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Les personnes lesbiennes, gaies et bisexuelles (LGB) peuvent mobiliser différentes stratégies pour dévoiler ou cacher leur orientation sexuelle sur leur lieu de travail. Cette étude a pour objectif d'explorer les relations entre les micro-agressions homonégatives (MAH) perçues au travail et ces stratégies, ainsi que l'effet médiateur du climat organisationnel de diversité sexuelle dans ces relations. Un échantillon de 135 salariés·e·s LGB a répondu à un questionnaire en ligne portant sur ces trois variables. Les données ont été traitées par le biais de régressions linéaires simples et de méthodes d'analyse en pistes causales. Les résultats ont mis en avant que l'effet des MAH sur la gestion de son identité sexuelle au travail était médiatisé par le climat de diversité sexuelle. Il existe également une relation directe positive entre les MAH et le dévoilement. Les résultats sont discutés à la lumière de la littérature existante sur le sujet. Des perspectives aux niveaux systémiques et individuels pour soutenir le climat de diversité sexuelle et réduire la discrimination vécue par les salarié·e·s LGB sont envisagées.

The current study explored sexual minority women’s gender aesthetic and style by using van Anders’ (2015) sexual configurations theory (SCT), which allows for nuance in the measurement of gender/sex research. Previous research on sexual minority women has suggested a markedly masculine “Lesbian Aesthetic” (Huxley et al., 2014) and has connected aesthetic expression to internalized homophobia and levels of outness such that sexual minority women categorized as more feminine report higher rates of internalized homophobia and identity concealment. However, the bulk of past research used dichotomous measures of assessing gender and predated an ostensible shift in LGBTQ+ identities. To update this body of research, the current study explored gender aesthetics by asking sexual minority women to map their gender expression using SCT diagrams and complete measures of outness and internalized homophobia. We found no significant group differences in internalized homophobia or outness for femme, butch, and androgynous participants. Content analyses of gender diagrams suggest that the gender aesthetics of sexual minority women are neither monolithic nor masculine but may be beginning to lean towards the feminine and most certainly encompass a complex and diverse range of expressions

Nation-wide opinion polls and social scientific studies indicate that evaluations of gay men and lesbian women have become increasingly favourable. These positive trends do not explain the widespread discrimination experiences being reported. To assist researchers in investigating attitudes towards gay and lesbian persons, the current research examines whether there are multiple “types” that are identifiable and salient. Two Canadian studies (Ns = 67 and 206) were conducted to establish the presence of gay and lesbian subgroups. Using subgroups generated by Study 1 participants, community and student sub-samples selected those they perceive to exist. Results indicated that, for gay men, the subgroups Drag Queen and Flamboyant emerged, as did Butch for lesbian women. Amongst students, Closeted and Feminine also emerged for gay men, as well as Feminist and Tomboy for lesbian women. These findings have implications for contemporary research on gay- and lesbian-related attitudes and the methodology used to assess them.

Malgré l'acceptation croissante des personnes lesbiennes, gays, bisexuelles, transgenres et intersexes (LGBTI), de nombreuses études indiquent encore que de nombreuses discriminations existent toujours. Les lesbiennes d'Afrique australe sont quotidiennement victimes de violences physiques et verbales et de viols correctifs. Le but de cette étude était d'explorer les expériences vécues par des étudiantes lesbiennes noires de premier cycle dans une université rurale en Afrique du Sud. Une approche de recherche qualitative utilisant un plan de recherche phénoménologique a été utilisée. L'échantillon était composé de quinze étudiantes lesbiennes noires de premier cycle âgées de 18 à 25 ans. Les données ont été collectées dans deux groupes de discussion et analysées à l'aide d'une analyse phénoménologique interprétative (IPA). L'homophobie, le harcèlement, y compris les agressions physiques, et la non-acceptation étaient des expériences quotidiennes chez les participantes lesbiennes. Cela incluait la discrimination de la part des pairs, du personnel universitaire et des organisations religieuses. Des expériences positives, comme la rencontre de nouveaux amis partageant la même orientation sexuelle et la découverte de l'université comme espace libre pour explorer leur sexualité, ont été trouvées.

