Where do people come out? – Mapping out selective disclosure across multiple countries
We seek to understand how individuals with concealable sexual and gender minority identities choose to selectively conceal or disclose their identities. Using a large multi-national survey, we first provide a birds-eye view of how selectively people choose to disclose their sexual and gender minority identities across important relational domains (e.g., family, friends, neighbors, work/school) in different countries. Second, we seek to explain why patterns of disclosure vary between people and countries.
Tabea Hässler (University of Zurich), Léïla Eisner (University of Zurich), Michal Pasek (University of Illinois Chicago), Evgeny Osin (National Research University Higher School of Economics), Masi Noor (University of Keel), Emilio Paolo Visintin (University of Ferrara), Colette van Laar (University of Leuven), Esra Ummark (University of Oslo), Sabine Otten (University of Groningen), and Julian Rengers (University of Groningen)
Sports and LGBTIQ+ negativity
Despite general trends toward greater acceptance of LGBTIQ+ individuals in many countries, LGBTIQ+ athletes often refrain from revealing their identity in sports contexts (see Eisner & Hässler, 2019). For instance, of the 11,000 athletes at the Rio Olympics, only about 56 athletes were out. One explanation for why LGBTIQ+ athletes conceal their LGBTIQ+ identity might be that the sports climate is particularly unwelcoming for LGBTIQ+ individuals. Given that concealment of one’s LGBTIQ+ identity is related to decreased feelings of inclusion and detrimental health outcomes, this project seeks to better understand attitudes toward LGBTIQ+ athletes.
Kimberly Bourne (University of Washington), Ella J. Lombard (University of Washington), Léïla Eisner (University of Zurich) and Tabea Hässler (University of Zurich)