Connecting, supporting, colliding: the work-based interactions of young LGBQ-identifying workers and older queer colleagues

Willis, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9774-0130 2010. Connecting, supporting, colliding: the work-based interactions of young LGBQ-identifying workers and older queer colleagues. Journal of LGBT Youth 7 (3) , pp. 224-246. 10.1080/19361653.2010.487758

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Abstract

While attention has been given to older employees’ experiences of sexuality-based discrimination and harassment, this paper explores young lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer identifying employees’ (18–26 years old) accounts of working with queer coworkers and managers in Australian workplaces. Two sets of relationships are evidenced and discussed: (a) relationships of connection, affirmation, and support, and (b) relationships of conflict and division. These relationships highlight the multiple points of difference in organizational power and social status between younger and older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer identifying employees. This sparks a critical appraisal of the limitations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer employee groups and networks as a strategy for developing inclusive organizations.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	1936-1653
Date of Acceptance:	14 April 2010
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2023 09:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164253

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