Although society is becoming more tolerant of members of sexual-minority groups, many of those who are academics continue to feel pressure to remain closeted to safeguard their careers. They fear being open at all types of colleges, and not just at institutions affiliated with religions that frown on homosexuality.
That’s one of the chief conclusions reached by C. Sean Robinson, an associate professor of higher education and student affairs at Morgan State University, based on a study involving more than 60 faculty members around the nation who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer. He spent an average of about 90 minutes interviewing each subject, who represented 33 disciplines at nearly 50 colleges and universities.
