M Paz Galupo
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 767281 |
|---|---|
| NOME | M Paz Galupo |
| PRENOMES | M Paz |
| SOBRENOME | Galupo |
| ASSINATURA | GALUPO M P |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Towson University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7991-9970 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 86 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 823 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 84 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2004 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 18 |
Centering transgender and gender nonconforming people of color in the study of minority stress, transition-related factors, and mental health
Background Transgender and gender non-conforming individuals (TGNC) people of color (POC) are exposed to a unique intersection of gender and racial-minority stressors. Distal (external) and proximal (internalized) stressors have been studied within the Gender Minority Stress Model, which outlays the adverse mental/physical health outcomes that often occur due to gender-minority stress. Few studies have examined the intersectionality of racial-min…
Contextualizing personal pronoun use in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community
There is a significant rise in public discourse related to use of personal pronouns, especially when different from pronouns assigned at birth or gender-neutral pronouns; however, there is little empirical exploration of contextual factors influencing how individuals experience stating and sharing pronouns in different situations.In the current exploratory online survey (N 5 301) of participants aged 23 and over (M 5 36.0,SD 5 10.2), recruited fr…
From Avoidance to Engagement
Objectives: The current study takes a resilience-based approach to the sexual well-being of transmasculine and nonbinary individuals through asking them directly what coping strategies they utilize to manage gender dysphoria during sexual activities. Methods: = 35, 9.7%), individuals who were assigned female at birth. An online study was completed by participants and thematic analysis was conducted to understand participants' descriptions of thei…
Development and psychometric evaluation of the transgender and nonbinary People of Color Resilience Scale
I Just Hope for a Miracle”
The Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color resilience measure
The QT-BIPOC RM scale is introduced as a novel measure of resilience and resistance for QT-BIPOC. Our measure redefines resilience by challenging Eurocentric, individualistic frameworks and highlighting how QT-BIPOC resist intersectional oppression through self-preservation, collective healing, and the creation of empowering identity-based narratives. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Humility as a Parenting Practice for Promoting the Health and Safety of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
Parent–child relationship quality, including the degree of emotional support and acceptance, is the single biggest predictor of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and mental health for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth. Family intervention research is underway for identifying how to change poor parent–child relationships where parents reject or are ambiguous about TGD identities. This manuscript conceptualizes parental gender‐affirming…
Simply being
From rejection by others to affirmation of self
Bi+ and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people experience high rates of suicidal ideation (SI), theorized to result from experiencing oppression-based stress. However, the role of resilience in moderating these effects remains largely unexplored, especially among bi+ TGD individuals. The current study aims to address these limitations by examining if resilience factors (i.e., support, self-affirmation) moderate the associations between cisse…
Transforming Queer Mixed Methods Research to be Trans and Nonbinary-Inclusive
This paper describes an aspect of a larger research project using mixed methods to develop a transgender resilience measure. We highlight how our approach “queers” mixed methods research. We center transgender and nonbinary (TNB) voices throughout our research process, disrupting conventional scale development methods and ultimately (trans)forming traditional conceptualizations of resilience, which emphasize individual recovery from adversity. Hi…
Statement on the Importance of Sexuality and Gender Research
An integrated framework for conceptualizing and measuring gender dysphoria
The current article presents an integrated community-informed framework from which to conceptualize the complexity of gender dysphoria and the social context in which it is navigated. Our multidimensional model of gender dysphoria uses a systems-based approach to consider aspects of gender dysphoria that are experienced across individual, interpersonal, structural, and cultural levels. It is from this broad framework that we developed and conduct…
Sexual orientation and gender diversity research manuscript writing guide
Research on 2SLGBTQIA+ people is relatively new and often marginalized within the field, which can make it hard for researchers to learn how to do this research. We thus wrote this article as a way to provide support and direction for researchers, mentors, reviewers, and journal editors. Rather than providing hard-and-fast rules for how to write about 2SLGBTQIA+ topics, we hope to encourage researchers to be thoughtful and to ensure they keep the…
My healing journey gives back to my communities”
Balancing Community and Research Needs in Gender Measurement Decisions
From Abstinence to Deviance
Introduction Stereotypes around sex and gender have played an important role in shaping experiences of discrimination and social injustice for trans individuals. In addition, trans identities have been historically associated with sexual deviance and pathology in the psychomedical literature. In the present study, we investigated stereotypes associated with trans people’s sexuality. Methods We recruited 297 transmasculine and nonbinary individual…
Transgender Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
I’m still not sure if the eating disorder is a result of gender dysphoria”
Resisting Trans Medicalization
Past research has constructed a medicalized model of trans women's sexuality, where trans women are believed to be hyposexual and distressed by their bodies pre-transition, and are cured of their sexual dysfunction as a result of gender affirmative medical procedures. The current study engaged a community sample ( N = 169) of trans feminine and nonbinary individuals assigned male at birth (TFNB) to investigate predictors of sexual experiences aft…
Gender Dysphoria and Sexual Well-Being Among Trans Masculine and Nonbinary Individuals
