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Cabaloue, Sophie. "La construcción del personaje lésbico en los relatos cubanos de Sonia Rivera-Valdés y Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks: de la “abyección” a la subversión." La Manzana de la Discordia 8, no. 1 (March 29, 2016): 89. http://dx.doi.org/10.25100/lamanzanadeladiscordia.v8i1.1554.
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Resumen: En este ensayo se analizan las obras de dos autoras cubanas de la diáspora, Sonia Rivera-Valdés y Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks, enfocando especialmente la temática lesbiana de estas narraciones, con especial atención a la forma como nos revelan la situación de las lesbianas en Cuba, sobre todo en el “Periodo especial”, a la vez que se convierte en un modo de subvertir la hete- rosexualidad obligatoria. De este modo se indaga sobre cómo en sus relatos se construye el sujeto “abyecto” (el personaje lésbico) en oposición al sistema heteronor- mativo y cómo este sujeto pasa de la “abyección” a la subversión, al desafiar la heterosexualidad obligatoria. Palabras clave: lesbianas, heterosexualidad obligatoria, abyección, narrativa cubanaThe Construction of the Lesbian Character in the Cuban Stories by Sonia Rivera-Valdés y Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks: from “abjection” to subversion Abstract: This essay analyzes the ways in which Cuban literature with lesbian themes by two exiled writers, Sonia Rivera-Valdés and Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks, reveals the situation of lesbians in Cuba, above all in the “Special Period,” and also becomes a way to subvert compulsory heterosexuality. Thus it enquires into the ways in which their stories construct the “abject” subject of the lesbian character in opposition to the heteronormative system and how this subject moves from abjection to subversion, in challenging compulsory heterosexuality.Key Words: lesbians, compulsory heterosexuality, abjection, Cuban narrative
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Riemer, Brenda A. "Lesbian Identity Formation and the Sport Environment." Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 6, no. 2 (October 1997): 83–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.6.2.83.
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This study is an examination of the identity formation of lesbians in sport and how lesbians interpreted the softball environment with regard to social support and the ability to be open about their lesbianism. Twenty four women on summer slow pitch softball teams, and 5 spectators, participated in qualitative interviews. Responses were consistent with a model of lesbian identity formation that included preconformist, conformist, post-conformist, lesbian conformist, and lesbian post-conformist levels. The support these women received from softball players helped them to come out to others and to enter the lesbian community.
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Jalas, Kristiina. "Butch lesbians and the struggle with recognition." Lesbian & Gay Psychology Review 5, no. 1 (March 2004): 15–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpslg.2004.5.1.15.
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AbstractThis paper investigates several meanings of (mis)recognition relevant to butch lesbians, using the work of butch writers on gender misrecognition, Judith Butler’s theorisation of hate speech, and Jessica Benjamin’s work on recognition and intersubjectivity. Butch lesbianism or lesbian masculinity is understood as a second-order gender category describing some lesbians’ feelings of ‘masculinity’ and distance from the primary gender categories masculinity and femininity. Using the example of misrecognition in public toilets I highlight how Butler’s and Benjamin’s ideas can enrich our understanding of lesbian identities. Finally, I suggest that (mis)recognition is a fruitful avenue for further psychosocial exploration of homophobia and heterosexism, and relevant to investigations of the ways that the continuing power of gender norms shape lesbian experiences.
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Beren, Susan E., Helen A. Hayden, Denise E. Wilfley, and Ruth H. Striegel-Moore. "Body Dissatisfaction Among Lesbian College Students: The Conflict of Straddling Mainstream and Lesbian Cultures." Psychology of Women Quarterly 21, no. 3 (September 1997): 431–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1997.tb00123.x.
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Research examining body dissatisfaction among lesbians has attempted to compare lesbians' and heterosexual women's attitudes toward their bodies. Studies have yielded mixed results, some indicating that lesbians, compared to heterosexual women, are more satisfied with their bodies, and some indicating that the two groups of women are equally dissatisfied. In an attempt to more closely explore lesbians' attitudes toward their bodies, we conducted interviews with 26 lesbian college students and inquired into how the following areas might be related to body-image concerns: (a) lesbian beauty ideals, (b) the sources through which lesbian beauty ideals are conveyed, (c) lesbian conflict about beauty, (d) negative stereotypes about lesbians' appearance, and (e) lesbian concerns about feminine identity. Results indicated that young adult lesbians embrace a beauty ideal that encompasses both thinness and fitness. Whereas mainstream sources, such as women's magazines and peer pressure seem to influence lesbian college students to value a thinner body ideal, sexual relationships with women encouraged acceptance of one's body. Conflict between mainstream and lesbian values about the importance of weight and overall appearance was repeatedly voiced by the respondents. The complexity of lesbians' feelings about their bodies is discussed, and future directions for research are suggested.
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Martell, Michael E. "Age and the new lesbian earnings penalty." International Journal of Manpower 41, no. 6 (July 16, 2019): 649–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijm-10-2018-0322.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to observe how the cohabiting lesbian earnings differential in the USA has changed since the early 2000s, a time period during which the lesbian, gay and bisexual rights movement has been very successful. Design/methodology/approach The author analyzes the 2012–2017 American Community Survey using Mincer-style income regressions. Findings The author finds that cohabiting lesbians earn approximately 11 percent less than married heterosexual women. The earnings penalty has emerged as a result of the disproportionately large penalty young lesbians’ experience. While older lesbians (over 45) do not experience an earnings penalty, younger lesbians appear doubly disadvantaged. They now face a lesbian wage gap of approximately 24 percent in addition to the previously documented gender wage gap. Research limitations/implications The paper shows that cohabiting lesbians earn approximately 11 percent less than married heterosexual women. The earnings penalty has emerged as a result of the disproportionately large penalty young cohabiting lesbians experience. While older cohabiting lesbians (over 45) do not experience an earnings penalty, younger cohabiting lesbians face a wage gap of approximately 24 percent. Originality/value The study finds, contrary to most previous research, a cohabiting lesbian earnings penalty instead of premium. The findings highlight that there is considerable heterogeneity in the economic experience of cohabiting lesbians, and that young cohabiting lesbians comprise a particularly vulnerable population.
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MARTINS, Luisa Bitencourt, and Daniela AUAD. "Lésbicas na academia: visibilidades relâmpago, transparente e palpável." INTERRITÓRIOS 6, no. 10 (April 14, 2020): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.33052/inter.v6i10.244896.
