Similar and equal relationships? Negotiating bisexuality in an enduring relationship

Lahti, Annukka

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“…A small body of literature, mainly outside the United Kingdom (U.K.), has specifically focused on bisexual relationships (e.g., Bradford, 2012;Feinstein, Latack, Bhatia, Davila & Eaton, 2016;Gustavson, 2009;Lahti, 2015;Li et al, 2013). Bisexual participants are seemingly aware of notions that they must simultaneously be in relationships with men and women and some have challenged this idea (Bradford, 2004a;Gustavson, 2009;Li et al, 2013).…”

Section: Recent Research On Bisexual People's Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other participants suggested that same-sex marriage affirmed their bisexual identity (Lannutti, 2008). However, some bisexual people have resisted adhering to traditional heteronormative marriage (and of enduring relationships more broadly, see Lahti, 2015), and found various ways to 'queer' their relationships (Hartman-Linck, 2014;Lannutti, 2008;Lahti, 2015). 10 Negative cultural portrayals of bisexuality have been reported to affect bisexual people's relationships.…”

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Misrecognition and managing marginalisation: Bisexual people’s experiences of bisexuality and relationships

Hayfield

Campbell

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2018

Psychology & Sexuality

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Acknowledgements:We would particularly like to thank the bisexual participants who so willingly gave their time to talk to us about their identities and relationships. This research was conducted in collaboration with the community group BiVisible Bristol and the charity OnePlusOne (http://www.oneplusone.space). It was supported by a University of the West of England (UWE) research grant (UHSS0072). The authors would like to acknowledge their appreciation of the support of these organisations. We are also grateful for the insightful comments offered by the three anonymous reviewers on an earlier version of this manuscript.2 Please note that this is the Accepted Manuscript (the final version that we worked on, prior to it being accepted for publication). The final version can be found at the following link: https://doi. AbstractMany negative portrayals of bisexuality within Western culture relate to relationships, yet only a small body of research has explored bisexual people's experiences of their bisexual identity within their partner relationships, particularly within the wider cultural context of binegativity. Twenty qualitative interviews were conducted with bisexual men, women, trans, and genderqueer/non-binary people in relationships. Participants were based in the United Kingdom and ranged from eighteen to forty years old. We conducted a thematic analysis of the data and identified two key themes: The case of the disappearing bisexual: Invisible identities and unintelligible bisexual relationships and That's not my bisexuality and not my bisexual relationship: Defending self, relationships, and partners against bisexual negativity.In the first theme we report how bisexual identity was understood by participants as largely invisible, particularly when they were in relationships, and discuss how the notion of a "bisexual relationship" was seemingly unintelligible. In the second theme, we discuss how participants engaged in identity and relationship work to defend themselves and their partners against binegativity in order to protect their bisexual identity, their partners, and their relationships. These results contribute novel findings to our understandings of how bisexual people experience and manage their identities and relationships within the wider context of binegativity. We conclude with a discussion of the importance and implications of our findings.3

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Section: Recent Research On Bisexual People's Relationshipsmentioning

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Section: Recent Research On Bisexual People's Relationshipsmentioning

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Misrecognition and managing marginalisation: Bisexual people’s experiences of bisexuality and relationships

Hayfield

Campbell

Reed

2018

Psychology & Sexuality

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“…Spalding and Peplau (1997) found that heterosexual college students in their sample considered bisexual people in relationships less likely to be monogamous, more likely to be unfaithful to their partners, and more likely to carry and give their partners an STI than heterosexual individuals in a relationship. Other researchers have found similar results in which bisexual individuals are considered promiscuous, carry STI's, and incapable of maintaining a monogamous relationship (Brewster & Moradi, 2010;Eliason, 1997;Eliason, 2001;Fahs, 2009;Gustavson, 2009;Herek, 2002;Israel & Mohr, 2004;Lanutti & Denes, 2012;McLean, 2004;Mint, 2004;Mohr & Rochlen, 1999).…”

Section: Low Trustworthiness Stereotypementioning

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“…In prior research, bisexual men and women both reported being judged by heterosexuals as being untrustworthy as well as promiscuous (Hequembourg & Brallier, 2009). Bisexuals are often considered to not only be untrustworthy romantic partners (Israel & Mohr, 2004;Mohr & Rochlen, 1999;Spalding & Peplau, 1997) but also untrustworthy friends (Gustavson, 2009;Klesse, 2005;McLean, 2004). They are also considered to not be loyal to their partners (Israel & Mohr, 2004).…”

Section: Low Trustworthiness Stereotypementioning

confidence: 99%

“…They are also considered to not be loyal to their partners (Israel & Mohr, 2004). Many believe that the quality of a romantic relationship with a bisexual partner will be low and that bisexual partners will be unfaithful in the relationship, resulting in the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STI's) to their partners (Alaire & Gaudet, 2013;Klesse, 2005;McLean, 2004;Spalding & Peplau, 1997). Spalding and Peplau (1997) found that heterosexual college students in their sample considered bisexual people in relationships less likely to be monogamous, more likely to be unfaithful to their partners, and more likely to carry and give their partners an STI than heterosexual individuals in a relationship.…”

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Trustworthiness and Stability in Same and Different Sex Relationships: Heterosexuals’ Attitudes toward Bisexuality

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Although bisexuals are reportedly the largest sexual orientation minority group in North America (Copen, Chandra, & Febo-Vazquez, 2016), there is scant research examining the population without also including lesbian women and gay men. However, according to the American Psychological Association's (2012) Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients, psychologists should endeavor to understand the unique experiences of the bisexual population. Bisexual individuals face different stereotypes, conflict within the LGB community, and different life experiences related to other sexual orientations (Rust, 2000). Two unique stereotypes applied to the bisexual community are that bisexuality is an unstable sexual orientation (Bostwick & Hequembourg, 2014) and that bisexual individuals are untrustworthy (Israel & Mohr, 2004). Currently, there is no research exploring differences in perceptions of these stereotypes between male and female bisexual individuals and scant research examining perceptions of bisexual individuals in same or different gender relationships. When research has been completed in these areas, it has tended to focus on bisexual men and women separately or on differences in perceptions depending upon the heterosexual person's gender. The current study explored 558 heterosexual participants' perceptions of bisexuality and used sexual orientation, gender, and type of relationship as independent variables and trustworthiness and stability as dependent variables. Results suggest there are no differences in perception of stability between bisexual men and women or same or different gender relationships. Additionally, no differences in trustworthiness between bisexual men and women and heterosexual and bisexual individuals were found. However, participants did perceive bisexual individuals in same gender relationships to be more trustworthy than those in different gender relationships. Possible explanations for these results, limitations of the study, and future directions are explored. v TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The Affective Politics of Progress Narratives: Women Talking About Equality in Heterosexual Relationships

Jurva

2019

Romantic Relationships in a Time of ‘Cold Intimacies’

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Similar and equal relationships? Negotiating bisexuality in an enduring relationship

Cited by 22 publications

References 37 publications

Misrecognition and managing marginalisation: Bisexual people’s experiences of bisexuality and relationships

Misrecognition and managing marginalisation: Bisexual people’s experiences of bisexuality and relationships

Trustworthiness and Stability in Same and Different Sex Relationships: Heterosexuals’ Attitudes toward Bisexuality

The Affective Politics of Progress Narratives: Women Talking About Equality in Heterosexual Relationships

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