Pub Date : 2021-10-02DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.2004482
Sophie W. Schuyler, Rachel Chickerella, Nancy Mullin, Brock Schmid, S. Horne
Abstract Although bisexual individuals are estimated to make up the largest percentage of sexual minority individuals, they tend to be the least visible and accepted members of LGBTQ + communities. Negative attitudes and stereotypes about bisexual people can contribute to identity uncertainty and experiences of stigma and discrimination, which impact the disclosure of bisexual identity. This qualitative study sought to explore the factors that influence the decision to come out for bisexual individuals. Six participants (three cisgender women and three cisgender men) were interviewed. A grounded theory analysis was conducted. Themes culminated with a core category, revealing that the decision to come out as bisexual is based on the experiences of navigating contextual and psychological factors and weighing a desire to be authentic against perceived consequences of disclosure. Implications for those who identify as bisexual, for mental health clinicians working with bisexual clients, and for the general public are discussed. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2021.2004482.
{"title":"Is It Worth It? A Grounded Theory Analysis of Navigating the Decision to Come Out as Bisexual","authors":"Sophie W. Schuyler, Rachel Chickerella, Nancy Mullin, Brock Schmid, S. Horne","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2021.2004482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2021.2004482","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Although bisexual individuals are estimated to make up the largest percentage of sexual minority individuals, they tend to be the least visible and accepted members of LGBTQ + communities. Negative attitudes and stereotypes about bisexual people can contribute to identity uncertainty and experiences of stigma and discrimination, which impact the disclosure of bisexual identity. This qualitative study sought to explore the factors that influence the decision to come out for bisexual individuals. Six participants (three cisgender women and three cisgender men) were interviewed. A grounded theory analysis was conducted. Themes culminated with a core category, revealing that the decision to come out as bisexual is based on the experiences of navigating contextual and psychological factors and weighing a desire to be authentic against perceived consequences of disclosure. Implications for those who identify as bisexual, for mental health clinicians working with bisexual clients, and for the general public are discussed. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2021.2004482.","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43750964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-18DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.1956200
M. Brienzo
The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health (edited by Esther Rothblum) draws from the fields of psychology and public health to provide a comprehensive overview of the literature on the mental health experiences of sexual and gender minority individuals. The text covers topics such as the prevalence and etiology of mental health disorders among distinct sexual and gender minority populations, methodological and clinical shortcomings in addressing the mental health needs of individuals from these populations, and suggestions for the amelioration of these shortcomings. The text is partitioned into three sections, each of which is comprised of a collection of literature reviews on specific topical areas within the field of sexual and gender minority mental health. This review focuses on the extent to which the mental health experiences of bisexual individuals have been addressed and incorporated throughout the book.
{"title":"The Invisibility and Marginalization of Bisexual Mental Health","authors":"M. Brienzo","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2021.1956200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2021.1956200","url":null,"abstract":"The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health (edited by Esther Rothblum) draws from the fields of psychology and public health to provide a comprehensive overview of the literature on the mental health experiences of sexual and gender minority individuals. The text covers topics such as the prevalence and etiology of mental health disorders among distinct sexual and gender minority populations, methodological and clinical shortcomings in addressing the mental health needs of individuals from these populations, and suggestions for the amelioration of these shortcomings. The text is partitioned into three sections, each of which is comprised of a collection of literature reviews on specific topical areas within the field of sexual and gender minority mental health. This review focuses on the extent to which the mental health experiences of bisexual individuals have been addressed and incorporated throughout the book.","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15299716.2021.1956200","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47322229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-18DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.1927282
Kirsten A. Gonzalez, Corey E. Flanders, Lex Pulice-Farrow, Alma Bartnik
Abstract Belonging and community connection are important for all people, but are particularly important for bi+ (including bisexual, pansexual, queer, and other plurisexual) individuals due to experiences of anti-bisexual stigma and delegitimization by both heterosexual and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) communities. A gap in the literature exists regarding bi + people’s definitions and processes of locating bi + belonging and community connection. The current research addresses this gap in the literature, investigating these topics through a qualitative focus group project with 46 bi + individuals. Using a modified constructivist grounded theory approach, results from nine focus groups yielded four core categories depicting experiences of belonging and community connection for bi + participants, including: 1) Process and pathways to belonging; 2) Barriers to belonging; 3) Distinct offerings of bisexual-specific community; and 4) Unique belonging experiences of bisexual Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC). Findings from the current study serve as a call to action where important directions for how heterosexual and LGBTQ + communities can create more affirming and welcoming spaces for bi + community members are provided.
