The Sexual Rights of Others: Majoritized Women’s Support for Marginalized Women’s Sexual Rights

Bay‐Cheng, Laina Y.; Ginn, Hannah G.; Brown, Hannah L. P.; Zucker, Alyssa N.

doi:10.1080/00224499.2021.1998820

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“…The presented results are limited to heterosexual relationships because of the residual number of non-heterosexual participants. Additional research on issues related to sexual health and well-being, sexual pleasure, sexual autonomy, and access to sexuality-related services, is needed among different minority groups in terms of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity/race, age, functional diversity, and any other individual and/or cultural status to capture different vulnerabilities and avoid monolithic representations while ensuring that all people may exercise a full complement of sexual rights (Bay-Cheng et al 2021).…”

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Exploring Intersectional Variations in Sexual Pleasure, Sexual Autonomy, and Important Correlates

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Stefanovska–Petkovska

Candeias

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Research suggests that pressure to meet gender norms can limit social behaviors and ultimately promote poor health outcomes, such as disparities in decreased sexual pleasure, which are considered a central component of human rights and well-being. Previous studies have shown that sexual pleasure and sexual autonomy are gender-related, but little is known about these indicators in diverse populations. This study used data from a probabilistic sample of Cape Verdean immigrant (n = 127) and Portuguese native (n = 133) women and men who were in an intimate relationship enrolled in the FEMINA (Fertility, Migration and Acculturation) project to explore intersectional variations in sexual pleasure, sexual satisfaction, and distress considering their interplay with sexual autonomy and social representations regarding sexuality. For all participants and especially among men, sex is a very important part of life. Sexual autonomy was positively associated with sexual pleasure among Cape Verdean and Portuguese women and Portuguese men. Sexual distress was negatively associated with sexual pleasure among women, especially Cape Verdean women who reported higher sexual distress. This small-scale study is an example of an intersectional approach to sexual health and rights.

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Section: Limitations Future Directions and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%