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JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, Vol. 42, No. 7, 869–889 (2014) Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary. com/journal/jcop). C 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. DOI: 10.1002/jcop. 21658

870 r Journal of Community Psychology, September 2014 with those living in outer metropolitan and regional and rural areas. We also look at experiences of discrimination and being out about sexuality in various community settings. Data for this article were drawn from the Work, Love, Play study of 455 Australian or New Zealand LGBT parents. Over half the participants lived in outer metropolitan or regional and rural areas. Parents living in outer metropolitan or regional and rural areas were less likely than those living in the inner city to feel connected to their local community or to be out in community settings, while also having less contact with the LGBT community. Their children were also more likely to experience homophobic bullying or discrimination at school. C 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Social connectedness and a sense of belonging to community, friends, or family are positively associated with resilience, psychological well-being, and better access to support networks for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people (McLaren, 2006, 2009; McLaren, Jude, & Mclachlan, 2007; Oetjen & Rothblum, 2000; Ryan, Huebner, Diaz, & Sanchez, 2009; Shechner, Slone, Meir, & Kalish, 2010). For LGBT individuals, well-being may be influenced by people’s immediate social support networks—including networks of family and friends—as well as the broader social context, including their local communities and the LGBT …