scholarly journals Stories Told Together: Male Narratives of Non-Monogamous Bi+ and Heterosexual Men

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurelio Castro
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Zero Sum

AbstractThe stories we tell about our identities and sexual orientations shape how we perform gendered scripts and negotiate relationships with significant others. Previous literature inquired the styles and outcomes of consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships, but more research is need on how CNM men resist or abide to hegemonic models of masculinity. To understand how constructions of masculinity and conceptualizations of sexual orientation are embedded in CNMs, the study analysed the stories of non-monogamous Bi+ and heterosexual men. Following a critical narrative approach, the study inquired the diverse conceptualizations of masculinity, sexual orientation and relationship practices in the narratives of 20 non-monogamous Bi+ and heterosexual identified men. The semi-structured in-depth narrative interviews (105 min on average) were analyzed via Nvivo 12 and explored their stories of desire and the sense-making process of being sexually oriented to one or more genders and to one or more partner/s. Engaging in non-monogamy was signified as a relevant insight from their personal stories and/or from adopting new concepts of desire beyond the “love as a zero-sum game.” The latter theme was also shared by many heterosexual participants that, when negotiating a non-monogamous agreement, signified their attractions to more than one person as part of their personal identity. Finally, the paper discusses how non-monogamous spaces can offer a positive and safe space for bisexuals/Bi+ people to explore and reaffirm their identities, constantly challenged by biphobia, invisibility, and erasure. Experiences and stories of Italian cisgender Bi+ and heterosexual men cannot be generalized to the whole spectrum of masculinities within CNM spaces, and the study lacks how other gendered and sexual subjectivities construct masculinity. Diverse stories and construction of sexuality and gender can lead to similar relationship preferences and understanding how we signify them can greatly improve our understanding of intimacies.

Intimate Partner Homicide Methods in Heterosexual, Gay, and Lesbian Relationships

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystal D. Mize ◽  
Todd K. Shackelford
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Lesbian Couples ◽  
Homicide Rates ◽  
Lesbian Relationships ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
And Gender

Previous research indicates that the killing method used in homicides may reflect the motivation of the offender and qualities of the victim–offender relationship. The effect of gender and sexual orientation of intimate partner homicide offenders (N = 51,007) was examined with respect to the brutality of killing methods. Guided by previous research and theory, it was hypothesized that homicide brutality will vary with the offender’s sexual orientation and gender, such that the percentage of killings coded as brutal will be higher for (a) gay and lesbian relative to heterosexual relations, (b) men relative to women, (c) gay relative to heterosexual men, and (d) lesbian relative to heterosexual women. The rates of intimate partner homicide were also hypothesized to vary with the gender of the partners, such that (a) homicide rates will be higher in gay relative to heterosexual and lesbian couples and (b) homicide rates will be lowest in lesbian couples. The results support all but one prediction derived from the two hypotheses. We predicted that men would kill their partners more brutally than would women, but the results indicate that the opposite is true.

Two-Spirit Identity and Indigenous Conceptualization of Gender and Sexuality: Implications for Nursing Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Carrier ◽  
Jessy Dame ◽  
Jennifer Lane
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Cultural Safety ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Two Spirit ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Knowledge In Practice ◽  
Broad Overview

The word Two-Spirit is an umbrella term that is used to describe Indigenous peoples who are diverse in terms of their sexual orientation and gender identity, though community-specific definitions and roles for gender and sexual orientation are more extensive and varied. While the terminology of Two-Spirit is recent in its development, Indigenous conceptualizations of diverse gender identities, roles, and sexual orientations have existed since time immemorial and provide important insights into how cultural safety can be incorporated into caring practices. The purpose of this article is to introduce readers to the term Two-Spirit and to provide a broad overview of Indigenous conceptualizations of gender, sexuality, and spirit, to address implications for the nursing profession, and to outline potential applications of this knowledge in practice.

scholarly journals Features of Copying Behavior of Women with Different Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
I.V. Borisova ◽  
K. Khulina
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Feminine Gender ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
And Gender

The article reviews the results of an empirical study of the coping behavior of women with different sexual orientations and gender identity. It is established that most women have an androgynous gender identity. Significant differences in the coping behavior of women with different sexual orientations and gender identity were revealed. The coping behavior of women of different sexual orientations with masculine and feminine gender identity differs more strongly than the coping behavior of women of different sexual orientation with androgynous gender identity. The data obtained can be used to form constructive strategies for coping behavior in women with different sexual orientations and gender identity.

scholarly journals Doing Everything: Intersections of Gender and Sexual Orientation in Caregiving for a Spouse With Dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 492-492
Author(s):  
Toni Calasanti ◽  
Brian de Vries
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Unpaid Labor ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Gender inequalities are rooted in and drive the division of labor over the life course, which result in heterosexual men and women acquiring different resources, skills, and identities. Gendered differences in caregiving reflect these varying gender repertoires. Whether and how these repertoires vary by sexual orientation is lesser understood. Our qualitative study seeks to explore the ways that sexual orientation and gender, and the related division of both paid and unpaid labor, shapes caregiving for a spouse or partner with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (AD). Our data, obtained from in-depth interviews conducted among lesbian (n=9), gay (n=6), and heterosexual spousal and partner (23 women and 14 men) caregivers of those with AD, reveal that, although all the caregivers spoke about “having to do everything,” with a particular focus on decision-making, they interpret this experience differently based on the intersections of gender and sexuality. The heterosexual women reported they were used to managing daily household life, yet they described having to make decisions as quite stressful: “I don’t like to be the boss.” Heterosexual husbands also lamented that they “had to do everything,” but commenting that they hadn’t realized what it took to “manage a household.” The concerns reported by lesbian and gay spouses and partners were similarly situated but more varied, as each group tended to report their previous divisions of labor as “less well-defined.” Our findings reflect both the influence of gender inequalities on how respondents experience “doing everything,” and their potential modification in same-sex relationships.

