Butch Queens Up in Pumps

Bailey, Marlon M.

doi:10.3998/mpub.799908

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Section: Family Research Among Sexual Minority Youthmentioning

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“…A contemporary example of chosen families among queer Black and Latino men in particular are those of the House and Ball communities in which “houses,” or groups of queer men with family-like ties headed by a house parent, compete through performance art in events called balls (Bailey, 2013; Kubicek et al, 2013a-b; Kuvalanka, 2012). House and Ball communities have provided spaces for queer Black and Latino youth to build confidence and earn money through competition but also to find social support and relative safety in an otherwise homophobic and racist society (Bailey, 2013). As such, House and Ball communities have become important sites among researchers to understand how these chosen family and peer networks impact the health and well-being, including vulnerability to HIV infection, of sexual and racial/ethnic minority youth (Arnold & Bailey, 2009; Arnold et al, 2016; Galindo, 2013; Kubicek et al, 2013a-b; Wong et al, 2013).…”

Section: Family Research Among Sexual Minority Youthmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Who Counts as Family? Family Typologies, Family Support, and Family Undermining Among Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men

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Gay and bisexual men may form chosen families in addition to or in place of families of origin. However, the characteristics of these diverse families remain largely unexamined in the quantitative literature. The purpose of this study was to develop a family typology based on responses from a racially and ethnically diverse sample of young adult gay and bisexual men (YGBM) recruited from the Detroit Metropolitan Area (N=350; 18–29 years old). To explore the role of family, we then examined family social support and social undermining in relation to YGBM psychological distress within different family types. A series of multivariate regressions were used to examine associations between family social support and social undermining with depression and anxiety outcomes. The majority (88%) of YGBM included family of origin in their definitions of family and 63% indicated having chosen families. Associations between family social processes and psychological outcomes varied by type of family, suggesting that family composition shapes how perceptions of support and undermining relate to experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety. Chosen families play a prominent role in the lives of YGBM and should not be overlooked in family research. Findings also highlight the importance of examining co-occurring family social support and social stress processes to further address psychological distress symptoms among YGBM.

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Section: Family Research Among Sexual Minority Youthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Family Research Among Sexual Minority Youthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Who Counts as Family? Family Typologies, Family Support, and Family Undermining Among Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men

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“…Cultural knowledge and expertise describe racial, ethnic, and sexual minority scholars' and service providers' sociocultural insights and understandings of disproportionately affected populations such as BLSMM. Extant research on diverse racial, ethnic, and sexual minority populations often describe distinct community social and cultural characteristics (Bailey, 2013;Carrillo, 2018;McCune, 2014;Padilla et al, 2008;Ramirez-Valles, 2011). BLSMM, for example, encompass a range of social identities (e.g., Black and/or Latino gay, bisexual, queer, or "DL" men) and cultural categories (e.g., house and ball communities) that presently inform research designs and clinical intervention strategies (Bailey, 2013;Castillo et al, 2012;Chavez, 2008;Hosek et al, 2015;McCune, 2014;Rios & Stewart, 2015).…”

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Racial and Sexual Minority Scholar Positionality: Advancing Health Status and Life Opportunity Among Sexual Minority Men of Color

Keene

Guilamo‐Ramos

2021

Health Educ Behav

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Black and Latino sexual minority men (BLSMM) scholars are well positioned to draw on their unique perspectives and expertise to address the health status and life opportunities (HSLO) of BLSMM. Increasingly, research related to the positionality of scholars of color suggests that the scholar’s stance in relation to the community being researched has important implications for the research. Despite growing recognition of the importance of scholar positionality, limited attention has been paid to the relationship between scholar-of-color positionality and improving HSLO trajectories of BLSMM. Furthermore, extant literature fails to specify the mechanisms by which scholar-of-color positionality can improve HSLO among BLSMM. This article seeks to fill this gap in research by arguing that an inadequate consideration of scholar positionality in health and life opportunity research has important implications for the HSLO of BLSMM. A multilevel, mediational model addressing factors at the micro-level (i.e., intrapersonal resources)—BLSMM scholars’ personal commitments to BLSMM communities, cultural knowledge and expertise, and shared life experiences; meso-level (i.e., scholar and affected community interactions)—historical membership, mutual interdependency and trust, and community and organizational gatekeeping; and macro-level (i.e., national policies and priorities regarding BLSMM)—national priorities regarding the health and social welfare of BLSMM, allocation of BLSMM research and program funding, societal sentiment, and national investment in the workforce development of BLSMM scholars and clinicians are detailed. In conclusion, we identify recommendations and strategies for advancing scientific, programmatic, and policy efforts, aimed at improving HSLO among communities of BLSMM.

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“…Intersectional understandings of chosen family also characterize this topic of study. Representations of Black queer kinship in ballroom culture have ascended in popular media with the advent of the television phenomenon Pose [ 13 , 14 ], and have been explored empirically through ethnographic inquiry [ 15 ]. A 2019 photography exhibition at the GLBT Historical Society titled “Chosen Familia ” engaged the public sector in a visual interrogation of chosen family by reinterpreting the traditional family photo album in order to reframe and document Latinx queer families [ 16 ].…”

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“We Just Take Care of Each Other”: Navigating ‘Chosen Family’ in the Context of Health, Illness, and the Mutual Provision of Care amongst Queer and Transgender Young Adults

Levin

Kattari

Piellusch

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“Chosen family”—families formed outside of biological or legal (bio-legal) bonds—is a signature of the queer experience. Therefore, we address the stakes of “chosen family” for queer and transgender (Q/T) young adults in terms of health, illness and the mutual provision of care. “Chosen family” is a refuge specifically generated by and for the queer experience, so we draw upon anthropological theory to explore questions of queer kinship in terms of care. We employ a phenomenological approach to semi-structured interviews (n = 11), open coding, and thematic analysis of transcriptions to meet our aims: (1) Develop an understanding of the beliefs and values that form the definition of “chosen family” for Q/T young adults; and (2) Understand the ways in which “chosen family” functions in terms of care for health and illness. Several themes emerged, allowing us to better understand the experiences of this population in navigating the concept of “chosen family” within and beyond health care settings. Emergent themes include: (1) navigating medical systems; (2) leaning on each other; and (3) mutual aid. These findings are explored, as are the implications of findings for how health care professionals can better engage Q/T individuals and their support networks.

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Butch Queens Up in Pumps

Cited by 337 publications

References 5 publications

Who Counts as Family? Family Typologies, Family Support, and Family Undermining Among Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men

Who Counts as Family? Family Typologies, Family Support, and Family Undermining Among Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men

Racial and Sexual Minority Scholar Positionality: Advancing Health Status and Life Opportunity Among Sexual Minority Men of Color

“We Just Take Care of Each Other”: Navigating ‘Chosen Family’ in the Context of Health, Illness, and the Mutual Provision of Care amongst Queer and Transgender Young Adults

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