Current research on publicly communicating one's sexual orientation (heretofore referred to
as “coming-out”) and sexual identity formation models are examined within the two prevalent …

The second edition of Student Development in College offers higher education
professionals a clear understanding of the developmental challenges facing today's college …

Over the past several decades, higher education literature has started to more meaningfully
engage with bi+ student identities, as scholars have displayed an initial interest in amplifying …

Responding to a critical need for greater perspectives on transgender life in the United
States, Genny Beemyn and Susan (Sue) Rankin apply their extensive expertise to a …

In their efforts to serve all students more effectively, many student affairs professionals seek
to understand how students come to have and enact lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender …

Increasingly, researchers casually use the concept of coming out. After tracing its conceptual
inflation, this article shifts the lens from identity development to reconsider coming out as …

This ethnographic study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) faculty, staff,
graduate students, and undergraduates expands the higher education conversation about …

This qualitative study provided evidence of common patterns of involvement, leadership,
and identity among 15 students leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) …

Recent findings on the impact of gay—straight alliances (GSAs) on the school experiences
of sexual minority youth have demonstrated that numerous positive outcomes are …

Narrative inquiry methodology was used to investigate self-perceived identities among 10
lesbian college students. Analysis of data from in-depth, open-ended interviews revealed …