1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of LGBTQ Identity in Organizations and Society
Sexuality, gender, gender identity, and gender expression are fluid constructs, and the ways in which identity development intersects with organizations and exists in society are complex. The book is comprised of a range of multi-disciplinary and globally inspired perspectives representing leading-edge scholarship by authors from over a dozen countries on a range of issues and contexts regarding LGBTQ identity and experience. It is intended for a wide readership: those who are in LGBTQ-related academic fields; those who want to broaden their coursework by offering supplemental readings that center the perspectives of LGBTQ identities; and those who want to acquire knowledge and education on the subject of LGBTQ identity. There are 36 chapters written by scholars in fields such as social work, law, queer studies, business, human resource management and development, entrepreneurship, criminal justice, economics, marketing, religion, architecture, sport, theater, psychology, human ecology, and adult education. The chapters can be read in sequence, and the book can also be used as a reference work for which educators, practitioners, and non-academics can identify and select particular chapters that inform areas of inquiry.
1 Introduction
Julie A. Gedro
I
Global Context
2 A Global Perspective on LGBTQ Rights as Human Rights
Hilary Landorf, Catherine Wadley, and Yenisleidy Simon-Mengana
3 Why Now? LGBTI Rights and the United Nations
Ariel G. Mekler
4 Understanding Homoprofessionalism and the Political Context:: Lesbian and Gay Leaders of International Schools
Robert C. Mizzi
5 Moving Beyond Myopia: Towards a Global Queer Pedagogy in the 21st Century
Robert C. Mizzi and Gerald Walton
6 When God’s Not on Your Side: Toward Religious Institutional Developmental Identity Transformation
Warren J. Blumenfeld
II
National and Societal Contexts
7 Contemporary Legal and Policy Practices on LGBTQ and Activist Work in Kenya
Dorothy Owino Rombo and Anne Namatsi Lutomia
8 LGBTQ Rights in Canada: Less Progressive Narrative, More Reparative Morality
Brenda Cossman
9 The Relevance of Human Rights and Social Justice Minding Intersectional Context of Affirmative Psychological Practice With LGBTQ+ People—Croatian Experience
Iva Žegura
10 Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Contesting the LGBTQ Politics of (In)Visibility in (Post)Socialist China
Liyun Wendy Choo
11 Forgotten Daughters: Customizing Supports for Black and Afro-Caribbean Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, and Trans Women
Charlene Désir and Kimoré Reid
III
Law, Political Structures, and Policy
12 Overview of Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branch U.S. Policies Impacting the Rights and Risks of Transgender and Nonbinary People in the Workplace
Gina R. Rosich
13 The Intersection of LGBTQ Individuals and the Criminal Justice System
Kathleen Trotta
14 The Economics of Being LGBT. A Review: 2015–2020
Nick Drydakis
15 Intergenerational Justice: A Concept for Grounding Policy, Including 2SLGBTQ+-Specific Housing Policy
Shawn H. E. Harmon and Jacqueline Gahagan
16 Accommodating Dislocated Sexual- and Gender-Minority Young People: Intersecting Research, Advocacy, and Action
Andre P. Grace and Jeffrey R. Hankey
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Cultural Structures
17 Language Matters: Gender Pronouns and Identity Terminology for Transgender and Nonbinary People
Douglas Knutson, Chloe Goldbach, Satveer Kler, Itxaso Rodriguez-Ordonez, Parker McDurmon, and Benton Goff
18 LGBTQ+ Youth and the Geographic Community: Opportunities for Advancing Research and Understanding
Megan S. Paceley and Jessica N. Fish
19 Queer Architecture
Sarah Bonnemaison
20 American Musical Theater: Queer Representation and Public Pedagogy
Craig M. McGill, Alan Chaffe, and Kyle Ross
21 Negotiating and Communicating LGBTQ+ Identities Through Dress and LGBTQ+-Focused Fashion Brands in the 21st Century
Kelly L. Reddy-Best, Andrew Reilly, and Kyra G. Streck
22 Consuming HIV: Cause Marketing, the (RED) Brand, and LGBTQ+ Welfare in Modern Times
Tyler M. Arguello
23 Lesbians in Sports Media: From Strategic Distancing to Strategic Acceptance
Katherine Schweighofer
V
Social, Psychological, and Research Contexts
24 Queer Identities in Contexts
Matthew J. Cull
25 A Social Identity Perspective of LGBTQ+ Identity Development: Implications for Health and Stigma
Jordan D. X. Hinton
26 The Current State of Conversion Therapy in the United States
Sage A. Mauldin and Lindsey Churchill
27 Queering LGBTQ+ People in Research: Challenges and Opportunities
Bolivar X. Nieto, Geovanna N. Hernandez, Tonette S. Rocco, and Sunny L. Munn
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Organizational Contexts
28 Theorising LGBT+ Identities in Organisations Queerly
Nick Rumens
29 Allyship for LGBTQ Individuals in Work Contexts
Larry R. Martinez and Liana Bernard
30 Identity Management of, and Organizational Support for, LGB Expatriates: Challenges and Recommendations
Julian M. Rengers
31 LGBTQ Entrepreneurship: Balancing the Tension Between Emancipation and Counter-Participation
Renaud Redien-Collot
32 Considering the Relationship Between LGBTQ Alcoholism, Addiction and Recovery, and Career Development
Julie A. Gedro
33 Breaking the Mold or Making the Mold? LGBTQ Employee Networks and the Managerialist Agenda
Ciaran McFadden
34 Keep Your Head Down: Dysfunctional Leadership and Its Impact on LGTBQ+ Employees
Kevin J. Rose
35 Bullying of LBGTQ Faculty in Academia: A Real-Life Challenge Informed by the Literature
Saul Carliner
36 Walking a Queer Life: Perspectives on Fear, Hope, and Resistance
Tonette S. Rocco, Debaro Huyler, Bolivar X. Nieto, Geovanna N. Hernandez, Joel Anderson, Warren J. Blumenfeld, Charlene Desir, Andre P. Grace, Jordan D. X. Hinton, Robert C. Mizzi, Nick Rumens, and Iva Žegura
Biography
Julie A. Gedro is Dean of the School of Business, Undergraduate Studies, at Empire State University, where she is also a tenured Full Professor. Dr. Gedro’s awards include the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities; the Empire State College (now University) Altes Prize for Outstanding Community Service for her LGBTQ scholarship and activism; the Empire State College (now University) Susan H. Turben Award for Excellence in Scholarship; and the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) Laura L. Bierema Award for Excellence in Critical Human Resource Development (HRD).
Tonette S. Rocco is a tenured Full Professor of Adult Education and Human Resource Development in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, Florida International University. She is Editor-in-Chief of New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development and serves on a dozen editorial boards. She is one of only 25 Houle Scholars from the United States, a member of the 2016 class of the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, 2016 Outstanding HRD Scholar, and a recipient of more than 35 awards for scholarship, mentoring, and service. She has published 11 books and 300 articles, chapters, and papers.
“Gedro and Rocco provide a much-needed volume for tomorrow’s leaders in education, management, HR, and more. Special attention to the needs, rights and contributions of workers and students at the intersections of sex, race, and gender will make this volume useful to anyone responsible for workplace environment, equity, and productivity for years to come.” Linda Heidenreich, Washington State University
