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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Oppressed but Privileged: Investigating White LGBQ Students’ Social and Racial Attitudes

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Social

  • Yujia Bai
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Makaila Lozano
    University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
  • Anna Wruck
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Emily Blevins
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between experiencing a marginalized identity (LGBQ status) and acknowledging the advantages of one’s White privilege. In an online survey, White sexual minority students (n=122) reported greater White privilege awareness and lower social dominance and modern racism compared to White heterosexual students (n=1,342).

Psychology/Diversity