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Prior research related to both LGBTQ identities and disability in education has considered the role of identity management strategies including passing and selective disclosure, though little research has addressed the experiences of queer students with disabilities who manage multiple marginalized identities. This qualitative study analyzes the disclosure processes enacted by 31 LGBTQ students with disabilities at two universities in the southern United States. Themes included students’ descriptions of (a) disclosing identities for self/others, (b) disclosing identities indirectly, and (c) passing for privileged identities. Findings suggest implications for higher education institutions and leaders seeking to support queer students with disabilities.

The intersection of ethnocultural and sexual orientation identities presents unique challenges that mandate cultural competence in assessing and intervening with ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Effective counseling with this population requires an understanding of non-Eurocentric, nonheterosexual worldviews as well as an awareness of the sociopolitical realities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender life. Culturecentered counseling theory provides an effective framework for addressing the needs of ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients. A review of the literature on counseling ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people is provided along with case illustrations to illuminate the use of culture-centered counseling theory with this population. Recommendations focus on counselor training to increase ethnocultural knowledge and clinical competence and to reduce personal bias.

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Case conceptualization of culturally diverse clients requires an understanding of the worldviews and values of non-Western perspectives on reality and epistemology. The intersection of ethnocultural and sexual identities mandates cultural competence when assessing and intervening culturally diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients. The purpose of his paper is to present the unique clinical concerns when conceptualizing this population. Using a case presentation, the authors demonstrate the use of a culture-centered framework to conceptualize a gay African-American male client. Recommendations for enhancing clinical effectiveness and future research are provided.