title: Feelings of Belonging: An Exploratory Analysis of the Sociopolitical Involvement of Black, Latina, and Asian/Pacific Islander Sexual Minority Women.
abstract: This article compares and contrasts the sociopolitical involvement of Black, Latina, and Asian/Pacific Islander American sexual minority women within lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities of color. For the analysis, a sample of over 1,200 women from the Social Justice Sexuality project was analyzed. Findings indicate that, for all groups of women, feelings of connectedness to the LGBT community was the most significant predictor of sociopolitical involvement within LGBT communities of color.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social and Cultural Sciences , Marquette University , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA.
authors.forename: Angelique
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Battle
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pastrana
authors.forename: Jessie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daniels
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011057:Politics; D012929:Psychological Distance; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities / Q000523:psychology*; D062487:Social Marginalization; D014481:United States; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: belonging; bisexual; community engagement; connectedness; lesbian; marginalization; sociopolitical