+ parents are important to understand from their perspectives. Using mixed methods, we examined such experiences among 12- to 25-year-old youth (N = 51) with at least one LGBTQ+ parent in the United States. Youth were diverse in race/ethnicity, family structure, gender and sexual identities, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. Using interviews, we explored LGBTQ+ family-based microaggressions (reported through scale items with feedback) and discrimination (assessed via thematic analysis). Microaggressions and discrimination based on having LGBTQ+ parents were common, yet there were distinctions in direct and indirect stigma across the quantitative items and qualitative themes. These results underscore the value of mixed methods research with youth and implications for future research, practice, and policy.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 551-567 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Research on Adolescence |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 Society for Research on Adolescence.
Keywords
- LGBTQ+ parent families
- discrimination
- emerging adulthood
- microaggressions
- mixed methods
- youth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Behavioral Neuroscience