Research on the Problems Faced by LGBTQ University Students in China

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220105.171How to use a DOI?

Keywords

LGBTQ university students; difficulties; sexual prejudice; school orgnizations; school policy

Abstract

Sexual minorities refer to groups that are different from the majority of people in society in terms of sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual identity or sexual behavior, which is what we often call LGBTQ groups. 2021 is the 24th year of decriminalization of homosexuality and the 20th year of decriminalization of homosexuality. Networking has also initially exposed homosexuality into the public. Besides, homosexuals are less and less likely to deliberately hide their sexual orientation. At the same time, being exposed to the public will also bring pressure to them. This article uses interviews to discuss with seven college students about their life experiences at the university, focusing on the problems faced by the LGBTQ group of college students in China. Although the university is considered to have a more relaxed and open environment, there are still quite a few LGBTQ students in the university who will feel the strange vision from the teacher or the surrounding students, and at the same time they have to face the depression brought by the traditional atmosphere in the family and bears the stereotype of them in the society as well. Finally, this article combines the social and cultural background of China, and puts forward suggestions on the problems they face in these three environments. It come to the conclusion that different campus environments, family environments and social atmospheres bring LGBT groups different experiences and feelings, leading to their differences on some issues. These groups are all optimistic for the future.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xingru Qu
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/17
TI  - Research on the Problems Faced by LGBTQ University Students in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 928
EP  - 932
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220105.171
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.171
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