scholarly journals Problematyka (nie)męskości w procesie psychoterapii

2015 ◽  
pp. 73-91
Author(s):  
Mateusz Kobryn
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy ◽  
Biological Sex ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
The Common ◽  
And Gender

The author tries to demonstrate the relations between sociological concepts of constructing men’s gender identity and the theory and practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The complexity of the processes (intra-individual and social), in which a man recognizes his gender identity and sexual orientation, causes many theoretical and practical problems which require an interdisciplinary analysis. The article presents the dilemmas associated with different variants of modern man's gender identity and the difficulties for psychotherapists to negotiate them. The author points to the potential of sociological theories calling for the rejection of the category of biological sex, which can serve as inspiration for psychotherapists working with individuals being outside the common scheme of sexuality and gender.

scholarly journals ‘Mannelijk en vrouwelijk schiep Hij hen’ (Gen. 1:27b). Huwelijk en seksualiteit terug op de theologische agenda

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 332-348
Author(s):  
G.C. Den Hertog
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Moral Order ◽  
Contemporary Culture ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Way

Because opinions on marriage, sexuality and gender vary widely in contemporary culture, church and theology, the question naturally arises: Can Christians assume a moral order of creation or are Christian views of marriage and sexual orientation merely social and moral constructs? This article considers the implications of identifying an aspect of social life as ‘creation’ and argues that the biblical view of sexuality is framed by the way God goes with the fallenness of humanity. The article concludes with reflections on what this specific perspective of marriage and sexuality implies for our contemporary discussions.

Gender-Fluid Geek Girls

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Alfrey ◽  
France Winddance Twine
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Asian Women ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
Technical Writers ◽  
And Gender

How do technically-skilled women negotiate the male-dominated environments of technology firms? This article draws upon interviews with female programmers, technical writers, and engineers of diverse racial backgrounds and sexual orientations employed in the San Francisco tech industry. Using intersectional analysis, this study finds that racially dominant (white and Asian) women, who identified as LGBTQ and presented as gender-fluid, reported a greater sense of belonging in their workplace. They are perceived as more competent by male colleagues and avoided microaggressions that were routine among conventionally feminine, heterosexual women. We argue that a spectrum of belonging operates in these occupational spaces dominated by men. Although white and Asian women successfully navigated workplace hostilities by distancing themselves from conventional heterosexual femininity, this strategy reinforces inequality regimes that privilege male workers. These findings provide significant theoretical insights about how race, sexuality, and gender interact to reproduce structural inequalities in the new economy.

The Ethics of Studying the Origins of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Gender Identification ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Gender Variant ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Strong Claim

Research has a complicated and problematic history when it comes to the study of sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). Some past researchers exerted a great deal of effort, for example, to identify ways to treat people for homosexuality and to prevent the emergence of same-sex sexual interests. The same approach has prevailed with regard to the study of gender-variant people, namely those people who express a gender at odds with the gender socially expected of them as a matter of body type. Reconceptualizing the nature of sexual orientations and gender in more inclusive ways has led to significant changes in research involving sexual gender minorities, for both adults and minors. As a way of protecting SGMs from the effect of historical misunderstanding and possible misuse of research, some commentators have called for bans against the study of the origins of sexual orientation and gender identification and/or against the study of interventions that could modify sexual orientation or gender. It is unclear that absolute bans on these kinds of research are entirely defensible philosophically, but it is also important to frame research programs and priorities in line with the requirements of social justice. One can argue that research important to the welfare of sex and gender minorities has a strong claim to moral priority and support as a matter of status equality. This chapter will review and evaluate criticism of study of the origins of sexual and gender identification and make the case for framing research agendas in a way that serves status equality for SGMs.

Buddhism and Sexual Orientation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Lan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Middle Way ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
And Gender

Buddhism has the reputation of being tolerant of people with non-normative sexual orientations, and for the most part of its history Buddhism does not seek to control laypeople’s sexuality. This chapter first draws from the discourses of contemporary Buddhist teachers to show the ways in which core Buddhist teachings, such as co-arising, compassionate alleviation of suffering, and middle way, can lend themselves in support of sexual and gender minorities. Then it goes further back to classical resources and explores the ways in which the traditional portrayal of the multimorphic bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese: Guanyin; Vietnamese: Quan Am; Korean: Kwan Um; Japanese: Kannon; Tibetan: Chenrezig) can inspire some rethinking on the issues of minoritized identities.

scholarly journals What Oncologists Should Know About Treating Sexual and Gender Minority Patients With Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 309-316
Author(s):  
Gwendolyn P. Quinn ◽  
Ash B. Alpert ◽  
Megan Sutter ◽  
Matthew B. Schabath
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Clinical Encounter ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals encompass a broad spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities. Although SGM is a research term, this population is often known as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ). Typically, LGB refers to sexual orientation, T refers to gender identity, and Q may refer to either. Although each group is distinct, they share the common bond of experiencing health disparities that may be caused, in part, by stigma and discrimination, as well as by the oncology provider’s lack of knowledge and, therefore, lack of comfort in treating this population. One challenge in improving the quality of care for SGM patients with cancer is the lack of collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data in the medical record. Furthermore, national studies suggest that many oncologists are unsure of what to do with this information, even when it is collected, and some are uncertain as to why they would need to know the SOGI of their patients. This clinical review offers insight into the health disparities experienced by SGM individuals and strategies for improving the clinical encounter and creating a welcoming environment.

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