Date
5-2018
Document Type
Capstone Project (Open Access)
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Department
Humanities & Communication
Major
Practical and Professional Ethics
Abstract
This autoethnography is about different points in my life where I committed microaggressions towards the LGBTQ+ community specific to different genders, sexual orientations and/or how people in the community present themselves. I use “thick intersectionality” ‒ an embodied exploration of the complex particularities of individuals’ lives and identities associated with their race, class, gender, sexuality, and national locations ‒ as a means of portraying my message, voicing the emotions that I felt, and the identity I occupied at that moment. I show that the intersectionalities of queer folks’ identities create unconscious microaggressions towards other queer folks. The purpose of my autoethnography is to show that people are capable of accepting and learning from their mistakes and to demonstrate that microaggressions can be applied within the LGBTQ+ community.
Recommended Citation
Perez Montes, Erika A., "Microaggressions within the LGBTQ+ Community: An Autoethnography" (2018). Capstone Projects and Master's Theses. 316.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/caps_thes_all/316
Included in
Creative Writing Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons, Speech and Rhetorical Studies Commons
