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Sexual Identities and Protesting Among College Students: Exploring Political Distinctiveness Mediation Factors

Authors: Eric Swank, Brittanie Atteberry-Ash, Simon Coulombe, Michael R. Woodford

Published in: Social Justice Research | Issue 3/2020

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This study examines the links between sexual identity and participation in political protests. Among a sample of college students (N = 2175), we determined that sexual minority students were three times more likely to join a protest than heterosexual students. “Political distinctiveness” theories are used to explain this sexual identity gap in protesting. Following a series of path analyses, we conclude that marital status, exposure to discrimination (as a victim or observer), connections to LGB communities, participation in political groups, and liberal identities mediate the sexuality difference in protesting. Conversely, measures of educational attainment, exposure to multicultural classes, and internalized homophobia were not mediators.

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The subsample of participants recruited from the convenience sample of students involved in LGBT organizations had attended more protests than those recruited through the other means (57.0% to 14.9%, chi-square = 36.11, p < .000). The subsample also differed on other variables, namely personal heterosexism (\(\bar{x}\) = 1.03 and \(\bar{x}\) == .07), ambient heterosexism (\(\bar{x}\) = 4.19 and \(\bar{x}\) = 2.42), supporting same-sex marriage (\(\bar{x}\) = 6.96 and \(\bar{x}\) = 5.50), having a liberal identity (\(\bar{x}\) = 5.92 and \(\bar{x}\) = 4.80), and being single (97% compared to 88%).

The 240 respondents who selected mostly heterosexual suggest more sexual fluidity than the majority of people who chose completely heterosexual (n = 1785). Further, preliminary analyses (t tests and chi-square tests) indicate that mostly heterosexuals significantly differed from complete heterosexuals on every variable and differed with completely lesbian/gay on only three measures (personal exposure to heterosexism, ambient heterosexism, and number of LGBT friends).

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Title: Sexual Identities and Protesting Among College Students: Exploring Political Distinctiveness Mediation Factors
Authors: Eric Swank
Brittanie Atteberry-Ash
Simon Coulombe
Michael R. Woodford
Publication date: 07-01-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Social Justice Research / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0885-7466
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6725
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-019-00346-4

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