ERIC Number: EJ1426887
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0951-8398
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Blackness Preferred, Queerness Deferred: Navigating Sense of Belonging in Black Male Initiative and Men of Color Mentorship Programs
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), v37 n5 p1425-1437 2024
This research focused on Black gay, bisexual, and queer men (BGBQM) and addressed the nuanced ways BGBQM experienced a sense of belonging within mentorship program settings, given their intersecting identities. Utilizing a novel research design that blended aspects of phenomenology and arts-based research, this study explored the following research questions: (1) How do BGBQM experience a sense of belonging in Black Male Initiatives (BMI) and Men of Color (MoC) mentorship programs? (2) What formative experiences do BGBQM develop in belonging to these mentorship program environments? Findings revealed approaches to how BGBQM experienced Blackness and queerness within mentorship programs in higher education settings. Being immersed in traditionally heteronormative enclaves, these men found solace in racial belonging yet experienced isolation due to their sexuality. This work provides key insight into addressing the pervasive ways mentorship programs need to dismantle heteronormativity and hypermasculine norms and ideals.
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Sense of Community, Mentors, Intersectionality, Males, Early Experience, Racial Factors, Social Isolation, African American Students, College Students, Higher Education, Audio Equipment, Inclusion, Information Dissemination, Minority Group Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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