From Summer Pride to Transgender Day of Visibility: A Review of Sorority/Fraternity Social Media Involving LGBTQ+ Identities and Issues

Authors

Michael Anthony Goodman, University of Maryland, College Park and
Crystal Garcia, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Publication Date

6-16-2021

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25774/n2jf-fz10

First Page

66

Last Page

82

Abstract

This research study used critical discourse analysis to examine the public social media posts of 37 inter/national sorority and fraternity organizations. Specifically, we examined how these groups do and do not articulate commitments to social justice, with direct attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people in particular. We discuss an emphasis that organizations placed on notable LGBTQ+ dates and events and the distinction in the criticality of these messages. We also illuminate ways organizations raised visibility of LGBTQ+ members, followed by additional ways organizations affirmed queer and transgender identities.

Recommended Citation

Michael Anthony Goodman, University of Maryland, College Park and and Crystal Garcia, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2021) "From Summer Pride to Transgender Day of Visibility: A Review of Sorority/Fraternity Social Media Involving LGBTQ+ Identities and Issues," Journal of Sorority and Fraternity Life Research and Practice: Vol. 16: Iss. 01, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25774/n2jf-fz10
Available at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/oracle/vol16/iss01/1