@article{ref1,
title="Reluctance to make a "blind faith jump": LGBTQ+ college students' perspectives on allies' barriers to preventing sexual assault",
journal="Journal of sex research",
year="2024",
author="Kettrey, Heather Hensman and Marx, Robert A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Campus sexual assault is a significant problem across the United States, and research has indicated LGBTQ+ students are at a greater risk of victimization than their straight-cisgender peers. Furthermore, LGBTQ+ students face unique barriers to help-seeking following an assault, including fear of stigmatizing the LGBTQ+ community. We propose that straight-cisgender allies may act as vigilant bystanders who notice signs of sexual assault and offer assistance to prevent assault from happening to LGBTQ+ students and/or to offer support after an assault occurs. Yet, research on the role of bystanders in preventing and alleviating sexual assault has largely overlooked experiences and perspectives of LGBTQ+ students. In this study, we explored LGBTQ+ students' perceptions of the roles straight-cisgender allies may play in alleviating the problem of sexual assault of LGBTQ+ students. We conducted group interviews with 30 LGBTQ+ college students from 19 campuses across the United States, paying attention to what they perceived as barriers to allies' help. <br><br>FINDINGS illustrate ways that boundaries between LGBTQ+ insiders and outsiders can leave both groups reluctant to make a &quot;blind faith jump&quot; to seek or offer help. We propose suggestions for how sexual assault prevention programming may bridge this gap between LGBTQ+ students and straight-cisgender allies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4499",
doi="10.1080/00224499.2024.2323654",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2323654"
}