Date of Award
Fall 11-17-2016
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
David Penna
Second Advisor
Barry Bergen
Abstract
Deaf lesbian and gay individuals encounter homophobic bullying when receiving their high school education at all-deaf and/or mainstream schools, yet their experiences of homophobic bullying continue to be insufficiently documented and reported in the existing literature. Using oral history interviews with ten deaf lesbian (n=4) and gay students (n=6) attending Gallaudet University, this report documents the interviewees’ personal narratives of homophobic bullying in high school and examines the prevalence and impact of verbal and physical abuses as two forms of homophobic bullying. Patterns involve geographic location and public versus private mainstream schools. Further research could address types of mainstream schools; bullying throughout life; and impacts of gender and other intersectional identities.
Recommended Citation
Biskupiak, Andrew D., "An Oral History of Homophobic Bullying in All-Deaf Schools and Mainstream Schools: The Experiences of Deaf Lesbian and Gay Persons" (2016). Undergraduate University Honors Capstones. 44.
https://ida.gallaudet.edu/honors_capstones/44
