"Invisible During My Own Crisis": Responses of LGBT People of Color to the Orlando Shooting. Issue 5 (16th April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ramirez, Johanna L.; Gonzalez, Kirsten A.; Galupo, M. Paz
• Is Part Of: Journal of homosexuality. Volume 65:Issue 5(2018)
• Page Start: 579
• Page End: 599
• Publication Date: 2018-04-16
• Subjects: Hate crime -- intersectionality -- Latinx -- LGBT-POC -- minority stress -- Orlando; Homosexuality -- Periodicals; 306.766
• DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1328217
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0091-8369

Abstract

ABSTRACT: On June 12, 2016, the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida was the target of one of the country's deadliest mass shootings. Pulse, a gay nightclub, was hosting a Latin Pride Night the evening of the tragedy, which resulted in the death of 49 victims and 53 casualties, over 90% of whom were lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Latinx people, specifically. The present research investigates the narrative responses from LGBT people of color (LGBT-POC) following the tragedy. Results included an analysis of 94 participant narrative responses. Results were collected online from a sample of LGBT-POC with varying sexual, gender, and racial identities. Thematic analysis revealed four major themes: (1) Violence is Not New for LGBT-POC; (2) Personal Identification with Victims; (3) Lack of Intersectionality in Others' Responses to Orlando; and (4) Acknowledgment of Intersectionality across LGBT-POC. Discussion focuses on describing the ways in which LGBT-POC responded to the shooting regarding their multiple minority identities. Implications of this research reinforce the need for continued intersectional research with LGBT-POC.