African American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Persons Attitudes and Experiences Survey
Dear Participant:
I am a lesbian researcher conducting an
empirical study examining attitudes, feelings,
and experiences associated with being an African
American who experiences attraction to members
of the same sex. Historically, researchers have
neglected the lives of African American gay,
lesbian, and bisexual persons, and very little
research has looked specifically at attitudes,
feelings, and experiences that sexual minority
persons have based on their race and sexual
orientation. I sincerely invite you to
participate in this survey to help us learn more
about the African American sexual minority
persons in our community!
To be eligible for this study, you must be an
African American who is at least 18 years old,
has experienced same-sex attraction, and
currently resides in the United States. The
survey is anonymous, and takes about 20 minutes
to complete. As an incentive to participate, all
participants will be given the chance to enter a
participant raffle awarding $100 to one randomly
selected participant. For those interested in
participating in this study, click on the
following hypertext link (or cut and paste it
into your browser)
http://d991.psysurvey.com
This will take you to the consent form and questionnaire.
Please feel free to forward this e-mail
announcement to eligible friends/colleagues and
other gay/lesbian/bisexual or African American
related listserves. Thanks in advance for your
help with this project!
Sincerely,
Dawn
Dawn M. Szymanski, Ph.D., University of Tennessee
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Dawn M. Szymanski, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of Tennessee
215F Austin Peay Bldg
Knoxville, TN 37996-0900
Office: 865-974-3302
Fax: 865-974-3330
E-mail:dawnszymanski@msn.com
Website: http://psychology.utk.edu/people/szymanski.html
Gay Identity Development Across Cultural Groups Survey
My name is Benjamin Donner and I am a clinical psychology doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. I am currently carrying out my dissertation research on gay identity development across cultural groups in the United States, and thought you might be willing and/or able to help distribute my survey to individuals interested in contributing to cultural equality within the psychological literature, both within the UC community and outside of it.
As you may know, academic studies into the developmental experiences of gay, bisexual, and questioning men are extremely scarce. It is my hope that this research project will shed greater light on those experiences that may be unique to specific cultural groups of GBQ males in the U.S. so that clinicians and organizations are ultimately better equipped to both assist and appreciate our strengths and needs. Participants must be biological males, age 18 or over, residents of the United States, and attracted to other biological males. The survey should take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete. All responses will be entirely anonymous - email and IP addresses will not be requested or even identifiable - and will be kept in the strictest of confidence. All responses will be entirely anonymous - email and IP addresses will not be requested or even identifiable - and will be kept in the strictest of confidence. If you're willing to share it with others, the survey can be found online at the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rjif1K1SdRN_2bBC3hVcT6Pg_3d_3d
Should you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at benjamindonner@gmail.com . I hope you'll choose to help.
Benjamin Donner, M.A.
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Candidate
University of Massachusetts, Boston
