Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

Publication Date

Fall 11-12-2020

Abstract

The call for research on the growing population of persons who identify as gender nonbinary includes the need for in-depth explorations of lived experience, especially among Persons of Color. This study focuses on four individuals, 27 to 32 years of age, who identify as gender nonbinary as well as Hispanic/Latinx and reside in the unique minority-majority, conservative/progressive state of New Mexico. Interpretative phenomenological analysis, with its idiographic approach, was used to gather data through interviews and present the findings in both descriptive and interpreted terms. Results focus on three themes: realization required a unique journey, allowances are made for mothers regarding acceptance, and being out or not out is not a simple question. The surprisingly diverse data from the small number of participants is a critical finding in itself. Results are offered to guide mental health professionals as well as to inform a broader discussion of gender in America.

Keywords

gender nonbinary, genderqueer, genderfluid, gender diverse, Hispanic, Latinx, Persons of Color, New Mexico, interpretative phenomenological analysis

Document Type

Dissertation

Language

English

Degree Name

Counselor Education

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

Individual, Family, and Community Education

First Committee Member (Chair)

Jeanmarie Keim

Second Committee Member

Jan Armstrong

Third Committee Member

Sarah Erickson

Fourth Committee Member

Kristopher Goodrich

Fifth Committee Member

Rhonda Neswald-Potter

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