Contextual Navigation: Towards a Holistic Conceptualization of Negotiating Sexual Identity in Context

Parmenter, Joshua G.; Galliher, Renee Vickerman; Maughan, Adam D. A.

doi:10.1177/21676968221096011

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“…Because of the evident opposition to heteronormative sexual scripts, future research may also benefit from further exploring the role of gender identity and expression in LGBTQ+ sexual experiences. For instance, plurisexual individuals’ sexual scripts regarding who should initiate sexual activity, what activities constitute as “sex,” and the roles that each participant participates in for each sexual act likely vary from heteronormative sexual scripts, even in straight-passing relationships (i.e., relationships or individuals that appear to be heterosexual; Gauvin & Pukall, 2018; Parmenter et al, 2022).…”

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Analyzing (pluri)sexual satisfaction and pleasure: A 38-year content analysis.

Vigil¹,

Hargons²,

Savage³

et al. 2023

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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Sexual satisfaction (i.e., feeling sexually fulfilled) and sexual pleasure (i.e., positive physical and emotional experiences during sex) are predominantly studied among heterosexual, white, cisgender samples; whereas, sex research using lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer (LGBQ+) samples has often taken a deficit-based approach (e.g., sexually transmitted infection, engagement in risky sex). By studying this population predominantly within a deficit-based approach, the risk of pathologizing them rises, especially among multiply marginalized LGBQ+ individuals. Among the studies that do employ a sex-positive lens with LGBQ+ samples, existing scholarship has not been systematically reviewed to determine the representation of plurisexual individuals (i.e., bisexual and pansexual), how these studies depict their intersecting marginalized racial and gender identities, or the inclusion of LGBQ+-specific variables (i.e., internalized homonegativity [IH], internalized binegativity [IB], identity pride [IP]). To address these questions, we conducted a 38-year (1983-2021) content analysis of literature studying sexual satisfaction and/or sexual pleasure among LGBQ+ individuals. Of 75 articles analyzed, sexual satisfaction was measured more frequently (N = 65) than sexual pleasure (N = 10). While roughly half of the articles (N = 39) included bisexual participants, on average they comprised only 10.58% of the sample. Pansexual (N = 5) or queer (N = 9) identities were significantly less represented within samples. Twelve articles included IH, one article included IB more specifically, and two articles included identity affirmation or pride. Only 12 articles included samples that were not predominately white and 11 articles included transgender or gender-expansive participants. Implications for future research among plurisexual samples will be discussed. Public Significance StatementThis content analysis indicates that plurisexual individuals overall and plurisexual individuals who hold other intersecting marginalized identities are vastly underrepresented in sex-positive research focusing on the LGBTQ+ community. Our findings highlight the need for intentional study design that is specifically catered to the unique experiences of multiply marginalized plurisexual individuals.

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confidence: 99%