Following the move to online instruction to combat the spread of COVID-19, a number of publications have been more frequently discussing the related mental health impact on LGBTQ+ students. In short, many of these articles focus on how stay-at-home orders have affected this student demographic. Examples of such topics include the broad, multilayered effect on transgender and nonbinary people and the increased risk of some LGBTQ+ students to drop out after returning to unsupportive familial homes (Brown, 2020; Green et al., 2020; James, 2020).
Bravery in the Face of Anticipatory Obedience
Well, the election has come and gone, and its impact most certainly varies depending on where you are. On my campus, the reaction suggests that the outcome was not what
Constance C. Relihan
December 9, 2024
