Citation

Winberg C, Coleman T, Woodford MR, McKie RM, Travers R, Renn KA. J. Homosex. 2019; 66(10): 1472-1494.

Affiliation

College of Education , Michigan State University , East Lansing , Michigan , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00918369.2018.1542208

PMID

30475157

Abstract

Sexual orientation microaggressions are common on college campuses and can contribute to negative outcomes; yet little is known about their relationship with substance use outcomes. Among a convenience sample of cisgender sexual minority college students (n= 574; 57.0% female, 24.9% people of color, 50.7% gay/lesbian; 72.4% public school) from 37 states (67.8% Midwest), this analysis investigates the association between hearing "that's so gay" and "no homo" on campus and hazardous alcohol use and the frequency of illicit drug use. Using multivariable regression analyses, the commonly heard phrases "that's so gay" and "no homo" were each found to significantly increase the risk for hazardous drinking and the frequency of drug use among students. Efforts should be made to create more welcoming campus climates for sexual minority students by reducing the use of these microaggressions and, in the meantime, offering supports to mitigate their harmful effects.

Language: en

Keywords

Heterosexism; alcohol abuse; and bisexual; campus climate; discrimination; drug use; gay; lesbian