Increases in Sex with Same-Sex Partners and Bisexual Identity Across Cohorts of Women (but Not Men)

England, Paula; Mishel, Emma; Caudillo, Monica L.

doi:10.31235/osf.io/2y2xp

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“…Past studies have found gender differences in trends, such that the increase in same-sex sexual behavior has been more pronounced among women. Butler (2005), Turner et al (2005) and England et al (2016) all suggest significant recent increases of same-sex sex across recent cohorts of women, but they find much less or even no cohort change among men. Why might we expect trends in same-sex sexual behavior to differ by gender?…”

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confidence: 97%

“…This conclusion is suspect given that the techniques they used, proposed by , have been shown via simulation not to identify cohort trends in some cases where they exist in artificially generated data . The only multivariate analysis of cohort change in sex with same-sex partners is a study by England, Mishel and Caudillo (2016), which used NSFG data. Among women, they found cohort increases in reports of bisexual identity, of sex with both sexes, and of sex with women only.…”

Section: Past Research On Change In Sex With Same-sex Partnersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They found no cohort trend for men on change in sexual orientation or sex with same-sex partners. The analysis of England et al (2016) is limited to cohorts born between 1966 and 1995 and to adults under 45.…”

Section: Past Research On Change In Sex With Same-sex Partnersmentioning

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Increases in Sex with Same-Sex Partners Across U.S. Cohorts Born 1920-1998: A Race-Gender Intersection

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Ford³

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We examine change across U.S. cohorts born between 1920 and 1998 in their probability of having had sex with same-sex partners last year and since age 18. We explore how trends differ by gender, race and class background. We use data from the 1988-2016 General Social Surveys. We find steady increases across birth cohorts in the proportion of men and women who have had both male and female sexual partners since age 18. A key finding is a race-gender intersection: black men and women of all races had similar increases— increases which were much steeper than those observed for white men. We suggest that women’s increase is rooted in a long-term asymmetry in gender change, in which nonconformity to gender norms in many arenas is more acceptable for women than men. As the increase for men is largest among black men—and this is the population most affected by the rise of mass incarceration—we suggest the latter may be a contributing factor.

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Section: Past Research On Change In Sex With Same-sex Partnersmentioning

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Increases in Sex with Same-Sex Partners Across U.S. Cohorts Born 1920-1998: A Race-Gender Intersection

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Ford³

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“…In line with these findings, studies show that women are generally more sexually fluid than men in terms of engaging in same-sex sexual behavior. Both large, survey-based quantitative studies and qualitative studies using smaller samples show that more women report having same-sex sex and same-sex attraction than men (e.g., Diamond 2008Diamond , 2014England et al 2016;Gates 2011;Laumann et al 1994;Mishel et al 2018;Mishel n.d.). Research has also shown that same-sex sexual behavior is sometimes strategically mobilized by heterosexual-identifying women who seek to garner attention from men (e.g., Hamilton 2007).…”

Section: Policing Sexual Orientation and The "One-act Rule"mentioning

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Google, Tell Me. Is He Gay?: Masculinity, Heterosexuality, and Gendered Anxieties in Google Search Queries about Sexuality

Mishel¹,

Bridges²,

Caudillo³

2018

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How can we really know how accepting people are of same-sex sexual identities? Responses in surveys and interviews are prone to social desirability bias. In this article, we offer a new proxy for this concern: the relative prevalence of Google search queries demonstrating concern over gay/lesbian sexual identities. Theories of gender have long suggested a strong relationship between masculinity and heterosexuality. Likewise, sociological research shows a consistent pattern of femininity being devalued culturally, particularly when enacted by boys and men. And, scholarship on the relationship between gender and sexuality suggests that boys’ and men’s heterosexuality is more precarious compared to that of girls and women. Using Google Trends analysis, we illustrate what these theories posit on a larger scale than previous research has been able to establish. Specifically, we show that gender-specific Google search queries concerned with the status of individuals as gay/lesbian show patterned bias toward masculine searches. We put these search data into context by comparing search frequencies with other popular searches associated with the gender-specific statuses we analyze, and argue that these data offer a new kind of support for three interrelated theories of gender and sexual identity and inequality.

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“…New data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) suggest that the proportion of young women who identify as bisexual is increasing among younger cohorts. 24 Using data from The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a nationally representative survey of U.S. adolescents grades 7 to 12 found that 15% of females identified as a SMW. 25 Additionally, data from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a national school-based survey of 9th to 12th graders, found that 2.0% of females identified as gay/ lesbian and 9.8% as bisexual.…”

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Family Planning for Sexual Minority Women

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The family planning needs of sexual minority women (SMW) are an understudied but growing area of research. SMW have family planning needs, both similar to and distinct from their exclusively heterosexual peers. Specifically, SMW experience unintended pregnancies at higher rates than their exclusively heterosexual peers, but factors that increase this risk are not well understood. Contraception use is not uncommon among SMW, but lesbian women are less likely to use contraception than bisexual or exclusively heterosexual women. High rates of unintended pregnancy suggest contraception is underused among SMW. Contraception counseling guidelines specific to SMW do not yet exist, but greater adoption of current best practices is likely to meet the needs of SMW. SMW may have unique needs for their planned pregnancies as well, for which obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn) providers should provide care and referrals. In general, understandings of the distinct family planning needs for SMW are limited and further research is needed, with particular attention to issues of over-lapping health disparities related to status as a SMW and other factors such as race/ethnicity that may add additional layers of stigma and discrimination. Clinical resources are needed to help Ob/Gyns make their practice more welcoming to the needs of SMW.

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Increases in Sex with Same-Sex Partners and Bisexual Identity Across Cohorts of Women (but Not Men)

Cited by 21 publications

References 10 publications

Increases in Sex with Same-Sex Partners Across U.S. Cohorts Born 1920-1998: A Race-Gender Intersection

Increases in Sex with Same-Sex Partners Across U.S. Cohorts Born 1920-1998: A Race-Gender Intersection

Google, Tell Me. Is He Gay?: Masculinity, Heterosexuality, and Gendered Anxieties in Google Search Queries about Sexuality

Family Planning for Sexual Minority Women

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