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RESUMOCom o objetivo de compreender a presença das lésbicas na produção acadêmica, este trabalho considera o conceito de heterossexualidade compulsória e leva em conta as interseccionalidades de gênero, raça e classe. Foi feita revisão bibliográfica em anais das últimas três edições de três eventos representativos: Reunião Nacional da ANPEd, Seminário Internacional Fazendo Gênero e Seminário Internacional Desfazendo Gênero. De um corpus com 145 artigos sobre ensino superior, gênero e feminismos, agrupados em 10 categorias, selecionamos a categoria Ações na Universidade para análise neste artigo, contendo16 trabalhos. A palavra lésbica e derivadas ou sinônimas desta foram buscadas e foram encontradas em 8 trabalhos: 3 mencionam lésbicas, 4 mencionam apenas sigla da diferença entre a população LGBT e apenas 1 discorre aprofundadamente sobre ser lésbica. A partir da análise, foi possível concluir que os textos não representam lésbicas, não trazem abordagens interseccionais e dão margem para uma visão homogênea da população LGBT.Lésbicas. Ensino Superior. Feminismos. Relações de Gênero. Educação. Lesbians in academy: flashing, transparent and palpable visibilitiesABSTRACTIn order to understand the presence of lesbians in academic production, this paper considers the concept of compulsory heterosexuality and takes into account the intersectionalities of gender, race and class. Bibliographic review was made in annals of the last three editions of three representative events: ANPEd National Meeting, International Seminar Making Gender and International Seminar Undoing Gender. From a corpus with 145 articles on higher education, gender and feminisms, grouped into 10 categories, we selected the University Actions category for analysis in this article, containing 16 papers. The word lesbian and its derivatives or synonyms were searched and found in 8 papers: 3 mention lesbians, 4 mention just marking the difference between the LGBT population and only 1 discusses deeply being a lesbian. From the analysis, it was concluded that the papers do not represent lesbians, do not bring intersectional approaches, contributing for a homogeneous view of the LGBT population. Lesbian. Higher Education.Feminisms. Gender Relations. Education. Lesbianas en la universidad: visibilidades efímeras, transparentes y palpablesRESUMENPara comprender la presencia de lesbianas en la producción académica, este artículo considera el concepto de “heterosexualidad compulsoria” y tiene en cuenta la interseccionalidad de género, raza y clase. Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica en los anales de las últimas tres ediciones de tres eventos representativos: Reunión Nacional ANPEd, Seminario Internacional Making Gender y Seminario Internacional Undo Gender. De un corpus con 145 artículos sobre educación superior, género y feminismos, agrupados en 10 categorías, seleccionamos la categoría Acciones en la Universidad para su análisis en este artículo, que contiene 16 artículos. La palabra lesbiana y sus derivados o sinónimos se encontraron en 8 trabajos: 3 mencionan a las lesbianas, 4 mencionan solo la abreviatura de la diferencia entre la población LGBT y solo 1 discute profundamente sobre ser lesbiana. A partir del análisis, fue posible concluir que los textos no representan a las lesbianas, no brindan enfoques interseccionales y permiten una visión homogénea de la población LGBT.Lesbianas. Enseñanza superior. Feminismos. Relaciones de Género. Educación. Lesbiche all'università: visioni effimere, trasparenti e palpabili SINTESE Per comprendere la presenza di lesbiche nella produzione accademica, questo articolo prende in considerazione il concetto di "eterosessualità obbligatoria" e tiene conto dell'intersezionalità di genere, razza e classe. Una revisione bibliografica è stata effettuata negli annali delle ultime tre edizioni di tre eventi rappresentativi: ANPEd National Meeting, International Making Gender Seminar e Undo Gender International Seminar. Da un corpus con 145 articoli su istruzione superiore, genere e femminismo, raggruppati in 10 categorie, selezioniamo la categoria Azioni dell'Università per l'analisi in questo articolo, che contiene 16 articoli. La parola lesbica e i suoi derivati o sinonimi sono stati trovati in 8 articoli: 3 menzionano lesbiche, 4 menzionano solo l'abbreviazione della differenza tra la popolazione LGBT e solo 1 discute profondamente sull'essere lesbica. Dall'analisi, è stato possibile concludere che i testi non rappresentano le lesbiche, non forniscono approcci intersezionali e consentono una visione omogenea della popolazione LGBT. Lesbiche. Istruzione Superiore. Femminismi. Relazioni di genere. Istruzione.
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Pérez Nieto, Esther. "The Spanish Lesbian Collective LSD: A Closer Look to Their Video-Essay Retroalimentación (1998)." Frames Cinema Journal 20 (November 16, 2022): 175–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.15664/fcj.v20i0.2518.
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In 1993, the group LSD (Lesbianas sin duda / Lesbians without a doubt) was created in Madrid. It was a collective of artivists including Itziar Okariz Virginia Villaplana, Fefa Vila, Azucena Vietes, Marisa Maza, and Liliana Couso, among others. They met in the downtown neighbourhood of Lavapiés to publish magazines and fanzines such as Bollozine or Non Grata, dedicated to film, music, photography, and the Spanish queer art scene overall. In addition, they carried out two photographic projects that are already part of the national lesbian imaginary: Es-Cultura lesbiana and Monstruosidades. This collective, which uses artistic channels for activism, takes a model of a community that is no longer a conqueror of rights (liberalism) but rather a destroyer of all aspects of a hierarchical society.
Queer activism is located at the margins of representation, understood as “an abject margin full of monsters, in which race, class and sex are mixed, ready to come to light and destabilize the dominant discourses" (García, 2016, p. 162). Violence is no longer understood individually but within a social structure. Some of these artists later continued their careers with video actions and performances in public places, exposing their bodies and thus problematising their gender and sexual orientation, as several of them contributed to the visibility of lesbians in Spain at the turn of the century.
This article analyses the photographic and collage work of the Spanish lesbian collective LSD, taking as object of study the video essay Retroalimentación (1998), made by the LSD member Virginia Villaplana.
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Megananda, Wiwid. "Menjadi Lesbian: Kajian Interaksionisme Simbolik Lesbian di Surabaya." Simulacra 2, no. 2 (December 17, 2019): 223–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.21107/sml.v2i2.6148.
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This article is entitled Becoming Lesbians: A Symbolic Interactionism Study of Lesbian Identity (Case Study in the City of Surabaya). Researchers focus on lesbian individuals not on the lesbian community. The problem raised by the researcher is how the whole process of choosing someone to be a lesbian and the symbols used for interaction with other lesbians. The purpose of this study is to know how a person chooses his life as a lesbian and to find out the symbols used to interact with lesbians. The method used is a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. In this study informants numbered four people and all four occupy their respective roles in lesbians. From the results of this study there are several reasons why someone chooses to become a lesbian: social profiles, her-story, lesbian firts time, what changes, reactions and what next. From these concepts, the conclusion is that family background does not influence a person to become a lesbian, but rather from personal experiences in the past or experiences with social relations.
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Verolyna, Dita, and Ngadri Yusro. "Sexual Orientation and Identification of Islamic Guidance and Counseling Approaches to Lesbian in Rejang Lebong." ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) 5, no. 2 (December 31, 2022): 106–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.32505/enlighten.v5i2.4918.
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The current study aims to determine the factors that cause women to become lesbians and Islamic counseling guidance methods for lesbians. This study uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological study approach. A total of four lesbians, two butch and two femme lesbians, voluntarily participated in this study at Rejang Lebong in 2021. The data were collected through in-depth interviews. The research results revealed that there are several factors that cause women to have homosexual orientation; biological factors, life trauma, environmental support, lack of religious knowledge and lack of attention from parents. Analyzed using the self-disclosure theory, the results showed that femme lesbians tended to be shy and introverted, so the approach was taken individually and personally. In contrast, butch-labeled lesbians are more open so that they can be done in groups. The decision to become a lesbian is not caused by a single factor but a combination. However, only femme-labeled lesbians are caused by a life trauma. This research only focuses on the causes of being a lesbian and appropriate Islamic counseling guidance approach techniques based on the type of lesbian. This study did not look at the final product after counseling was carried out. It is recommended for future studies to investigate concrete steps of Islamic counseling guidance for lesbians.
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Saraç, Leyla. "Attitudes of Future Physical Education Teachers in Turkey toward Lesbians and Gay Men." Psychological Reports 111, no. 3 (December 2012): 765–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/11.06.21.pr0.111.6.765-775.
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This study explored male and female physical education majors' (149 men, 97 women) attitudes toward lesbians and gays in Turkey. The short form of the Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale was used to assess attitudes toward lesbians and gay men in relation to the education majors' sex, year of schooling, and whether or not he/she had a lesbian/gay friend or acquaintance. Female students had more positive attitudes toward gay men compared with males, and male and female students' attitudes toward lesbians were similar. Furthermore, no significant differences were found among the different cohort years in terms of attitudes toward lesbians and gay men. Results also revealed that students who had lesbian/gay friends or acquaintances held more positive attitudes toward gay men than those who did not. However, their attitudes were similar toward lesbians.
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Swenson, Rebecca. "Assimilation or invisibility: Lesbian identity, representation and the use of gender-neutral terms." Psychology of Women Section Review 15, no. 2 (2013): 12–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpspow.2013.15.2.12.
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This paper examines what currency the term ‘lesbian.’ has in a con.lemporary cultural context, and how the use of different terms, and their perceived meanings, impact on the sense of self of women who define as lesbian.. It also explores whether assimilation through the use of gender-neutral terms, such as ‘gay ‘, ‘homosexual’ and ‘queer’, represents an inclusion of lesbian identity with gay male identity, or whether it signifies a ‘non-seeing’ of lesbian identity.A mixed methodological approach was used; semi-structured interviews were conducted with six women who defined as having a same-sex attraction, alongside a content analysis ofThe GuardianandThe Timesover a 12-week period to explore representation of lesbians and the use of gender-neutral terms. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach was used to analyse the interviews. Across the two newspapers, there were 23 per cent explicit references to lesbians, 31 per cent to gay men and 46 per cent gender-neutral references. However, a closer examination of the articles revealed that 41 per cent of the gender-neutral terms referred solely to men. The five master themes revealed a complex negotiation and policing of the term ‘lesbian’ and that while genderneutral terms can represent a way for lesbians to assimilate into heteronormative environments, they can render lesbian, specificity invisible.Whilst gender-neutral terms such as ‘queer’ and ‘gay’ can deflect focus from the stereotypes and sexualisation of lesbian identity, it is vital that consideration should be given to what the consequences are for lesbian, representation and visibility and whether there is a need for strategic essentialism of lesbianism to ensure political efficacy.
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Fingerhut, Adam W., Letitia Anne Peplau, and Negin Ghavami. "A Dual-Identity Framework for Understanding Lesbian Experience." Psychology of Women Quarterly 29, no. 2 (June 2005): 129–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00175.x.
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The diverse life experiences of contemporary lesbians are shaped by women's differing ties to two social worlds, the majority heterosexual society and the minority subculture of the lesbian or sexual-minority world. This article presents a detailed conceptual analysis of a dual-identity framework that emphasizes lesbians' simultaneous affiliations with both lesbian and mainstream/heterosexual communities. The usefulness of this approach is discussed, with emphasis on implications for understanding individual differences in exposure to gay-related stress and mental health. Results from a survey of 116 lesbians showed that scores on measures of Lesbian Identity and Mainstream Identity were not significantly correlated with each other. Both lesbian and mainstream identities were significantly related to lesbians' reported experiences of discrimination, feelings of internalized homophobia, and life satisfaction. Limitations of the dual-identity framework and suggestions for future research are considered.
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Giorgio, Grace. "Speaking Silence: Definitional Dialogues in Abusive Lesbian Relationships." Violence Against Women 8, no. 10 (October 2002): 1233–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107780120200801005.
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Long-term, in-depth interviews with 11 abused lesbians and 10 domestic violence advocates reveal how lesbian victims struggle to define the relationship's abuse, their lesbian identity, and their own understanding of gendered violence in the context of cultural and institutional stigmatization of lesbians. By understanding abused lesbians’ silence as constitutive of their definitional dialogues about their relationships and the abuse, researchers and advocates can begin to determine who asserts definitional hegemony in the relationship. The author concludes by suggesting practical strategics that researchers and advocates can deploy to include abused lesbians in domestic violence theory, praxis, and services.
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de Oliveira, João Manuel, Cristiana Pena, and Conceição Nogueira. "Feminist lesbians or lesbian feminists? Portuguese lesbians speak out." Feminism & Psychology 21, no. 2 (October 21, 2010): 228–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959353510370182.
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Wahyuningsih, Agung Tri, Siti Nadhifah, and Syamsul Anam. "SLANG WORDS HAR SLANG WORDS HARNESSING THE LESBIAN COMMUNITY IN BONDOWOSO DISTRICT." Linguistik, Terjemahan, Sastra (LINGTERSA) 3, no. 1 (February 21, 2022): 18–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/lingtersa.v3i1.8784.
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Lesbians are primarily residents of the Greek island of Lesbos. The term gained currency after Sappho, a poet from Lesbos around 600 BC, depicted the state of a female's blistering emotional and erotic lodestone toward another female [1]. While there has been an increase in tolerance and a decrease in discrimination in recent years, and some studies have been conducted on lesbianism and lesbian-related linguistic features, lesbianism and lesbian-related linguistic features have received significantly less attention than gay men's homosexuality [2]. Taking up this issue, this research is determined to elucidate the specific language variation used by the Bondowoso district's lesbian community. As the concept of lesbian-specific words is reformed and deconstructed, this investigation seeks to unearth the meaning of the language variety referred to as slang. Additionally, to complete this research, some sociological factors influencing the use of slang [3] are examined. The interview is conducted to elicit information about the sociological factors that contribute to speakers' use of slang in their community. The result indicates that the majority of slang words are derived from English and refer to gender roles, physical characteristics/appearance, types of relationships, and sexual activities. Bondowoso's lesbian community adapts slang terms used by lesbians worldwide phonologically. Sociological factors and reasons indicate that this queer society views self-identification as a lesbian as the most significant identity because it has ramifications for other attributions.
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Amanda, Nadia Amanda, Anis Endang, and Bayu Risdiyanto. "Lesbian Representation In Bengkulu City (Studies In Paired Ra And Ad)." SENGKUNI Journal (Social Science and Humanities Studies) 2, no. 1 (June 15, 2021): 53–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.37638/sengkuni.2.1.53-61.
