Presenter(s)
Gabby Rose Campana
Files
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Description
This project explores the ways in which transgender and gender non-conforming undergraduate students experience trans joy at Catholic universities. Qualitative interviews were conducted with current undergraduate students who had completed one semester at a Catholic university and identified as transgender and/or gender non-conforming. The project utilizes descriptive methods that identify common themes across participant interviews. Participants expressed that online communities, close friendships, romantic relationships, and access to affirming medical care impacted the joy they felt in their identity. These findings have important implications on the types of support transgender and gender non-conforming students at Catholic institutions need and, moving beyond just support, what experiences help to cultivate joy.
Publication Date
4-17-2024
Project Designation
Graduate Research
Primary Advisor
Graham F. Hunter
Primary Advisor's Department
Counselor Education and Human Services
Keywords
Stander Symposium, School of Education and Health Sciences, student affairs
Institutional Learning Goals
Diversity; Community; Critical Evaluation of Our Times
Recommended Citation
"The Power of Trans Joy at a Catholic University" (2024). Stander Symposium Projects. 3292.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/3292
Comments
Presentation: 5:00-6:30, LTC Studio