The Routledge Handbook of LGBTQ Identity in Organizations and Society

Sexuality, gender, gender identity, and gender expression are fluid constructs, and the ways in which identity development intersects with organizations and exists in society are complex. The book is comprised of a range of multi-disciplinary and globally inspired perspectives representing leading-edge scholarship by authors from over a dozen countries on a range of issues and contexts regarding LGBTQ identity and experience. It is intended for a wide readership: those who are in LGBTQ-related academic fields; those who want to broaden their coursework by offering supplemental readings that center the perspectives of LGBTQ identities; and those who want to acquire knowledge and education on the subject of LGBTQ identity. There are 36 chapters written by scholars in fields such as social work, law, queer studies, business, human resource management and development, entrepreneurship, criminal justice, economics, marketing, religion, architecture, sport, theater, psychology, human ecology, and adult education. The chapters can be read in sequence, and the book can also be used as a reference work for which educators, practitioners, and non-academics can identify and select particular chapters that inform areas of inquiry.

Julie A. Gedro is Dean of the School of Business, Undergraduate Studies, at Empire State University where she is also a tenured Full Professor. Dr. Gedro’s awards include the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities; the Empire State College (now University) Altes Prize for Outstanding Community Service for her LGBTQ scholarship and activism; the Empire State College (now University) Susan H. Turben Award for Excellence in Scholarship, and the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) Laura L. Bierema Award for Excellence in Critical Human Resource Development (HRD).

Tonette S. Rocco is a Professor of Adult Education and Human Resource Development in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, Florida International University. She is Editor-in-Chief of New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development and serves on a dozen editorial boards. She is one of only twenty-five Houle Scholars from the U.S., a member of the 2016 class of the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, 2016 Outstanding HRD Scholar and recipient of more than 35 awards for scholarship, mentoring, and service. She has published eleven books and 300 articles, chapters, and papers.