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GLB Study Abroad Debriefing Questions

My Yarabinec
  • After having studied/lived abroad, how has your concept or yourself as an American changed? As a GLB-American?
  • Were people's reaction to you as a GLB person different overseas than in the US? Were they positive, negative, or neutral?
  • Being a GLB person overseas has been described by some as a second "coming out." Please comment on your own experiences and feelings regarding this.
  • With respect to matters of sexual preference, how did people's attitudes in the country of your overseas experience differ from those in the US?
  • How did you feel that people's conception of your nationality in general affected their reaction to you, especially with respect to your sexual preference?
  • How did stereotypes about sexual preference differ in your country of experience from those in the US?
 
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