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He created man in pairs, namely male and female to build a harmonious family. Humans, both male and female, carry out their duties according to the nature given by the creator. In terms of human social life, it is inseparable from the problems of life. One of the problems that usually exist in society is the problem of homosexuality. Society and lesbians separate their existence because society considers the irregularity of sexual desires and the lifestyle of lesbians. A person becomes a lesbian because of the wrong association by lesbians so that this deviation occurs. The purpose of this study was to determine the representation of lesbians in Bengkulu City. This representation is seen from the reality, representation, and ideology related to the background, behavior and views of the lesbians. This study uses a qualitative research method with a case study approach. The results of this study (1) relate to the reality of informants becoming lesbians due to environmental factors, lack of family supervision so that they fall into lesbians. (2) related to the representation that lesbians admit that there are no special symbols that they use. (3) and finally related to the ideology, the informants realized that lesbian is a social deviation, wrong association.
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Manthorpe, Jill, and Elizabeth Price. "Lesbian Carers: Personal Issues and Policy Responses." Social Policy and Society 5, no. 1 (January 2006): 15–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1474746405002691.
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Public and political attitudes towards lesbians have been slow to change in the UK. A number of recent legislative reforms, however, will alter the personal and political landscape for women who do not identify as heterosexual. This article explores the reported experiences of lesbians in the UK, concentrating on those who provide care for others, be this in a personal and/or professional context, and reviews the way in which legal and social changes look set to impact on them. Three distinct areas are examined by drawing on recent research: lesbian parents, lesbian carers and lesbians working in the care sector. Common themes and differences are identified and discussed.The article concludes that the UK government is becoming more proactive in its response to lesbian lifestyles, particularly in respect of those who have, or intend to have children. The overall approach, though based upon sound principles of civil rights, is piecemeal. In all three of the areas covered, lesbians face continued discrimination and inequality. The discussion draws attention to the need to consider such issues across the life-course and for policy makers to recognise that lesbians may have multiple social roles as parents, carers and care workers.
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Krane, Vikki. "Lesbians in Sport: Toward Acknowledgment, Understanding, and Theory." Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 18, no. 3 (September 1996): 237–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsep.18.3.237.
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The purpose of this paper is to lay a conceptual foundation for understanding and studying lesbians in sport. To begin to understand lesbians in sport, it is necessary to critically examine the socialization process. Lesbians are socialized within a homonegative and heterosexist society, where they learn homonegative attitudes. The sport environment is even more hostile toward lesbians, thus escalating the negative impact of homonegativism experienced by lesbians in sport compared to nonsport lesbians. These reactions to homonegativism will be manifested through individuals’ mental states (e.g., low self-esteem, low confidence, low satisfaction, high stress) or behaviors (e.g., poor sport performance, substance abuse). However, through exposure to positive social support and successful role models, a positive lesbian identity will be developed. The goals of this framework are to consolidate previous empirical literature about lesbians and apply it to sport and to encourage further conceptualization about lesbians in sport.
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Braun, Kerstin, Thomas Cleff, and Nadine Walter. "Rich, lavish and trendy." Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management 19, no. 4 (September 14, 2015): 445–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfmm-10-2014-0073.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to research lesbian fashion consumption in order to draw conclusions on the attractiveness of the lesbian target segment for the fashion industry. So far, lesbians’ fashion consumption behaviour has hardly been researched. However, an evinced lesbian stereotype exists which describes doctrinal feminists with an antipathy against consumption in general and fashion shopping in particular. In contrast, gay men have been identified quite contrary as an attractive market segment and marketers have started to particularly target this so-called “dream market”. Design/methodology/approach – First, qualitative semi-structured interviews (n=18) were conducted to gain first insights into fashion consumption behaviour of lesbians. Second, a quantitative online survey (n=879) was carried out to generate more detailed findings. Due to the difficult reachability of the homosexual consumer target group, the segment’s high online media affinity was used and data collection was conducted through popular German homepages targeted to homosexuals (esp. “queer.de” and “lesarion.de”). The research investigated fashion-consciousness, willingness to pay, brand-affinity, and openness to homosexual marketing. In addition, influencing factors – such as the affinity towards the homosexual scene, career orientation, income, age, status of coming out, and number of inhabitants of the city of residence – have been researched. Findings – Results prove that lesbians are an equally attractive and financially interesting market segment for fashion marketers as gays. Lesbians have a similarly high fashion-consciousness and willingness to pay, and an even higher brand-affinity – but a lower openness to homosexual marketing than gays. Especially scene-affine femme lesbians with a high-paid professional career are a highly attractive market segment. The study proves the attractiveness of the lesbian target segment for fashion marketing and debunks the myth of the consumption-averse lesbian stereotype. Practical implications – This paper provides evidence on the attractiveness of the lesbian market segment for the fashion industry. Due to its size and financial attractiveness, the question whether to target lesbians with a specifically adopted marketing mix should be raised. Originality/value – Research on lesbians’ fashion consumption behaviour in general is very scarce and on fashion consumption behaviour in particular is almost non-existent. This study is a first attempt to analyse the major areas of fashion consumption for the German market.
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Martindale, Kathleen, and Martha Saunders. "Realizing Love and Justice: Lesbian Ethics in the Upper and Lower Case." Hypatia 7, no. 4 (1992): 148–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.1992.tb00723.x.
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This essay examines two tendencies in lesbian ethics as differing visions of community, as well as contrasting views of the relationship between the erotic and the ethical. In addition to considering those authors who make explicit claims about lesbian ethics, this paper reflects on the works of some lesbians whose works are less frequently attended to in discussions about lesbian ethics, including lesbians writing from the perspectives of theology and of literature.
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Afritayeni, Afritayeni, and Sri Rizki Mulyani. "DUKUNGAN SOSIAL DAN KUALITAS HIDUP PADA LESBIAN DI ORGANISASI PERUBAHAN SOSIAL INDONESIA (OPSI) PROVINSI RIAU." Al-Insyirah Midwifery: Jurnal Ilmu Kebidanan (Journal of Midwifery Sciences) 10, no. 1 (April 30, 2021): 41–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.35328/kebidanan.v10i1.1563.
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Lesbian is a term for women who have a sexual orientation to the same sex. The existence of lesbians in Indonesian society is not so prominent compared to gays. Quality of life (being, belonging, becoming) is crucial in lesbians because of the position of lesbians as minorities. Homosexuality is a bridge connecting the HIV virus to a wider population. They tend to have many sex partners and often have sexual relations without status with their partners. The percentage of HIV and AIDS cases according to risk factors in Indonesia in 2017 is homosexual 20.4%. This research is a qualitative research with ethnographic design conducted from March 13 - 06 August 2019. Based on the survey research informants in this study were lesbians, amounting to 3 people and 4 participants. Data collection is done by in-depth interviews with the data validity test carried out by triangulation. The results found that lesbians are not supported and their lives are not quality because that lesbians do not get support from the community and family only support from friends or spouses. The public is expected to get to know more about sexuality especially with regard to lesbian sexual orientation. Studies according to religion, culture, and social norms consider lesbians to be deviant sexual orientations and provide more support for lesbians to be able to carry out positive activities, such as community activities and carrying out spiritual activities in daily life
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Waldner-Haugrud, Lisa K., Linda V. Gratch, and Brian Magruder. "Victimization and Perpetration Rates of Violence in Gay and Lesbian Relationships: Gender Issues Explored." Violence and Victims 12, no. 2 (January 1997): 173–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.12.2.173.
