Sexual Identity in the American Deep South

The Concordance and Discordance of Sexual Activity, Relationships, and Identities

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3623331
AutoresDawn Michelle Baunach (0000-0003-4848-3219, Georgia State University, autor de correspondencia), Elisabeth O Burge (0000-0002-5741-8083, Georgia State University), Elisabeth O Burgess (Gerontology Institute, Georgia State University)
Año2013
Volumen60
Número9
Páginas1315-1335
Fecha de publicación2013-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2013.806179
PMID23952925
OpenAlexW1972000586
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas39

This research explores the association between sexual identity and sexual behavior and how that association varies across gender and race in the American Deep South. Multinomial logistic regression analysis is used to determine the likelihood of each sexual identity given past sexual behavior, sexual relationships, and other social characteristics. The more traditional cultural climate of the South appears to suppress identification as a sexual minority. Sexual identification in the Deep South is primarily a product of sexual activity and sexual relationships, although attitudes toward and contact with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community play a minor role. Although most participants' sexual behaviors and identities were in concordance, sexual discordance was highest for White women and lowest for White men. Discordance was also associated with traditional men's roles attitudes, negative homosexuality attitudes, and contact with the LGBT community. It is hoped that these results encourage scholarship that deconstructs the sexual behavior and identity of all groups, not just oppressed groups

Concordance · Developmental psychology · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Lesbian · Sexual identity · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Transgender · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology