Black and Queer on Campus / Michael P. Jeffries.
Jeffries, Michael P., author.
2023
LC212.92 .J44 2023 ebook
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Title Black and Queer on Campus / Michael P. Jeffries.
Author Jeffries, Michael P., author.
ISBN 9781479803972
DOI https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479803972.001.0001
Published New York, NY : New York University Press, [2023]
Copyright ©2023
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.18574/nyu/9781479803972.001.0001 doi
Call Number LC212.92 .J44 2023 ebook
Dewey Decimal Classification 378.1/982996073
Summary An inside look at Black LGBTQ college students and their experiences Black and Queer on Campus offers an inside look at what life is like for LGBTQ college students on campuses across the United States. Michael P. Jeffries shows that Black and queer college students often struggle to find safe spaces and a sense of belonging when they arrive on campus at both predominantly white institutions and historically black colleges and universities. Many report that in predominantly white queer social spaces, they feel unwelcome and pressured to temper their criticisms of racism amongst their white peers. Conversely, in predominantly straight Black social spaces, they feel ignored or pressured to minimize their queer identity in order to be accepted. This fraught dynamic has an impact on Black LGBTQ students in higher education, as they experience different forms of marginalization at the intersection of their race, gender, and sexuality.Drawing on interviews with students from over a dozen colleges, Jeffries provides a new, much-needed perspective on the specific challenges Black LGBTQ students face and the ways they overcome them. We learn through these intimate portraits that despite the gains of the LGBTQ rights movement, many of the most harmful stereotypes and threats to black queer safety continue to haunt this generation of students. We also learn how students build queer identities. The traditional narrative of "coming out" does not fit most of these students, rather, Jeffries describes a more gradual transition to queer acceptance and pride.Black and Queer on Campus sheds light on the oft-hidden lives of Black LGBTQ students, and how educational institutions can better serve them. It also highlights the quiet beauty and joy of Black queer social life, and the bonds of friendship that sustain the students and fuel their imagination.
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Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction
1 Getting to Campus
2 The Black Queertidian
3 Adjusting to College
4 Coming into the Life
5 Everyday Oppression
6 Confronting Racism and Homophobia
7 Black Queertidian Politics
Conclusion: Black Queertidian Futures
Acknowledgments
Appendix
Notes
Index
About the Author

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