Call for papers for Special issue on LGBTQ Families and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

LGBTQ Families and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

The Journal of GLBT Family Studies invites submission of abstracts for a special issue on LGBTQ Families and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, to be co-edited by Pamela Lannutti and M. Paz Galupo. This special issue will consider the ways LGBTQ families have been impacted by the 2016 Presidential election and related campaigns in the U.S.

We welcome disciplinary and interdisciplinary submissions.  Empirical studies and critical analyses with special emphasis on work that draws conclusions to inform practice, policy, and directions for future research are encouraged.

The focus of submitted papers may include, but is not limited to:

- LGBTQ individuals’ responses to 2016 U.S. election campaign and results

- Analyses of campaign rhetoric related to LGBTQ individuals and families in the election

- Minority stress among LGBTQ families during the campaigns and/or post-election

- LGBTQ family communication related to the campaigns and election

- Analysis of policy changes impacting LGBTQ families post-election 

- Social action and advocacy for LGBTQ families during the campaigns and/or post-election

- Family support and therapy for LGBTQ families during the campaigns and/or post-election

- Intersectional approaches to understanding LGBTQ family during the campaigns and/or post-election

Manuscript Submissions

Proposed Abstract submissions should be 500-1,000 words in length and are due by March 31st, 2017. Abstracts should be jointly submitted to lannutti95@lasalle.edu and pgalupo@towson.edu.   If an abstract is accepted, full articles will be due July 15, 2017.  Full articles will be submitted to a full peer-review process which will determine final acceptance for the special issue.