Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Capstone Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts, BA
School
CAS
Department
McNair Scholars Program
Faculty Advisor
Katherine Horn
Abstract
Generation Z LGBTQIA+ individuals are tasked with challenging and overcoming generations of social and systemic oppression related to their identities. One of the primary methods they use to achieve this is through the language and labels they use in their daily lives. From the inception of new acronyms to new labels and language, this new generation of LGBTQIA+ individuals is looking to break out of the mold that was set for them by past generations. This study aims to investigate how LGBTQIA+ Gen-Z individuals utilize language in their everyday interactions to articulate and affirm their gender and sexuality. Through qualitative data from interviews, audiences and readers will explore themes of family, sexuality, language, and self-identity, gaining insight into what it means to be Gen-Z and LGBTQIA+ in 2024.
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Recommended Citation
Resende-Abbott, Kayci, "Language as Power: How LGBTQIA+ Gen-Z Use Language for Identity and Liberation" (2024). Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects. 35.
https://dc.suffolk.edu/undergrad/35