Microaggression and discrimination experiences among diverse youth with LGBTQ+ parents in the United States

Rachel H. Farr; Krystal K. Cashen; Kelsey A. Siebenthaler; Kay A. Simon

doi:10.1111/jora.12919

Microaggression and discrimination experiences among diverse youth with LGBTQ+ parents in the United States

Rachel H. Farr
, Krystal K. Cashen
, Kelsey A. Siebenthaler
, Kay A. Simon

Psychology

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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	https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12919
State	Published - Jun 2024

Bibliographical note

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© 2024 Society for Research on Adolescence.

Funding

This research was supported by funding from the William T. Grant Foundation. We are grateful to the personnel in our lab for their efforts in data collection and analyses. Thank you also to COLAGE for assisting us with participant recruitment. We are especially thankful to the youth (and the families they represent) who shared their stories with us.

Funders
William T Grant Foundation

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

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