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A presentation given by Abigail Kolker and Vernon Caldwell at the Eastern Sociological Society Meeting on behalf of the SJS Project about outness and spirituality and community engagement as predictors of outness for LGBT Latinas/os.
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Eastern Sociological Society Regional Conference February 24, 2012
Abigail Kolker, Vernon CaldwellCUNY-Graduate Center
Findings from a Nationwide Survey of
LGBT Black Men & Women
Our Purpose
To Document and Celebrate
Not Pathologize
Sociopolitcal Mosaic
Other Studies
SJS Study
Total Sample Size = 5,500
N=4,963
5 Groups
5 Topics
Research Methods
Venues
• Columbia South Carolina Black Pride• New York Harlem Pride• Miami Beach Bruthaz Bash• Charlotte North Carolina Black Pride• Michigan's Womyn's Festival• Market Days• GMHC House of Latex Ball• Pueblo, CO Gay Pride• Twin Cities Black Pride & South Central MN
Pride• World Gay Rodeo Finals, Laughlin, NV
Venues
• Phoenix Pride• Long Beach Pride• DC Black Pride• Portland Latino Pride• Orlando Black Pride/Gay Days• Austin Pride• New York Queens Pride• Boston SPYCE & Boston Pride• Central Alabama Pride (Birmingham)• Milwaukee Wisconsin Pride• Honolulu Pride• Denver Pride• New York Pride
Our Partner Organizations
The Data
Blacks
N=2,086
Blacks by Gender(SJS: N=2,086)
52%42%
7%
MaleFemaleNon-Cisgender
Demographics
Gender Variant
Blacks by Age(SJS: N=2,086)
20%
59%
17%
18-2425-4950+ above
Which label best describes your sexual identity? (SJS: N=2,086)
36%
23%
11%
2%
4%
3%
9%
8%0.5% 4%
GayLesbianBisexualTwo SpiritQueerIn the LifeSame Gender LovingStraight/HeterosexualMacha/oOther
Outness
Who are you "out" to? (SJS: N=2,086)
77%64% 62% 55% 49% 45%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Frie
nds
Onlin
e
Fam
ily
Co-W
orke
rs
Relig
ious
Com
mun
ity
Neigh
borh
ood
Outness as a Predictor of Happiness (Mental Health Self-Perception)
Black sample: 0.046***(+) Blacks who are out to family, friends and members of their
communities are more likely to have positive mental health perception than their “closeted” counterparts.
Spirituality
Blacks Who Say Religion is Important
79% 78%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Religion is Very Important Blacks U.S.
Religion Gives Meaning/Purpose Blacks SJS
(SJS: N=2,086)
51%
29%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Attend at Least Weekly - Blacks U.S. Attend Every Week or Nearly EveryWeek - Blacks SJ S
Blacks Who Attend Religious Services(SJS: N=2,086)
(SJS: N=2,086)
Spirituality as a Predictor of Happiness (Mental Health Self-Perception)
Black sample: 0.125***(+) Blacks who consider themselves spiritual and are active in
religious institutions are more likely to have positive mental health perception than their non-religious counterparts.
Community Engagement
Never
twice/yr.
6 times/yr.
once/wk.
once/mo.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Engagement in LGBT community of color over past 12 months
% black sample(SJS: N=2,086)
Community Engagement as a Predictor of Happiness (Mental Health Self-Perception)
Black sample: 0.059***(+) Blacks that are actively engaged in their communities are
more likely to have positive mental health perception than those not involved in the community.
Conclusion
Thank you!