Jeremi Evangelista
Jeremi Evangelista is a psychology major and a studio art minor at Rhode Island College graduating with a bachelor’s of the arts in 2019. She attended Central High School in her hometown Providence, Rhode Island. Her research project is about the stereotypes of femininity and masculinity towards the LGBTQ community. As a lesbian she believes that individuals may expect her to be masculine because of her sexuality. She chose to join McNair Scholars so it could help her get the chance to attend graduate school. She believes that being a McNair Scholar is not just about being a minority or being in a lower class, but about giving opportunity to individuals who may never had a chance otherwise. Her goals are to be involve in students’ lives by becoming a part of the department of guidance counseling. She believes it is important to be involved in students’ lives in a good way by making sure they reach their potential. She plans on reaching her goals by getting her masters in guidance counseling. As a first-generation college student, she has made her family proud, because they never had the chance to go to college and now they get to see her achieve it.
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to explore how individuals in the LGBTQ community experience their gender (e.g., as masculine or feminine) and their expectations around certain types of intimate relationships. Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) in this society deviates from what is often seen as “normal.” Stereotypes about LGBTQ persons come in many forms. One common stereotype is the belief that a person’s sexuality can be determined by their gender presentation. For example, it is assumed that lesbians are more masculine or that gay men are more feminine. This project uses a survey to explore how people in the LGBTQ community view a person’s gender depending on the sexuality. Additionally, this project explores how individuals in the LGBTQ community expect themselves to behave masculine or feminine depending on their sexuality. The survey will question up to 50 individuals who are in the LGBTQ community as well heterosexual’s college age of 18-24 in the Rhode Island College/ locally area, what their perception is towards that topic. In this society it is expected for the man to be masculine and the bread winner of the family, while women to be feminine and take care of the house and children. It is important to get the perceptions of heterosexuals as well because, they are what this society calls the norm, with masculine men and feminine women. This expectation may be the same for the LGBTQ community where a lesbian’s relationship should involve a masculine and a feminine lesbian. A transgender male to expected to be masculine because they are male.