{"title":"“It’s Almost Like Bis, Pans Kind of Stick Together:” Bi + Belonging and Community Connection","authors":"Kirsten A. Gonzalez, Corey E. Flanders, Lex Pulice-Farrow, Alma Bartnik","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2021.1927282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2021.1927282","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Belonging and community connection are important for all people, but are particularly important for bi+ (including bisexual, pansexual, queer, and other plurisexual) individuals due to experiences of anti-bisexual stigma and delegitimization by both heterosexual and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) communities. A gap in the literature exists regarding bi + people’s definitions and processes of locating bi + belonging and community connection. The current research addresses this gap in the literature, investigating these topics through a qualitative focus group project with 46 bi + individuals. Using a modified constructivist grounded theory approach, results from nine focus groups yielded four core categories depicting experiences of belonging and community connection for bi + participants, including: 1) Process and pathways to belonging; 2) Barriers to belonging; 3) Distinct offerings of bisexual-specific community; and 4) Unique belonging experiences of bisexual Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC). Findings from the current study serve as a call to action where important directions for how heterosexual and LGBTQ + communities can create more affirming and welcoming spaces for bi + community members are provided.","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46431232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-18DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.1932008
Laurel B. Watson, Raquel S. Craney, Sydney K. Greenwalt, Marcella A. Beaumont, Cassandra Whitney, Mirella J. Flores
Abstract Utilizing minority stress theory and intersectionality framework, this qualitative content analysis explored sexual assault experiences among 532 diverse bisexual women and gender expansive people. Findings revealed that many participants attributed their experiences of sexual assault to binegativity, which manifested as hypersexualization, “corrective rape,” perpetrator insecurity, and interpersonal hostility. In addition, participants described intersections between binegativity and other forms of oppression, including gendered racism, gendered binegativity, ableism, sizeism, and classism, and shared how they believed that these intersecting forms of oppression made them more vulnerable to sexual assault. Participants also described the ways in which sexual assault affected their understanding of and experience with their bisexual identity. For example, many participants expressed a number of relational and sexual affects (e.g., greater caution when entering into relationships with people of a certain gender, sexual discomfort, decreased sexual agency) and effects on their bisexual identity (e.g., identity disclosure process, questions about multiple aspects of their identities). Suggestions for future research and practice implications are discussed.
{"title":"“I Was a Game or a Fetish Object”: Diverse Bisexual Women’s Sexual Assault Experiences and Effects on Bisexual Identity","authors":"Laurel B. Watson, Raquel S. Craney, Sydney K. Greenwalt, Marcella A. Beaumont, Cassandra Whitney, Mirella J. Flores","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2021.1932008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2021.1932008","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Utilizing minority stress theory and intersectionality framework, this qualitative content analysis explored sexual assault experiences among 532 diverse bisexual women and gender expansive people. Findings revealed that many participants attributed their experiences of sexual assault to binegativity, which manifested as hypersexualization, “corrective rape,” perpetrator insecurity, and interpersonal hostility. In addition, participants described intersections between binegativity and other forms of oppression, including gendered racism, gendered binegativity, ableism, sizeism, and classism, and shared how they believed that these intersecting forms of oppression made them more vulnerable to sexual assault. Participants also described the ways in which sexual assault affected their understanding of and experience with their bisexual identity. For example, many participants expressed a number of relational and sexual affects (e.g., greater caution when entering into relationships with people of a certain gender, sexual discomfort, decreased sexual agency) and effects on their bisexual identity (e.g., identity disclosure process, questions about multiple aspects of their identities). Suggestions for future research and practice implications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48695583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.1971592
Aaliyah Gray, C. Fisher
Abstract Black women who have sex with women and men (BWSWM) are at risk for unplanned pregnancies, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, there is a paucity of studies assessing psychosocial factors related to sexual risk in this population. This study investigated the relationship among condom use; contraceptive self-efficacy; lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) identity; sexuality-religious conflict; parent support for participants’ attraction to women; and LGB community support within a sample of 162 participants who responded to an online survey. Participants were cisgender women (n = 152) and genderqueer or gender-nonbinary participants who were assigned female at birth (n = 10) aged 18 to 35. Hierarchical linear regression analyses indicated that LGB identity, low sexuality-religious conflict, and greater parent support predicted contraceptive self-efficacy and, in turn, greater contraceptive self-efficacy mediated the relationship between these factors and increased condom use. Implications for work with this population in research and clinical contexts are considered.
{"title":"Predictors of Contraceptive Self-Efficacy and Condom Use Among Young Black Women Who Have Sex With Women and Men","authors":"Aaliyah Gray, C. Fisher","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2021.1971592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2021.1971592","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Black women who have sex with women and men (BWSWM) are at risk for unplanned pregnancies, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, there is a paucity of studies assessing psychosocial factors related to sexual risk in this population. This study investigated the relationship among condom use; contraceptive self-efficacy; lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) identity; sexuality-religious conflict; parent support for participants’ attraction to women; and LGB community support within a sample of 162 participants who responded to an online survey. Participants were cisgender women (n = 152) and genderqueer or gender-nonbinary participants who were assigned female at birth (n = 10) aged 18 to 35. Hierarchical linear regression analyses indicated that LGB identity, low sexuality-religious conflict, and greater parent support predicted contraceptive self-efficacy and, in turn, greater contraceptive self-efficacy mediated the relationship between these factors and increased condom use. Implications for work with this population in research and clinical contexts are considered.","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42049408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.1982101
Brisa Peña, Eman Tadros
Abstract Pansexuality is the emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction toward people regardless of their biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression. This study examined what clinicians know about pansexuality and their clinical experiences; 84 clinicians from different cultural backgrounds with an age range from 20-60 years old were examined. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling. Recruitment for the study utilized email advertisements containing a description of the study. Further, participants responded to open-ended survey questions related to working therapeutically with pansexual youth. Thematic analysis was utilized to gain a deeper understanding of specific ideologies, biases, and knowledge that these clinicians held. Pertinent themes emerged from the thematic analysis: unique challenges experienced by pansexual youth, working therapeutically with pansexual youth, and therapists’ beliefs and assumptions. The results showcased the need for clinicians to be more mindful of biases, to further their training on sexual minority populations, and for overall advocacy. Clinical implications suggest professional mental health clinicians, therapists, and psychologists to implement trainings and practices that include pansexual youth and the LGBTQ + community without personal biases and assumptions in therapy sessions or during assessments.
{"title":"Exploring Clinicians’ Knowledge, Beliefs and Clinical Experiences Related to Pansexual Youth","authors":"Brisa Peña, Eman Tadros","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2021.1982101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2021.1982101","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Pansexuality is the emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction toward people regardless of their biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression. This study examined what clinicians know about pansexuality and their clinical experiences; 84 clinicians from different cultural backgrounds with an age range from 20-60 years old were examined. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling. Recruitment for the study utilized email advertisements containing a description of the study. Further, participants responded to open-ended survey questions related to working therapeutically with pansexual youth. Thematic analysis was utilized to gain a deeper understanding of specific ideologies, biases, and knowledge that these clinicians held. Pertinent themes emerged from the thematic analysis: unique challenges experienced by pansexual youth, working therapeutically with pansexual youth, and therapists’ beliefs and assumptions. The results showcased the need for clinicians to be more mindful of biases, to further their training on sexual minority populations, and for overall advocacy. Clinical implications suggest professional mental health clinicians, therapists, and psychologists to implement trainings and practices that include pansexual youth and the LGBTQ + community without personal biases and assumptions in therapy sessions or during assessments.","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41610387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.1992328
R. Miller, Daniel O’Neill, D. Bhuyan, F. Martin
Abstract In the present study, the attitudes of heterosexual individuals toward same-sex attracted individuals were investigated. Heterosexual Indian and Australian participants (n = 472; 254 males) completed a series of measures indexing participants’ attitudes toward lesbians, gay men and bisexual individuals. Overall, compared to Australians, Indians held attitudes that were more negative and less favorable toward same-sex attracted individuals. Australians held more negative attitudes toward bisexual than toward lesbian/gay individuals, a difference that did not occur for Indian participants. Additionally, male participants from Australia and India reported attitudes that were more negative and less favorable toward men who were gay or bisexual in comparison to women of either sexual orientation. These results suggest that cultural context may shape heterosexual attitudes toward lesbian/gay and bisexual individuals and highlight the importance of examining cross-cultural differences in sexual prejudice. Keywords: attitudes, sex differences, sexual orientation, cross-cultural differences. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2021.1992328 .