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This study explores gender differences in victimization and perpetration experiences of gays and lesbians in intimate relationships. A sample of 283 gays and lesbians reported on their experiences both as victims and perpetrators of gay/lesbian relationship violence by completing a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale (Straus, Gelles, & Steinmetz, 1980). General results indicate that 47.5% of lesbians and 29.7% of gays have been victimized by a same-sex partner. Further, lesbians reported an overall perpetration rate of 38% compared to 21.8% for gay men. Other findings were as follows: (1) lesbians were more likely to be classified as victims and perpetrators of violence than gay men; (2) lesbians were more likely to report pushing or being pushed than gay men; (3) lesbians reported experiencing a greater number of different victimization and perpetration tactics than gay men; and finally, (4) when items were weighted to create an indicator of severity, no significant differences between lesbians and gay men were found.
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Morgan, Kris S. "Caucasian Lesbians' Use of Psychotherapy: A Matter of Attitude?" Psychology of Women Quarterly 16, no. 1 (March 1992): 127–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1992.tb00244.x.
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Evidence suggests that a high proportion of lesbians seek psychological counseling. This study represents an empirical investigation of the disproportionate use of mental health services by lesbians, focusing on the hypothesis that lesbians place a greater value on psychotherapy than do nonlesbian women. Participants (100 lesbians and 309 nonlesbian women, 97% Caucasian) completed Surgenor's revision of the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale. Results indicate that the lesbian group had a significantly more positive attitude toward seeking psychological counseling than did the nonlesbian sample, regardless of whether or not they had experienced psychological counseling.
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Fish, Julie, and Sue Wilkinson. "Lesbians and cervical screening: Preliminary results from a UK survey of lesbian health." Psychology of Women Section Review 2, no. 2 (2000): 5–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpspow.2000.2.2.5.
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Concerns about lesbians” risk of cervical cancer and their access to cervical screening has become a central issue for researchers in lesbian health because little is known about the nature of lesbians” participation in the screening programme. This paper draws on data collected for the Lesbians and Health Care Survey - which received responses from 1066 lesbians living throughout the UK In contrast to commonly held beliefs about lesbians” nonparticipation in screening, more than half of the sample (54 per cent, n=575) say they attend for smears on a regular basis. The data were analysed for recurrent themes cited as reasons for their attendance and these were identified as: “early detection” “prompted by the service” “sexual experiences” and “experiences of abnormal smears” The findings may be of value to lesbians in making decisions about their health care behaviour and in assessing their risk of cervical cancer. The implications for policy making in lesbians” sexual health are discussed.
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Zita, Jacquelyn N. "Male Lesbians and the Postmodernist Body." Hypatia 7, no. 4 (1992): 106–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.1992.tb00721.x.
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This essay explores the criteria for lesbian identity attribution through the case study of “male lesbians”: biological males who claim to be lesbians. I analyze such sexlgender identity attribution through the lens of postmodernism, which provides a workable theoretical framework for “male lesbian” identities. My conclusions explore the historicity and cultural constructedness of the body's sexlgender identities, revealing the limitations of both “the postmodemized body” and “the essentialized modernist body.”
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Clark, Laurel A. "Beyond the Gay/Straight Split: Socialist Feminists in Baltimore." NWSA Journal 19, no. 2 (June 2007): 1–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ff.2007.a219829.
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In recent histories of U.S. feminism, collaborations between lesbians and heterosexuals are overshadowed by the infamous "gay/straight split" of the early 1970s. In lesbian history, seventies androgyny is often characterized as a lesbian-feminist indictment of butch-femme lesbians' gender, which obscures androgyny's polyvalence. Oral history and a locally published journal illustrate how feminists in a Baltimore neighborhood shared politics and an idealized "socialist gender" in the 1970s. The article reveals that women "dressed down" in ways that de-emphasized their femininity and emphasized their critique of consumer capitalism. It argues that the continuing historical construction of the split between feminist lesbians and their heterosexual counterparts limits both the history of women's liberation and of sexuality.
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Mishel, Emma. "Contextual Prejudice: How Occupational Context and Stereotypes Shape Bias against Gay and Lesbian Employees." Social Currents 7, no. 4 (May 27, 2020): 371–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2329496520919912.
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While much research provides evidence that gay men and lesbians are discriminated against in the U.S. labor force, the contexts in which such bias is enhanced or reduced, or the mechanisms behind it, are harder to pinpoint. This article puts forth that occupational context—and specifically, the stereotypes about gay men and lesbians evoked by certain occupational contexts—plays an important role in shaping bias against gay men and lesbians in the labor force. I argue that people are implicitly guided by cultural stereotypes about gay men and lesbians, which affects perceptions about whether they are suitable for specific occupations. This leads to penalties for being openly gay or lesbian in some occupational scenarios, but may lead to less or no penalties in others. This theory is tested empirically using a list experiment, a methodological technique designed to reduce or eliminate social desirability bias in responses. Results suggest that bias against gay men and lesbians is not standard across all occupations or subgroups of gay employees, but rather, is shaped by important contextual factors that can activate certain stereotypes about gay and lesbian individuals.
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Brittain, Danielle R., Nancy C. Gyurcsik, and Mary McElroy. "Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity among Adult Lesbians." Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 17, no. 2 (October 2008): 68–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.17.2.68.
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Despite the health benefits derived from regular participation in moderate physical activity, the majority of adult lesbians are not physically active. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between moderate physical activity and the perceived presence and extent of limitation of 30 general and 10 lesbian-specific barriers. The participants were 516 self-identified adult lesbians who completed a web-based survey. Compared to physically active participants, participants who were insufficiently active reported more general barriers and a significantly higher extent of limitation of general and lesbian-specific barriers overall. Insufficiently active participants also differed in the perceived presence of one of the five most frequently experienced barriers and in the extent of limitation of three of those five barriers. The study’s findings suggest that the impact of barriers may be alleviated through the use of appropriately tailored strategies to help lesbians cope with them. Future research should further examine whether lesbians experience additional population-specific barriers.
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Zheng, Yong, and Lijun Zheng. "Sexual Self-Labels and Personality Differences Among Chinese Lesbians." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 39, no. 7 (August 1, 2011): 955–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2011.39.7.955.
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Distinctions are commonly made regarding preferences for active or receptive sexual roles within the Chinese lesbian community. Three sexual self-labels are typically specified among Chinese lesbians: “T”, meaning a lesbian who prefers the active role, “P”, meaning a lesbian who prefers the receptive role, and “H”, meaning a lesbian without a strong preference for either role. The aim in this study was to examine personality differences within Chinese lesbian sexual self-labeled groups. Among the participants, comprising 217 Chinese lesbians, significant differences were found between sexual self-labeled groups in gender-related and Big Five traits. Ts scored higher than Ps in masculinity and self-ascribed masculinity/femininity; Ps scored higher than Ts in femininity; Hs gained intermediate scores in a gender-related traits compared to those of Ts and Ps. There were significant differences in the Big Five traits of extraversion, conscientiousness, and emotional stability among the self-labeled groups. Sexual self-labels appear not only to distinguish sexual behavior patterns but may also suggest personality differences among Chinese lesbians.
