Illness comes to bed. Chronically ill lesbian women discuss sex, intimacy, and sexual practices

Pieri, Mara

doi:10.1080/10894160.2020.1778882

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“…Many studies explored coming out specifically in the context of the family (see Section 3.2.2). In others, the family was relevant for related topics such as LGBTQ+ individuals' experience of religious conflict (e.g., Schuck & Liddle, 2001) or chronic illness and disability (e.g., Pieri, 2021). This strong family focus within coming out research is to be expected.…”

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“…Thus, many researchers adopted an intersectionality perspective to explore how the intersections of sexuality, gender, and other social categories of difference produce different coming out experiences, while considering various axes of oppression and privilege. The most dominant categories of difference considered in coming out studies in intersection with sexuality and gender (LGBTQ+) are: race and ethnicity (e.g., Adams‐Santos, 2020; Boe et al., 2018; Bowleg et al., 2008; Chazin & Klugman, 2014; Cisneros & Bracho, 2019; Fisher, 2003; Ford, 2017; Garvey et al., 2019; Gattamorta & Quidley‐Rodriguez, 2018; Keene et al., 2021; Leung, 2021; Logie et al., 2015; Mezey, 2008; Radis & Nadan, 2021; Thomsen, 2021; Uppal & Kelly, 2020; Wang, 2021), class (e.g., Barglowski et al., 2018; Lewis, 2012; Mezey, 2008), age (e.g., Lewis, 2012; Wilson et al., 2018), disabilities (e.g., Chazin & Klugman, 2014; Pieri, 2021), religion (e.g., Chazin & Klugman, 2014; Gold & Stewart, 2011; Shurts et al., 2020), professional identities (e.g., El Amoor, 2019; Ford, 2017), national identities (e.g., Bie & Tang, 2016), and polyamory (e.g., Gusmano, 2018).…”

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“…13 13 Countries of all inhabited continents are represented within my ‘coming out’ search findings (peer‐reviewed articles or academic books, published in English). For example, in order of their publication date: North America (United States [e.g., Dank, 1971; Fankhanel, 2010; Herdt, 1989; Li & Samp, 2021a; Pastrana et al., 2017; Trahan & Goodrich, 2015), Mexico (e.g., Carrier, 1989), Canada (e.g., Brotman et al., 2002; Kahn & Alessi, 2018), Jamaica (e.g., White et al., 2016), El Salvador (e.g., Thompson & Figueroa, 2020)), Europe (Germany (e.g., Barglowski et al., 2018; Götz & Blanz, 2020; Schafer, 1976), United Kingdom (e.g., Almack, 2007; Clarke & Earley, 2021; Humphrey, 1999; Nordqvist & Smart, 2014; Weeks, 1977), Ireland (e.g., Daly et al., 2020; Neary, 2013; Ryan, 2003; Sharek et al., 2015), Austria (e.g., Bunzl, 2005), Netherlands (e.g., Bannink & Wentink, 2015; Brand, 2005; Maliepaard, 2018), Norway (e.g., Hegna, 2007; Malterud & Bjorkman, 2016), France (e.g., Charbonnier & Graziani, 2016; Provencher, 2011), Hungary (e.g., Béres‐Deák, 2011), Malta (e.g., Bradford & Clark, 2011), Italy (e.g., Benozzo, 2013; Pieri, 2021; Pistella et al., 2020), Portugal (e.g., Costa et al., 2013; Gato et al., 2020; Torres & Rodrigues, 2021), Slovenia (e.g., Kuhar & Švab, 2014; Švab, 2016), Belgium (e.g., Haxhe & D’Amore, 2014), Spain (e.g., de Miguel et al., 2018; Vilanova et al., 2020), Poland (e.g., Barglowski et al., 2018), Romania (e.g., Haxhe et al., 2018), Turkey (e.g., Barglowski et al., 2018…”

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An overview of coming out research: Introducing a three‐lens typology

