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Exploring the Museum’s Closet Doors: A Pilot Study of Gay and Lesbian Visitors
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| Joe E Heimlich,
The Ohio State University,
heimlich.1@osu.edu
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| Judy Koke,
Art Gallery of Ontario,
judy_koke@ago.net
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| Abstract:
Museums continually seek to expand their visitor and membership base; a much cited belief is that visitation leads to membership. One population that seems to defy that pattern is the GLBTQ community where attendance or visiting does not seem to lead to membership, subscription, or donation. This pilot study of GLBTQ visitation was undertaken to 1) test instrumentation for creating a long-term study of gay and lesbian museum visitors; and 2) begin to develop an understanding of specific issues, interests and barriers related to museum visitation from these specific audience segments. The population was purposefully selected to represent the “ideal” demographic of highly educated, above average income. Findings indicate that visitation is on a rate much greater than in the wider population and, of visitors/audiences membership/subscribership is very low. Heteronormativism emerges from the data as the dominant barrier.
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Making Schools Safe for LGBTQ and All Youth: Lessons from a Safe Schools Coalition
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| Lisa Korwin,
Korwin Consulting,
lisa@korwinconsulting.com
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| Robin Horner,
Korwin Consulting,
rh4consulting@yahoo.com
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| Abstract:
Starting in the summer of 2003, a group of nonprofit and public sector organizations in Northern California launched a coalition dedicated to fostering safe school environments for LGBTQ and all youth. The coalition was formed in response to a strategic planning process which revealed significant systemic prejudice and violence against LGBTQ youth. From the start, coalition members and their funder recognized and prioritized the role of evaluation in this endeavor. Over the next four years, the evaluator, Korwin Consulting, worked closely with coalition members to identify desired outputs and outcomes. In partnership, the coalition and evaluator designed and implemented a mixed-methods evaluation. We will present two of the three short evaluation reports that resulted from this process. In our presentation, we will highlight strategies and lessons learned from evaluating a coalition working on changing community norms.
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