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O'Connor, Peg. "Warning! Contents Under Heterosexual Pressure." Hypatia 12, no. 3 (1997): 183–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.1997.tb00012.x.
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This essay examines some stereotypes of bisexuals held by some lesbians. I argue that the decision that a lesbian makes not to become involved with a bisexual woman because she is bisexual can recenter men in lesbian desire, a consequence many lesbians would find deeply problematic. The acceptance of these stereotypes also results in sex becoming the defining characteristic of one's sexual orientation, thus privileging sex over any emotional, affectional, and political commitments to women.
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Morgan, Kris S., and Laura S. Brown. "Lesbian Career Development, Work Behavior, and Vocational Counseling." Counseling Psychologist 19, no. 2 (April 1991): 273–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011000091192013.
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Women 's career development has recently been a popular topic in counseling psychology, for both theoretical and empirical work This article extends that line of inquiry to address the unique career development issues of lesbians. The available literature on lesbians and work is reviewed, and parallels are drawn between the work experiences of lesbians, nonlesbian women, and other minority status groups. Three models of career development in women (Astin, 1985; Farmer, 1985; Gottfredson, 1981) are presented, and the applicability of each theory to increasing understanding of lesbian experience is explored. Implications for vocational and work-related counseling for lesbians are suggested and recommendations for the field are made.
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Schumm, Walter R., Cynthia A. Akagi, and Kathy R. Bosch. "Relationship Satisfaction for Heterosexual Women Compared to Lesbians and Men in a Sample of Faith Communities from Topeka, Kansas." Psychological Reports 102, no. 2 (April 2008): 377–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.102.2.377-388.
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A modified version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale was administered to 239 women who belonged to 8 different faith communities in Topeka, Kansas in 2001. 12 members of a Metropolitan (gay and lesbian) church identified themselves as lesbians. Lesbian respondents reported significantly higher relationship satisfaction scores than heterosexual women (Cohen's d=0.69). Controlling for number of children and social desirability reduced the regression coefficient for sexual orientation to a statistically nonsignificant level. Using a matched sample of 12 heterosexual women compared with the lesbians yielded a nonsignificant result ( ES = 0.31). Nevertheless, although not statistically significant, comparisons between lesbians and heterosexual women continued to feature effect sizes that represented higher satisfaction for lesbians with no children or with only one child when compared to heterosexual women with no children or only one child. It is apparent that methodology made a difference in the results obtained in this comparative study of lesbian and heterosexual relationships. It was also observed, among members of churches other than the Metropolitan church, that relationship satisfaction was significantly lower ( d=0.22) among females than males, including among wives compared to husbands; significant linear and cubic relationships between a single-item measure of relationship social desirability and relationship satisfaction were also observed.
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Rothblum, Esther D. "Transforming Lesbian Sexuality." Psychology of Women Quarterly 18, no. 4 (December 1994): 627–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1994.tb01051.x.
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Women are objectified and sexualized by the media and the economy, so that they live in a culture of sex. Lesbians are excluded from the mainstream sexual and appearance norms for women, yet are affected by these norms, including the association of sex and violence against women. The word sexuality has been used to connote both sexual orientation and sexual activity, and it is argued that this dual meaning illustrates the dominance of patriarchal definitions of women's sexuality. This article discusses methodologic issues in understanding who is a lesbian and presents various models or dimensions for understanding who is included in research about lesbians. It asks the question “What is sex?” and reviews the implications of this question for lesbian sexual activity. This question has implications for a collorary question: “What is a lesbian relationship?”, and the article discusses the implications of this question on various forms of sexual and nonsexual relationships among lesbians.
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Firdaus, Ellyana, Andriyani Mustika Nurwijayanti, Rina Anggraeni, and Livana PH. "The Description of Self-Role in Lesbian Behavior in the Area of Semarang City." Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research 4, no. 1 (February 23, 2022): 151–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.37287/ijghr.v4i1.865.
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Homosexual behavior (lesbian) in the city of Semarang has increased every year. The negative impact of same-sex sexual orientation can experience social stress as a result of the stigma associated with same-sex orientation, as a result lesbians are prone to experiencing psychological problems such as negative self-role. This study aims to describe the role of self in lesbian behavior in the Semarang City Region. This type of research is quantitative with a descriptive design with a survey approach. The number of samples is 124 using random sampling technique. The results showed that the role of self was positive as many as 75 respondents (60.5%). It is recommended for lesbians to involve themselves in interacting not only with fellow lesbians but try to involve and get used to social activities and behave positively.
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Bergeron, Sherry M., and Charlene Y. Senn. "Body Image and Sociocultural Norms." Psychology of Women Quarterly 22, no. 3 (September 1998): 385–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1998.tb00164.x.
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Internalization of sociocultural norms about the body has been theorized to be an important factor in fostering body dissatisfaction in women. Some theorists have suggested that a lesbian identity may buffer or immunize lesbians from the damaging effects of society's pressure to be thin by reducing this internalization. This study was designed to test this claim empirically. Questionnaires were completed by 108 lesbians and 115 heterosexual women recruited through snowball sampling. Lesbians felt more fit, reported less negative attitudes toward their lower bodies, and internalized sociocultural norms less than heterosexual women. For all women, internalization of sociocultural norms significantly predicted body attitudes. Lesbians and heterosexual women appear to be similarly exposed to and aware of society's messages, and as such their body attitudes substantially overlap. However, lesbians are buffered from these views in some specific areas. These differences appear to be primarily the result of differential internalization of sociocultural norms.
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Wandrei, Karin E. "‘Sleeping with the enemy’: Non-monogamy and 1970s lesbian-feminists." Sexualities 22, no. 4 (February 26, 2018): 489–506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363460717750074.
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Many white American women who came out as lesbians in the 1970s in the context of the feminist movement saw their lesbianism as part of their core identity. A tenet of that movement was that sexual/romantic involvements with men were incompatible with being a ‘true’ lesbian. Women who did were often ostracized. Changes in the lesbian-feminist community and larger society, including the viability and visibility of bisexuality and non-monogamy, have allowed some of these women to explore sexual and romantic involvement with men while holding onto the feminist aspects of their lesbian identification because of non-monogamy’s feminist potential. This analysis supports the work of van Anders in critiquing the primacy of genital configuration as a means of defining sexual orientation.
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Zak, Ann, and Crystal McDonald. "Satisfaction and Trust in Intimate Relationships: Do Lesbians and Heterosexual Women Differ?" Psychological Reports 80, no. 3 (June 1997): 904–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1997.80.3.904.
