A Critical and Intersectional Model of LGBTQ Microaggressions: Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding

J Homosex. 2019;66(10):1317-1344. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2018.1539583. Epub 2018 Nov 7.

Abstract

This article summarizes a proposed critical and intersectional model of LGBTQ microaggressions that can be used by scholars and practitioners from multiple disciplines. Drawing on critical and intersectional paradigms and decades of research from multiple fields, we constructed a model that acknowledges the breadth, depth, scope, and complexity of LGBTQ microaggressions. This proposed model includes the following elements: hegemonic influences, intersectional complexities, perpetration, interpersonal and environmental contexts, and responses.

Keywords: LGBTQ microaggressions; critical theory; microaggression perpetration; microaggression response; microclimate.

MeSH terms

  • Aggression*
  • Female
  • Homophobia
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Politics
  • Psychological Theory*
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities*
  • Social Discrimination*
  • Social Environment