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1. Hate Crimes and Stigma-Related Experiences among Sexual Minority Adults in the United States: Prevalence Estimates from a National Probability Sample (EJ819293)
Author(s):
Herek, Gregory M.
Source:
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v24 n1 p54-74 2009
Pub Date:
2009-00-00
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Peer-Reviewed:
Yes
Descriptors: Employment; Incidence; Sexual Orientation; Homosexuality; Probability; Males; Social Bias; Social Discrimination; Adults; Surveys; Victims of Crime; Verbal Communication; Housing; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Violence; Gender Differences; Social Attitudes
Abstract: Using survey responses collected via the Internet from a U.S. national probability sample of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adults (N = 662), this article reports prevalence estimates of criminal victimization and related experiences based on the target's sexual orientation. Approximately 20% of respondents reported having experienced a person or property crime based on their sexual orientation; about half had experienced verbal harassment, and more than 1 in 10 reported having experienced employment or housing discrimination. Gay men were significantly more likely than lesbians or bisexuals to experience violence and property crimes. Employment and housing discrimination were significantly more likely among gay men and lesbians than among bisexual men and women. Implications for future research and policy are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 2 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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2. Un-Believing the Matrix: Queering Consensual Heteronormativity (EJ820681)
Atkinson, Elizabeth; DePalma, Renee
Gender and Education, v21 n1 p17-29 Jan 2009
2009-01-00
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Figurative Language; Sexual Orientation; Homosexuality; Social Attitudes; Social Bias; Matrices; Gender Issues; Elementary Schools; Social Influences; Foreign Countries; Social Development; Student Attitudes; Teacher Student Relationship
Abstract: Two key concepts arising from Butler's work are the heterosexual matrix--the conflation of sex-gender-sexuality which leads to the normalisation of heterosexuality--and performative reinscription--the discursive process by which the marginalised Other brings new meanings to normative identity constructions. While we have found both concepts useful, we consider the extent to which the very act of naming--or in Althusser's words, hailing--the heterosexual matrix reifies it. Drawing on our own research on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in primary schools, we consider disruptions (breaking what Butler describes as echo-chains) and reinscriptions (forging new ones) as approaches to queering consent. This vision requires disorganisation rather than resistance and replaces the metaphor of the matrix as a system of externally imposed rules with an understanding of how the matrix--to the extent that it exists at all--relies on hegemony as organised consent. (Contains 9 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
3. Does the "Marriage Benefit" Extend to Partners in Gay and Lesbian Relationships?: Evidence from a Random Sample of Sexually Active Adults (EJ822493)
Wienke, Chris; Hill, Gretchen J.
Journal of Family Issues, v30 n2 p259-289 2009
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Well Being; Correlation; Marriage; Spouses; Homosexuality; Interpersonal Relationship; Comparative Analysis; Intimacy; Sexual Orientation; Sexuality; Social Science Research; Probability; Psychological Patterns; Institutional Role; Regression (Statistics)
Abstract: Prior research indicates that the married enjoy higher levels of well-being than the unmarried, including unmarried cohabiters. Yet, comparisons of married and unmarried persons routinely exclude partnered gays and lesbians. Using a large probability sample, this study assessed how the well-being of partnered gays and lesbians (282) compares with that of persons from other relationship status groups, including legally married spouses (6,734); unmarried heterosexuals who are cohabiting (614), dating (2,992), or unattached (750); and single gays and lesbians (59). After controlling for demographic variables, partnered gays and lesbians were found to report less happiness than married spouses but more happiness than singles, regardless of sexual orientation. Conversely, no differences were found between partnered gays and lesbians and married persons in health. On both measures, partnered gays and lesbians were similar to heterosexual cohabiters. The implications of these findings are considered in light of current debates about the importance of marriage. (Contains 7 tables and 8 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
4. "Being Gay Guy, that Is the Advantage": Queer Korean Language Learning and Identity Construction (EJ806899)
King, Brian W.
Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, v7 n3-4 p230-252 Jul 2008
2008-07-00
Descriptors: Homosexuality; Korean; Self Concept; Qualitative Research; Second Language Learning; Males; Foreign Countries; Native Speakers; English (Second Language); Discourse Analysis
Abstract: This study works against heteronormativity, which is prevalent in the second language acquisition field, adding queer perspectives to the growing body of research that questions a narrower, 1-dimensional view of the language learner. There is a common belief that learning an additional language (L2) while surrounded by L2 speakers in a naturalistic setting is best. Theories of identity and language learning have destabilized this notion, pointing to the effects of ongoing identity construction on learning. While forming identities in the L2, a learner invests in certain groups of speakers (often imagined communities), leading them to seek out such speakers. Access to speakers in real naturalistic settings is not guaranteed, and social marginalization often prevents learning. This qualitative study explores the naturalistic language-learning experiences of 3 Korean gay men whose marginalized sexual identities assist them with access while articulating other aspects of their identities (e.g., race, nationality) as well as sexual desire. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
5. An Inflammatory Fag and a Queer Form: Larry Kramer, Polemics, and Rhetorical Agency (EJ806457)
Rand, Erin J.
Quarterly Journal of Speech, v94 n3 p297-319 Aug 2008
2008-08-00
Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Rhetoric; Audiences; Persuasive Discourse; Homosexuality
Abstract: Rhetorical agency is the capacity for words and actions to be intelligible and forceful, and to create effects through their formal and stylistic conventions. The polemical discourses of Larry Kramer, a controversial AIDS activist, demonstrate a concurrence of features that define the polemic as a rhetorical form and therefore enable agency: alienating expressions of emotion; non-contingent assertions of truth; presumptions of shared morality; and the constitution of enemies, audiences, and publics. The unexpected uptake of Kramer's texts by academics invites consideration of the polemic as a queer form that resists the assumption of a necessary and predictable relationship between an intending agent and an action's effects. Thus, the polemic highlights the riskiness, unpredictability, and inevitable contingency of agency, and positions queerness itself as the condition of possibility for any rhetorical act. (Contains 69 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
6. Attitudes and Behaviors toward Lesbian and Gay Persons: Critical Correlates and Mediated Relations (EJ802538)
Goodman, Melinda B.; Moradi, Bonnie
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v55 n3 p371-384 Jul 2008
Descriptors: Sex Role; Homosexuality; Social Attitudes; Correlation; College Students; Political Attitudes; Rejection (Psychology); Statistical Analysis; Social Bias
Abstract: With data from 255 college women and men, this study examined the relative strength of relations of right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), social dominance orientation (SDO), and traditional gender role attitudes (TGRA) with anti-lesbian and gay (LG) attitudes. This study also tested the mediating role of anti-LG attitudes in the relations of RWA, SDO, and TGRA with LG-rejecting and -affirming behaviors. Results pointed to the importance of the relations of TGRA and RWA, but not SDO, with anti-LG attitudes and LG-rejecting behaviors. Furthermore, anti-LG attitudes mediated the links of RWA and TGRA with LG-rejecting behaviors. With regard to LG-affirming behaviors, TGRA was the only unique correlate, and anti-LG attitudes did not serve as a mediator. Implications for future research and practice are discussed. (Contains 1 footnotes, 3 tables, and 2 figures.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
7. "Whose Child Is This?": Determining Legal Status for Lesbian Parents Who Used Assisted Reproductive Technologies (EJ798238)
Hare, Jan; Skinner, Denise
Family Relations, v57 n3 p365-375 Jul 2008
Descriptors: Court Litigation; Homosexuality; Gender Issues; Moral Values; Public Policy; Civil Rights; Parent Rights; Social Values; Social Attitudes
Abstract: Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) have helped heterosexuals, lesbians, and gays fulfill desires to become parents. In this article, we identify assumptions upon which parentage rights in the United States are based. Examining recent legal decisions in California concerning 3 families headed by lesbian parents who used ARTs, we find that existing law inadequately addresses the circumstances of same-gender parents. Using the concepts of child-centered analysis and moral parenthood, we build policy recommendations that can serve as guidelines for states in developing comprehensive legislation. These recommendations ensure equity in court decision making for same-gender couples and their children. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
8. Social Support and Psychological Well-Being in Lesbian and Heterosexual Preadoptive Couples (EJ798229)
Goldberg, Abbie E.; Smith, JuliAnna Z.