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Although satisfaction and trust have received considerable attention in the literature on heterosexual relationships, little is known about lesbian relationships. Because females are socialized differently and acquire a different sexual script than males do, we predicted that lesbians would have similar goals regarding their relationships and, therefore, score higher on satisfaction and trust than heterosexual women. 50 lesbians and 50 heterosexual women were approached during lesbian and heterosexual social activities held at four colleges in the northeast and asked to complete a demographic survey and measures of satisfaction and trust. Findings partially supported our predictions.
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Binnie, J. "Invisible Europeans: Sexual Citizenship in the New Europe." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 29, no. 2 (February 1997): 237–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a290237.
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In this paper I consider issues of transnational sexual citizenship. I examine the issue of international migration of lesbians and gay men. For lesbian and gay prospective migrants, obtaining citizenship rights is difficult owing to the laws affording status being based on bloodlines and marriage. This immediately excludes lesbian and gay relationships, which are generally not recognised for the purpose of obtaining rights of residence. I explore these issues in the context of the different policies towards the migration of lesbians and gay men in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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Ramírez, Ricardo. "Simplified identities: Four ‘types’ of gays and lesbians on Chilean telenovelas." Sexualities 23, no. 8 (March 9, 2020): 1480–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363460720902711.
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Telenovelas have been one of the main mechanisms by which Chilean television has made gay and lesbian identities visible. Through an analysis of over 50 gay or lesbian characters that have appeared on this type of programme from 1990 to 2018, it is argued that Chilean telenovelas have privileged representations of non-heterosexuals that do not destabilise the status quo, but contribute to the reproduction of sexist, homophobic and/or classist discourses. This has been done through the utilisation of four ‘types’ of characters: funny locas, serious machos, fighting mothers and clear lesbians/confused lesbians.
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Oreffice, Sonia. "Sexual Orientation and Marriage." Studies of Applied Economics 34, no. 1 (December 28, 2019): 7–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/eae.v34i1.2992.
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Using the American Community Survey data 2012-2013, I study married and cohabiting same-sex couples. I show that gay couples exhibit more specialization and less similarity than lesbian couples, while marriage makes gay and lesbian couples more alike than cohabiting couples, in terms of larger earnings differences for lesbians, and more positive sorting by education for gays. Education does not increase the odds of marriage among same-sex couples, contrary to heterosexual couples; lesbians are instead similar to heterosexual couples in their education being negatively associated to the number of children.
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Daniel Mathew Thattil and Sarah Saju Stephen. "Religious values, attitudes towards lesbians and gay men, and gender role beliefs among young adults." World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 22, no. 1 (April 30, 2024): 451–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.22.1.1103.
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The study aims to examine the relationship and impact of religious values, attitudes towards lesbians and gay men, and gender role beliefs among young adults. A quantitative approach was employed in this study, utilizing self-report inventories to gather data from 300 participants aged 18-25 years in Indian cities. The questionnaires used were the Duke University Religion Index (DUREL), the Attitude towards Lesbian and Gay Men Scale (ATLG), and the Gender Role Beliefs Scale (GRBS). The results indicated that there was a positive correlation between religious values and attitudes towards lesbians and gay men, a negative correlation between religious values and gender role beliefs, and between attitudes towards the lesbian and the gay men and the gender role beliefs. The study also found that there was a gender difference in the distribution of attitudes towards lesbians and gay men and gender role beliefs between males and females but not towards religious values, and a difference in the distribution of attitudes towards lesbians and gay men and gender role beliefs based on education levels but no distribution towards religious values. The findings provide clinicians and mental health professionals with vital information with regards to the influence of religion and gender role beliefs which are important factors to consider when formulating intervention programs for lesbian or gay men.
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Welch, Sarah, Sunny C. D. Collings, and Phillippa Howden-Chapman. "Lesbians in New Zealand: Their Mental Health and Satisfaction with Mental Health Services." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 34, no. 2 (April 2000): 256–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2000.00710.x.
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Objectives: To describe the mental health of lesbians in New Zealand, and to document their accounts of their experience of mental health services. Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. A postal questionnaire, the Lesbian Mental Health Survey, was distributed via lesbian newsletters to 1222 women throughout New Zealand. Mental health measures included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Interview Schedule for Social Interaction (ISSI), and respondents' histories of sexual abuse and psychiatric histories. Experiences of mental health services were sought. Results: The estimated response rate was 50.8%%. The respondent group were predominantly New Zealand European, highly educated, urban women between 25 and 50 years of age. Three-quarters had identified as lesbian for more than 5 years. Recent self-identification as lesbian was associated with higher GHQ score, as was being younger than 35, having a history of sexual abuse, and not living with a partner. Eighty percent of respondents had used mental health services sometime in their lives and nearly 30 percent of users had received ‘lesbian-unfriendly’ treatment at some point. One-sixth of respondents had experienced discrimination from service providers in the previous 5 years. Conclusion: While the mental health of lesbians is influenced by factors similar to those influencing women's mental health in general, because of social factors, such as stigma and isolation, lesbians may be more vulnerable to common mental illnesses. Health professionals, mental health professionals in particular, need to raise their awareness of the issues lesbians face in dealing with their sexuality, therapeutic relationships and mental health services. Increased training about sexuality for health professionals, as well as further research into areas such as stress and stigma, sexual abuse and attempted suicide among lesbian women, is recommended.
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Wang, Yajie. "Lesbian Identity Construction: An Adhesive Identity Proces." BCP Social Sciences & Humanities 21 (February 15, 2023): 7–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v21i.3415.
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As part of the sexual minority, lesbians receive less attention than gay men. Compared with gay men, lesbians bear more pressure from traditional culture and social discipline, and their identification process is more complicated. In other words, lesbians form a more open "mixed self" in the process of accepting multi-culture and multiple identities. To explore the identity status and mode of lesbians, the qualitative interview was used to conduct in-depth interviews with 5 lesbians. The results show that the main interaction dimensions of lesbians are as follows: In the process of interaction with self, parents, heterosexual community, and homosexual community in the above four dimensions, different situations or different situations in the same situation will change the way individuals manage their identities. Conflicts, coordination, concealment, or integration among different identities will affect the psychological state of individuals: Steadiness or anxiety, or sometimes steadiness and sometimes anxiety, will also lead to the different behavior of the individual. It can be seen that the identity of lesbians, namely the acceptance of their own multi-role identities, is a process of integration with multiple identities and roles. By introducing the concept of adhesive identity, this study enriched the interpretation of the psychological and behavioral manifestations of the lesbian identity process.
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Gieseking, Jen Jack. "Mapping lesbian and queer lines of desire: Constellations of queer urban space." Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 38, no. 5 (June 2, 2020): 941–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0263775820926513.
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The path to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) liberation has been narrated through a claim to long-term, propertied territory in the form of urban neighborhoods and bars. However, lesbians and queers fail to retain these spaces over generations, often due to their lesser political and economic power. What then is the lesbian–queer production of urban space in their own words? Drawing on interviews with and archival research about lesbians and queers who lived in New York City from 1983 to 2008, my participants queered the fixed, property-driven neighborhood models of LGBTQ space in producing what I call constellations. Like stars in the sky, contemporary urban lesbians and queers often create and rely on fragmented and fleeting experiences in lesbian–queer places, evoking patterns based on generational, racialized, and classed identities. They are connected by overlapping, embodied paths and stories that bind them over generations and across many identities, like drawing lines between the stars in the sky. This queer feminist contribution to critical urban theory adds to the models of queering and producing urban space–time.
