I am thrilled to announce that Shay Valley, a leading ace scholar, and I are launching the first national U.S. study of undergrads and grad students who are both ace and trans and/or nonbinary. We are conducting this research to better understand the experiences of ace trans/nonbinary colleges students, given that a disproportionate number of ace youth identify as trans/nonbinary and vice-versa. At a time when trans and nonbinary young people are under attack like never before, it is critical that their voices be heard, and we will circulate the findings of this study widely.
The study involves taking a 20-30 minute survey and doing a 60-90 minute follow-up Zoom interview, where participants will be asked questions related to identifying as ace and trans/nonbinary and what their experiences have been as ace trans/nonbinary people. Students who complete both the survey and interview will be entered into a raffle to possibly win one of four $50 gift cards.
Individuals are eligible to participate in this study if they identify as ace (e.g., asexual, demi, gray) and trans and/or nonbinary (e.g., agender, genderfluid, genderqueer, demi, trans man, trans woman). Participants should also be a current undergraduate or graduate student at a U.S. college or university (to avoid any undue influence, we will not include any participants from the institutions where we work–UMass Amherst and the University at Buffalo).
The survey is available at tinyurl.com/acetransstudy