Family Relations, v57 n3 p281-294 Jul 2008
Descriptors: Adoption; Depression (Psychology); Social Support Groups; Homosexuality; Mental Health; Comparative Analysis; Females; Family Environment; Friendship; Well Being; Anxiety
Abstract: This study examines predictors of social support and mental health among 36 lesbian and 39 heterosexual couples who were waiting to adopt. Lesbian preadoptive partners perceived less support from family than heterosexual partners but similar levels of support from friends. Lesbian and heterosexual partners reported similar levels of well-being. Aspects of the adoption process were associated with anxiety, whereas couples' conception history was associated with depression. Adoption practitioners should acknowledge these distinct pathways in prevention efforts. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
9. Sex in the Lesbian Teacher's Closet: The Hybrid Proliferation of Queers in School (EJ810234)
Cavanagh, Sheila L.
Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, v29 n3 p387-399 Sep 2008
2008-09-00
Descriptors: School Culture; Foreign Countries; Homosexuality; Females; Social Bias; Social Attitudes; Child Welfare; Well Being; Educational Environment; Teaching Conditions; Ethics; Teacher Responsibility; Sexual Abuse; Sexual Orientation
Abstract: Using feminist, queer and postcolonial theories, this paper analyzes the public commentary and anxious concern about child-welfare in a recent lesbian teacher sex scandal in Vancouver, Canada, involving Jean Robertson. Arguing that the public and professional uproar is not really about child-protectionism so much as it is about the place of white teacher lesbianism in school culture, I ask new questions about how the regulation of teenage sexuality operates to secure heterosexual bifurcations of gender in the school. The idea of the innocent, white "girl" child is, in this paper, shown to anchor a public and professional worry about the proliferation of queer teenage identifications in the school. Using Judith Butler's formulation of the heterosexual matrix, Lee Edelman's conceptualization of reproductive futurity, Judith Halberstam's investigation of queer time and space, and Mikko Tuhkanen's postcolonial reading of lesbian sexuality in popular film, I underscore societal-based upset about white teacher lesbianism. I argue that the teacher sex scandals in North America are driven by an unspoken societal upset about identifications and desires inhospitable to binary gender positions and heteronormative futures. (Contains 1 note.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
10. Speaking the Unspeakable in Forbidden Places: Addressing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality in the Primary School (EJ810977)
Allan, Alexandra; Atkinson, Elizabeth; Brace, Elizabeth; DePalma, Renee; Hemingway, Judy
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, v8 n3 p315-328 Aug 2008
Descriptors: Action Research; Sexual Orientation; Homosexuality; Elementary Schools; Art Education; After School Programs; Classroom Environment; Foreign Countries; Teacher Researchers; Teaching Methods; Educational Research; Social Environment
Abstract: The present paper interrogates the ways in which school is produced as a particular bounded place (or collection of places) where sexuality, and particularly non-heterosexuality, is carefully policed by these boundaries. Drawing upon data generated in primary schools during a nationwide action research project ("No Outsiders"), we focus on three very different school places: the classroom, the staffroom and a school-based after-school art club. Our analysis engages with the contingency of place-making to show that place is neither a unitary experience nor a neutral stage upon which social relations are enacted. The three vignettes analysed offer insights into the critical potential of consciously and persistently working across (apparently) boundaried spaces within and beyond schools. (Contains 5 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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