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Tang, Denise Tse-Shang. "All I get is an emoji: dating on lesbian mobile phone app Butterfly." Media, Culture & Society 39, no. 6 (March 6, 2017): 816–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0163443717693680.
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Unlike mobile apps for gay men, lesbian dating apps have been slow to catch on as a habitual space to look for friends and lovers. This study adopted a qualitative approach to investigate the social expectations and romantic longings of Chinese lesbians and bisexual women aged 35 and above in establishing same-sex relationships using mobile media. In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 Chinese lesbians and bisexual women, and participant observation was carried out on the Hong Kong-based lesbian social networking site Butterfly. The aim of the study was to explore the social meanings of intimacy created, negotiated and changed among Chinese lesbians and bisexual women. I argue that although social media presents ample opportunities for love and intimacy, the prevailing conservative values and cultural norms surrounding dating and relationships in Hong Kong are often reinforced and played out in their choice of romantic engagement.
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Kasmaya. "Keberadaan Lesbian di Kota Syariat: Faktor dan Interaksi Subjek." Jurnal Sosiologi Agama Indonesia (JSAI) 2, no. 2 (July 30, 2021): 86–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.22373/jsai.v2i2.1473.
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This study aims to describe the way lesbians interact with the environment where the majority of them are Muslims and the factors that influence a person to become a lesbian. The method used is a qualitative method with a case study approach. The informants of this study were four lesbians who lived in the city of Banda Aceh. The results of this study indicate that there are several things that underlie social interactions that shape lesbian behavior in an environment where the majority of Muslims are Muslims, that is family factors, fun, and trauma. The way lesbians adapt and run a partner relationship is the same as for heterosexual couples in general. However, for a more intimate relationship, this lesbian couple avoids their daily activities, then changes their appearance like men so that people don't suspect them.
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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tentang cara lesbian berinteraksi dengan lingkungan sekitar yang mayoritasnya umat muslim serta faktor yang mempengaruhi seseorang menjadi seorang lesbian. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Informan penelitian ini berjumlah empat orang lesbian yang tinggal di Kota Banda Aceh. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ada beberapa hal yang mendasari interaksi sosial membentuk perilaku lesbian dalam lingkungan sekitar yang mayoritasnya umat muslim yaitu faktor keluarga, keisengan dan trauma. Adapun cara lesbian beradaptasi dan menjalankan hubungan pasangan adalah sama dengan pasangan heteroseksual pada umumnya. Namun, untuk hubungan yang lebih intim pasangan lesbian ini menghindari daerah kegiatannya sehari-hari, kemudian mengubah penampilan seperti lelaki agar masyarakat tidak menaruh ke curigaan terhadap mereka.
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Hayslett, Karen L., and Melinda D. Kane. "“Out” in Columbus: A Geospatial Analysis of the Neighborhood–Level Distribution of Gay and Lesbian Households." City & Community 10, no. 2 (June 2011): 131–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6040.2010.01353.x.
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Research on urban growth and vitality suggests that gay men concentrate in high quality of life cities, indicated by high–tech development, diversity, and city amenities. The goal of this paper is to evaluate the degree to which theories of urban renewal and economic development—including Florida's creative class—can explain the neighborhood–level distribution of lesbians and gays within a city. Using 2000 U.S. Census data, tax parcel data, and other data sources, we conduct multivariate spatial regression to investigate the distribution of lesbians and gays in Columbus, Ohio, and their relationship to diversity, openness, and amenities. While the neighborhood distribution of gay men is associated with many of these characteristics, lesbian housing patterns are not. We do, however, find both lesbians and gays concentrate in tracts with other gay and lesbian households and that gay residential patterns are influenced by gay concentration in neighboring tracts suggesting that geographic clustering may also be a protective mechanism.
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Gregory, Kelly B., John G. Mielke, and Elena Neiterman. "Building Families Through Healthcare: Experiences of Lesbians Using Reproductive Services." Journal of Patient Experience 9 (January 2022): 237437352210894. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23743735221089459.
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The use of assisted human reproduction (AHR) represents a meaningful and important life event for lesbians wishing to create biologically related families. Despite increasing numbers of lesbians utilizing AHR services, barriers to access persist. This qualitative study investigated the experiences of lesbians and their interactions with reproductive services in Ontario, Canada, where limited public funding is available for all AHR patients and where the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community makes up to 30% of clientele. Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted, and findings revealed a wide range of experiences. Lesbian patients expressed a desire for more support from their care providers in navigating a complex and costly medical journey through a system largely designed for the needs of heterosexual patients. Additionally, private fertility clinics, as the environment for accessing publicly funded services, were felt to contribute pressure to pay out-of-pocket for add-on medical procedures. To improve the quality of care, participants recommended providing more high-level information on the medical journey and taking an individual approach with lesbian patients, in particular, assuming a patient has sufficient fertility until proven otherwise.
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Carroll, Lynne, and Paula J. Gilroy. "Role of Appearance and Nonverbal Behaviors in the Perception of Sexual Orientation among Lesbians and Gay Men." Psychological Reports 91, no. 1 (August 2002): 115–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2002.91.1.115.
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According to the zero-acquaintance paradigm gay men and lesbians possess the ability to identify other homosexuals accurately after only very brief interpersonal contact. Given the vulnerability gay men and lesbians face in terms of antigay violence and prejudice, perceptual accuracy provides self-protection. In an exploratory study, 123 respondents were classified as low, moderate, and high perceivers on the basis of their responses to a recognition index designed by the authors. Next, respondents rated on a series of 5-point Likert scales the helpfulness of several characteristics for identifying gay men and lesbians. Analysis supported the importance of eye contact for lesbians and gay men in identifying one another. For both lesbian and gay male participants, several other variables emerged as significantly helpful in identifying gay men: clothing style and fit, jewelry, facial expressions, posture, body type, walk or gait, and both the types and frequencies of gestures.
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Leavy, Richard L., and Eve M. Adams. "Feminism as a Correlate of Self-Esteem, Self-Acceptance, and Social Support Among Lesbians." Psychology of Women Quarterly 10, no. 4 (December 1986): 321–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1986.tb00757.x.
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In this study it was hypothesized that, among lesbians, agreement with feminist ideology and participation in feminist activities would correlate positively with self-esteem, self-acceptance, and social support. Demographic variables were also examined as correlates. Respondents were contacted through 11 lesbian, gay, and feminist organizations and establishments and asked to complete a research questionnaire. One-hundred-twenty-three usable questionnaires were returned. Age and current involvement in a lesbian relationship were significantly related to self-esteem, self-acceptance, and social support. Participation in feminist activities also correlated with self-acceptance. The results give tentative, but important, information useful in understanding the correlates of self-esteem and support among lesbians.