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.1991545
Wendy B. Bostwick, Ariel U. Smith, Amy L. Hequembourg, Alecia M. Santuzzi, T. Hughes
Abstract This study assessed the relationship between microaggressions and health outcomes among bisexual women. Participants came from the Women’s Daily Experiences Study, a mixed method study of bisexual women recruited in Chicago (N = 112). Using cross-sectional data, we tested bivariate and multivariate associations of lifetime and past year sexual orientation microaggressions with depression, anxiety, self-assessed mental and physical health, and substance use. We also tested relationships between intersectional microaggressions, related to racial and sexual minority identities, and health outcomes among a sub-sample of women of color (n = 64). The majority of participants reported experiences of microaggressions in their lifetime and in the past year. Multivariate analyses revealed significant associations between lifetime and past year sexual orientation microaggressions, mental health and substance use. Among bisexual women of color, intersectional microaggressions were significantly associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and poorer self-assessed mental health. Implications and future directions are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2021-03-25DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.1911015
Nikki Hayfield, Karolína Křížová
Abstract In this paper, we report on our survey research which sought to explore how pansexual and panromantic people experience and understand their identities. Eighty participants, mainly in the U.K., were recruited via social media and internet forums. Thematic analysis resulted in the development of two key themes. In The label depends on the context: It’s like bisexuality, but it isn’t, we report the blurred lines between pansexual and bisexual identities and discuss how, despite often having a preference for pansexual and panromantic, these participants nonetheless engaged in strategic use of both bi and pan terms. In the second theme entitled Educated and enlightened pansexuals we report how participants portrayed pansexual and panromantic identities as requiring an advanced understanding of gender and sexuality. This meant that those who engaged in these terms were represented as educated and enlightened. In the subtheme An internet education: Tumblr-ing into pan identities and communities, we discuss how educational resources and inclusive spaces were largely understood to exist only online. In this research, participants understood pansexual and panromantic identities to be related to, but distinct from, other identities (including bisexuality) and presented their identities as entailing distinctive experiences, including of prejudice and discrimination. We discuss the contribution and implications of our findings.
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Pub Date : 2021-03-18DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.1900020
Renae DeLucia, N. G. Smith
Abstract Bisexual individuals experience mental illness at higher rates than monosexual individuals. In addition, previous research has found that bisexual persons face documented discrimination from mental health providers. However, research is lacking in examining how negative experiences with providers impact attitudes toward mental health care utilization among bisexual clients. This study explores the associations between bisexual individuals’ level of outness with providers, experiences of provider biphobia, experiences of microaffirmations from providers, and help-seeking attitudes. We hypothesized that: (a) Anti-bisexual experiences from a mental health provider would mediate the relationship between outness and help-seeking intentions, and (b) Microaffirmations from a provider would mediate the relationship between outness and help-seeking intentions. Results indicated that greater outness with mental health providers predicted greater microaffirmation experiences from mental health providers. As expected, anti-bisexual experiences significantly and negatively impacted intent to seek mental health treatment. There was not evidence of mediation.
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