LGBT Climate Inventory in Corporations for Straight People?

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Abstract

Open societies are eager to accommodate sexual and gender diversity at work. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals and Trans Climate Inventory (LGBTCI) is an instrument measuring organizational climate towards sexual and gender diversity, relying on the opinion of LGTB people. We argue that non-LGTB employees also perceive a climate towards sexual and gender diversity, and therefore include them to measure LGBT-friendly climate at work. By means of a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) we validate this application of the LGBTCI obtaining two factors: first, comprehension of the items linked to sexual and gender diversity; second, positioning with respect to the climate. We contribute to existing research claiming that non-LGBT employees should be incorporated in the measurement of the climate.

Keywords

LGBT, Sexual and Gender Diversity, LGBT Climate Inventory, Work, Inclusion

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Author Biographies

Leon Freude, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Postdoctoral researcher at Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Sociology (Universitat de Barcelona) on Homonationalism. Master in Gender Studies (Interuniversitarian Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies) and Research Techniques for Applied Social Sciences (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). His main research interests are to deal with contemporary queer-feminist debates through quantitative methods.

Jordi Bonet-Marti, Universitat de Barcelona

Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Barcelona. Holds a PhD in Social Psychology and is a member of the COPOLIS research group on Welfare, Community, and Social Control. His main research interests focus on feminist methodologies and reactions to feminism.

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https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.2107

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2025-04-01

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