“What do they Look Like and Are They Among Us?”: Bisexuality, (Dis)closure and (Un)viability

Gurevich, Maria; Bower, Jo; Mathieson, Cynthia M.; Dhayanandhan, Bramilee

doi:10.1002/9780470713099.ch11

Cited by 23 publications

(24 citation statements)

References 43 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The social and cultural (and too often scientific) treatment of bisexuality as an identity that is inauthentic or not “real” (Carey, 2005) fosters a larger context in which bisexual persons are constantly having to defend and affirm the legitimacy of who they are (Gurevich, et. at., 2007).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Discrimination and mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.

Bostwick¹,

Boyd²,

Hughes³

et al. 2014

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

346

220

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Health disparities among sexual minority groups, particularly mental health disparities, are well-documented. Numerous studies have demonstrated heightened prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders among lesbian, gay, and bisexual groups as compared to heterosexuals. Some authors posit that these disparities are the result of the stress that prejudice and perceived discrimination can cause. The current study extends previous research by examining the associations between multiple types of discrimination, based on race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation, and past year mental health disorders in a national sample of self-identified lesbian, gay and bisexual women and men (n=577). Findings suggest that different types of discrimination may be differentially associated with past year mental health disorders. Notably, sexual orientation discrimination was associated with higher odds of a past year disorder only in combination with other types of discrimination. These findings point to the complexity of the relationship between discrimination experiences and mental health, and suggest that further work is needed to better explicate the interplay between multiple marginalized identities, discrimination and mental health.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Discrimination and mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.

Bostwick¹,

Boyd²,

Hughes³

et al. 2014

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

346

220

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Bisexuality has been acknowledged to be a silenced sexuality within several domains including mainstream media (Barker, Bowes-Catton, Iantaffi, Cassidy & Brewer, in press), lesbian and gay communities (Gurevich, Bower, Mathieson & Dhayanandhan, 2007), sexology (Rust, 2000), and psychology and psychotherapy (Petford, 2003). Our own anecdotes above serve to illustrate the frequent overlooking of bisexuality as a potential identity position in both popular understanding and applied psychological contexts.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

II. Bisexuality: Working with a Silenced Sexuality

Barker

Langdridge

2008

Feminism & Psychology

100

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

My friend told her father about her new boyfriend. He responded: 'the last thing I heard you were a lesbian'.At psychotherapy supervision one of my colleagues presented a male client who was in a sexual relationship with a woman but defined himself as gay. After some group discussion of whether the label 'heterosexual' or 'gay' was most appropriate for him, I suggested that there might be other possibilities if he wanted a description of his sexuality. The group appeared baffled until I offered: 'well I'm bisexual'.

show abstract

“…In line with the societal invisibility of bisexuality (Gurevich et al, ), none of the stories explicitly mentioned bisexuality. In some of the sexual infidelity stories, John was presented as sexually attracted to another man (or men in general) or confused about his sexuality, rather than explicitly as gay.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 91%

Thou Shalt Not Covet Another Man? Exploring Constructions of Same‐Sex and Different‐Sex Infidelity Using Story Completion

Clarke

Braun

Wooles

2014

Community & Applied Soc Psy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study explores conceptualisations of same‐ versus different‐sex infidelity in the context of a heterosexual marriage using story completion. A convenience sample of 57 female and male participants completed one of four versions of a story stem featuring a husband who is either emotionally or sexually unfaithful with a woman or a man. A social constructionist thematic analysis found that same‐sex infidelity was conceptualised as the ‘worst case scenario’ and was underpinned by a heteronormative framing of repressed homosexuality. By contrast, heterosexual infidelity was understood in terms of relational deficits and the wife assuming responsibility for these. Overall, the analysis shows that in making sense of same‐sex and heterosexual infidelity, the participants drew on familiar discourses of sexuality and gender, suggesting that despite social psychological theorising related to sexual fluidity, essentialist ideas remain firmly in place. Methodologically, the study demonstrates the usefulness of a rarely used tool—the story completion task—for accessing socio‐cultural discourses and dominant meanings surrounding a particular topic. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

show abstract

“What do they Look Like and Are They Among Us?”: Bisexuality, (Dis)closure and (Un)viability

Cited by 23 publications

References 43 publications

Discrimination and mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.

Discrimination and mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.

II. Bisexuality: Working with a Silenced Sexuality

Thou Shalt Not Covet Another Man? Exploring Constructions of Same‐Sex and Different‐Sex Infidelity Using Story Completion

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About