Table 3.

Theme, example quotes, and subcodes for research question 2.

Theme	Example quotes	Subcodes
(Dis)engagement with traditional gender roles	“I like to indulge in my more feminine side, so that means that I'll like more girly things. Or I like wearing dresses more and I like light airy colors. And I want this nice little house where I can do all my little things. I just find that really desirable”	G-private regard
A culture of overcoming	“Like the main thing about being Black to me is the culture because we have, we have like music, food, and cooking and dancing and holidays. And other things like that. So, it's good that you have all those things that you can like celebrate about being Black.”	R-private regard
Silence as a survival strategy	“My mom tells me to not talk back to her, but to at least explain to her the situation. And as long as I get good– as long as I did well in her class there shouldn't be any problems.”	AS-school conflict

G, Gender Identity; R, Racial Identity; AS, Academic Socialization.