%0 Journal Article %J Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol %D 2011 %T Measuring multiple minority stress: the LGBT People of Color Microaggressions Scale. %A Balsam, Kimberly F %A Molina, Yamile %A Beadnell, Blair %A Simoni, Jane %A Walters, Karina %K Adaptation, Psychological %K Adolescent %K Adult %K Aged %K Aggression %K Bisexuality %K Ethnic Groups %K Female %K Focus Groups %K Homosexuality %K Humans %K Male %K Middle Aged %K Prejudice %K Self Report %K Sex Factors %K Social Desirability %K Stereotyping %K Stress, Psychological %K Surveys and Questionnaires %K Washington %K Young Adult %X

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals who are also racial/ethnic minorities (LGBT-POC) are a multiply marginalized population subject to microaggressions associated with both racism and heterosexism. To date, research on this population has been hampered by the lack of a measurement tool to assess the unique experiences associated with the intersection of these oppressions. To address this gap in the literature, we conducted a three-phase, mixed method empirical study to assess microaggressions among LGBT-POC. The LGBT People of Color Microaggressions Scale is an 18-item self-report scale assessing the unique types of microaggressions experienced by ethnic minority LGBT adults. The measure includes three subscales: (a) Racism in LGBT communities, (b) Heterosexism in Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities, and (c) Racism in Dating and Close Relationships, that are theoretically consistent with prior literature on racial/ethnic minority LGBTs and have strong psychometric properties including internal consistency and construct validity in terms of correlations with measures of psychological distress and LGBT-identity variables. Men scored higher on the LGBT-PCMS than women, lesbians and gay men scored higher than bisexual women and men, and Asian Americans scored higher than African Americans and Latina/os.

%B Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol %V 17 %P 163-74 %8 2011 Apr %G eng %N 2 %R 10.1037/a0023244