An Analysis of LGBTQIA+ University Students’ Perceptions about Sexual and Gender Diversity

Harold Tinoco-Giraldo, Eva María Torrecilla Sánchez and Francisco J. García-Peñalvo
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Harold Tinoco-Giraldo: GRIAL Research Group, Doctoral Programme Education in the Knowledge Society, University of Salamanca, 37080 Salamanca, Spain
Eva María Torrecilla Sánchez: Research and Diagnostic Methods in Education, School of Education, University of Salamanca, 37080 Salamanca, Spain
Francisco J. García-Peñalvo: GRIAL Research Group, Computer Science Department, Research Institute for Educational Sciences, University of Salamanca, 37080 Salamanca, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-21

Abstract: The main objective of this study was to explore the perceptions of LGBTQIA+ students regarding sexual and gender diversity in the university context by (1) identifying conceptions about a being LGBTQIA+ student in the higher education context, (2) researching perceptions of the stigma and discrimination against, and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ students and (3) to recognize discourses and scenarios identified by students in the university context regarding sexual diversity and gender diversity, distinguishing their experiences in the classroom as well as in the university, with their peers and with their professors. This research was based on a quantitative method, the sample consisted of 171 students from the School of Medicine of a public university in the United States in the state of Texas. The results showed that there is currently a greater knowledge of the subject of sexual and gender diversity and of the spaces and resources offered by the university on the subject compared to previous years, however, it is found that knowledge is still limited and that this knowledge may possibly be due to the faculty in which they study.

Keywords: LGBTQIA+; inclusion; sexual diversity; gender diversity; university experience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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