Sandler

2022

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Coming out is a fast-growing global research area with numerous interdisciplinary publications dedicated to its exploration. To contribute to a more organised and concise way of understanding this rapidly expanding field, I introduce a three-lens typology. Based on the systematic categorisation of over 700 publications, coming out research can be viewed via the following three lenses: (1) the different social institutions in which individuals come out, (2) to whom individuals come out, and (3) the content of individuals' coming out. The identified lenses focus on 'coming out in', 'coming out to' and 'coming out as', which adds to current conceptual understandings of 'coming out into' and 'coming out of'. Further, lens 3 demonstrates another usage shift of the coming out terminology. The concept of coming out originally was used outside of sexuality contexts and currently is being used more broadly again. However, in contrast to its original meaning, the new areas of application (e.g., fatness, atheism, illness) are still linked to conceptualisations and experiences of non-normativity. This publication assists students, scholars, and practitioners with navigating the extensive amount of coming out literature. It further illustrates the potential and challenges of coming out research and points towards the future-the if, how and what-of this field.

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2022

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“…The material constraints placed on the women by their IBD, was positioned by some women as a journey that initiated new possibilities for them in terms of their body image and sexual experiences (Pieri, 2021). A few women in this study spoke of being more willing to engage in dating and sex again since being diagnosed with IBD.…”

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“…Furthermore, research on same-sex relationships for individuals who have a chronic illness found that lesbian women were "reassured" by the fact that their female partners would show empathy for their difficulties (Pieri, 2021, p. 222). Pieri (2021) research highlighted how women felt support from their same-sex partners, as each partner came from a similar gender-informed approach to sex and intimacy communication (Pieri, 2021).…”

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“It’s not sexy” and “I can’t control it”: Young women's constructions of heterosex with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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<p>An inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can negatively impact sex due to abdominal pain, faecal incontinence, symptom uncertainty and poor body image. The way women make meaning of heterosex is grounded in available cultural discourses associated with sexuality and femininity (Moran & Lee, 2014). Previous research on sexual intimacy experiences for women with IBD fails to consider the wider social and cultural environment these women are situated within. There is a need to understand how women negotiate and make meaning of heterosex in dating relationships with IBD. This study explored how young women with IBD constructed their experiences of heterosex in dating relationships. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten self-identified women who were single or dating men and between the ages of 18-35 who were diagnosed with IBD. I adopted a material-discursive theoretical framework underpinned by a critical realist epistemology. A reflexive thematic analysis was used to explore how these women constructed and navigated their IBD in relation to heterosex in dating relationships with men. From my analysis, I identified two overall themes in which women constructed heterosex regarding their IBD: disruption to the sexual youth, and the feminine sexual body. In the theme ‘disruption to the sexual youth’, women talked of how their IBD prevented them from being able to be young and sexually free. These women also positioned their IBD journey as a process of self-discovery, in which they discovered what they needed most at that point in their life. In the theme ‘the feminine sexual body’, women talked of having a failed feminine sexual body, positioning it as ‘dirty’ and ‘unpredictable’. These women talked about managing and preparing their bodies before and during sex. Finally, most women talked of reaching a point of self-acceptance with their IBD bodies. The findings of this study suggest that IBD can be seen to disrupt dominant discourses of sexuality and femininity in youth, in which young women were unable to achieve ideals around femininity, a sexual youth and heterosexual. These findings highlight the relevance and need for open conversations within research and health settings for women with IBD, to shift social taboos and ensure women have their sexual health needs met.</p>

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Embodied Queer Epistemologies: A New Approach to (a Monstrous) Citizenship

Santos

2022

Citizenship, Gender and Diversity

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In this chapter meanings attached to monstrosity will be explored in light of queer critiques of the concept of citizenship. The first part of the chapter explores the notion of the monster, with a particular interest in queer readings of monstrosity. In that section, monsters will be unpacked against the backdrop of the archetype of the hero. Subsequently, the chapter focuses on the idea of citizenship and aims at recuperating its potential in the light of both contemporary queer critiques and evidence-based needs to strengthen formal recognition in times of anti-LGBTQI+ backlash. Finally, the notion of monstrous citizenship will be advanced as part of what I am suggesting be interpreted as an embodied turn in (queer) epistemologies.

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Illness comes to bed. Chronically ill lesbian women discuss sex, intimacy, and sexual practices

Cited by 6 publications

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An overview of coming out research: Introducing a three‐lens typology

An overview of coming out research: Introducing a three‐lens typology

“It’s not sexy” and “I can’t control it”: Young women's constructions of heterosex with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Embodied Queer Epistemologies: A New Approach to (a Monstrous) Citizenship

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