Camp—a sensibility, a style, and a form of artistic selfexpression—is an elusive concept said to be in the eye of the beholder. To refute Susan Sontag’s (1966) claims that camp is apolitical and not especially homosexual, a number of recent scholarly works have been geared toward revealing camp’s fundamental gayness. With the odd footnote aside, lesbian camp has been collapsed into the category of gay male camp, if not eclipsed entirely. Despite the negligible efforts made to legitimize lesbian camp, there are numerous salient cultural examples one might draw on to illustrate, typify, and substantiate a lesbian camp sensibility. I lay the ground work for this scholarly exercise by outlining various definitions and critiques of camp, and by discussing its history and application to queer theory. Then, to unveil lesbian camp, three nonmutually exclusive categories are discussed: classic, erotic, and radical. By gathering various strands of inquiry, and various textual examples (e.g., photography, artistic performances, and literary tropes), this article attempts to reach a more inclusive and nuanced understanding of lesbian camp.

Appearance is one way in which lesbian and bisexual identities and affiliation to lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) subculture can be demonstrated. ‘Butch’ and ‘androgynous’ styles have been used by lesbian women to communicate a non-heterosexual identity. However, some LGB appearance researchers have argued that there has been a mainstreaming and diversification of lesbian style in the last couple of decades, which has resulted in less distinction between lesbian and straight looks. This research draws on the Social Identity approach to explore contemporary style in lesbian and bisexual communities. Fifteen lesbian and bisexual women took part in semi-structured interviews which were analysed using thematic analysis. Although some participants reported a diversification of lesbian style, most used the term ‘butch’ to describe lesbian style, and a ‘boyish’ look was viewed as the most common contemporary lesbian style. By contrast, most participants could not identify distinct bisexual appearance norms. The data provide evidence of conflicting desires (and expectations) to visibly project social identity by conforming to specific lesbian styles, and to be an authentic, unique individual by resisting these subcultural styles

Un modèle d'identité butch contemporaine a été construit à partir de l'analyse d'une série d'entretiens semi-structurés avec des femmes identifiées comme butch qui ont décrit leur genre en relation avec leurs propres expériences et croyances. Le processus analytique impliquait une approche théorique fondée (Glaser & Strauss, 1967). Les résultats de l'étude décrivent comment les femmes identifiées comme butch conceptualisent leur identité de genre et comment cela affecte leurs relations sociales au sein des communautés lesbiennes et hétérosexuelles. La catégorie centrale de ce modèle (c.-à-d. Une quête d'authenticité) définit l'identité butch comme impliquant un processus continu de négociation entre un sens essentiel du genre lesbien et des exigences de présentation du genre qui sont comprises en relation avec la signification et la signification des genres à travers les contextes sociaux. . (Enregistrement de la base de données PsycINFO (c) 2019 APA, tous droits réservés)

Personal advertisements placed by lesbians were examined to determine how often butch/femme descriptors were used: (a) as a form of self-identification or (b) to indicate the type of partner being sought. The 388 personal advertisements were drawn from 16 alternative newspapers around the U.S., as well as from one Internet site (Qworld) that contained personal ads by lesbians. Each advertisement was coded for the presence or absence of butch/femme descriptors. The majority of advertisers did not mention butch or femme labels either in terms of self-identity or type of partner sought. Among the minority of advertisers who self-identified as butch or femme, more described themselves as femme than butch. Among advertisers seeking butch or femme partners, femme partners were sought most often. Explanations for the preference for femme lesbians were explored

This article explores the relationship between identity, emotion, and feminist collective action. Based on interview research, the analysis confirms the central importance of anger in collective action and its particular significance for feminist identity and activism. As an emotion thought deviant for women, the anger inherent in feminist collective action frames created problems for participants in terms of relationships with partners, friends, and work colleagues. Participants performed emotion work to deal with negative responses to their feminist identity, but this depleted emotional energy and created stress. Participation in movement events provided much-needed emotional support and an outlet for deviant emotions.