Department of Adult Education and Counseling Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Homosex. 2010;57(10):1355-69. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2010.517080.
This is an empirical study of academic and career choices for 119 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students using a questionnaire. Respondents who reported that their sexual orientation influenced their choices a great deal indicated that the influences were both positive and negative. This group was most likely to have experienced anti-LGBT discrimination in the past. In comparing lesbian, bisexual people, and gay males, gay males and respondents from visible minorities were the most likely to feel a negative impact, while bisexual respondents were the least likely. There were too few transgender respondents to include in these statistical comparisons; however, frequencies suggest that transgender people may be the most vulnerable of all. Results suggest that counselors need to take sexual orientation issues, particularly past experiences of discrimination, when working with LGBT clients.
这是一项针对 119 名女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和跨性别（LGBT）学生的学术和职业选择的实证研究，采用问卷调查的方式。报告称性取向对其选择影响很大的受访者表示，这些影响既有正面的，也有负面的。这群人过去很可能经历过针对 LGBT 的歧视。在比较女同性恋、双性恋者和男同性恋者时，男同性恋者和少数族裔受访者最有可能感受到负面影响，而双性恋者则最不可能。跨性别者的受访者人数太少，无法进行这些统计比较；但是，频率表明，跨性别者可能是所有群体中最脆弱的。研究结果表明，辅导员在为 LGBT 客户提供服务时，需要考虑性取向问题，特别是过去的歧视经历。