“ I Use All the Parts I’m Given ”
Objectives: The study investigates how trans masculine and nonbinary individuals describe the use of their bodies during sexual activities. Methods: Three hundred and sixty-one trans masculine and nonbinary individuals were asked to describe their use of body during sex through an online survey. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis. Results: Eleven subthemes emerged that were organized in 4 overarching themes: Relational Factors; Behavior…
Sexual Intimate Partner Violence
Bisexual men are one of the least studied populations within the sexual intimate partner violence (SIPV) literature, despite the prevalence of SIPV being equivalent between bisexual and gay men, and greater in bisexual than heterosexual men. Consequently, it remains unclear as to what factors contribute to SIPV–related victim blame toward bisexual men. The current study utilized a mixed–methods design to investigate prejudiced attitudes toward bi…
Being Talked to Like I Was a Sex Toy, Like Being Transgender Was Simply for the Enjoyment of Someone Else”
Despite the growing interest in the experiences of transgender individuals, the phenomenon of fetishization of transgender bodies and identities has been overlooked. The present study was aimed at investigating the experiences of fetishization of transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) people. Participants in the current study represent a sample of 142 TGNB volunteers from the community who answered the prompt: “If you feel comfortable, could you descri…
The 2016 US Presidential Election and the LGBTQ Community
Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
Conceptualization of Sexual Orientation Identity Among Sexual Minorities
This research analyzed how sexual minority individuals discussed identity when critiquing two sexual orientation scales. To better understand the diversity of sexual minority experience, analyses focused on the patterns of responses across sexual orientation identity (monosexual, plurisexual, and asexual) and gender identity (cisgender and transgender). Participants were self-identified sexual minorities who represented a range of gender identiti…
The labels don't work very well”
The conceptualization and measurement of sexual orientation for transgender individuals is uniquely complicated by the way sexual orientation is rooted in dichotomous notions of sex and gender. The present research investigates the conceptualization of sexual orientation among transgender individuals by exploring the sexual identity labels they choose, the descriptions they provide for these labels, and their general descriptions of their sexuali…
Sexual Minority Reflections on the Kinsey Scale and the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid
This research investigated responses of sexual minority individuals to two sexual orientation scales regarding how well the scales capture their sexuality. Participants were self-identified sexual minorities (including lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, fluid, and asexual) who represented a range of gender identities. Using thematic analysis, three themes were identified related to the conceptualization of sexual orientation, and three for…
Development and Validation of the Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage Scale
This research details the development of a new instrument designed to measure attitudes toward same-sex marriage. Participants were 615 heterosexual women and men, drawn from both student and nonstudent adult populations. Four studies were conducted for the purpose of developing the scale and to establish its psychometric properties. The resulting Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage Scale (ATSM) consists of 17 items, has a one-dimensional factor s…
Friendship patterns of sexual minority individuals in adulthood
This study focuses the social context for sexual minority friendships by investigating the friendship patterns of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. Participants were 405 self-identified lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals (18 to 79 years old). Results suggest that like their heterosexual counterparts, sexual minorities primarily form close friendships with individuals who are similar to themselves in sex and race. Sexual minorities, howe…
I was and still am”
Regardless of Their Gender”
The present research investigates the way individuals under the bisexual umbrella conceptualize their sexual identity. Participants included 172 adults who self-identified as bisexual, pansexual, and queer. Participants individually completed an online survey in which they were asked to describe their sexual identity. Qualitative responses were analyzed via thematic analysis. Four major themes were identified and found relevant to all three ident…
Sexual minority self-identification
Invisible During My Own Crisis
On June 12, 2016, the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida was the target of one of the country's deadliest mass shootings. Pulse, a gay nightclub, was hosting a Latin Pride Night the evening of the tragedy, which resulted in the death of 49 victims and 53 casualties, over 90% of whom were lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Latinx people, specifically. The present research investigates the narrative responses from LGBT people of color …
Transgender friendship experiences
The present research explores benefits and barriers of friendships for transgender individuals. Participants included 536 individuals who self-identified as transgender or gender variant. Participants completed an online survey asking about friendship experiences with transgender, cisgender, sexual minority, and heterosexual friends. Using a feminist intersectional theoretical framework, content analysis attended to the benefits and barriers to f…
Cross-category friendship patterns
Using comparative methodology, Galupo's analyses with sexual minorities were replicated with heterosexual participants allowing for a comparison of close friendship patterns across sexual orientation, sex, and race. Participants completed a questionnaire reporting basic demographic information about themselves and their close friends. Heterosexual women and men primarily developed friendships of similarity, with relatively few friendships experie…
All of My Lovers Fit Into This Scale
Previous qualitative research on traditional measures of sexual orientation raise concerns regarding how well these scales capture sexual minority individuals' experience of sexuality. The present research focused on the critique of two novel scales developed to better capture the way sexual and gender minority individuals conceptualize sexuality. Participants were 179 sexual minority (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer, asexual) indi…
Assessing Experiences With LGBT Microaggressions in the Workplace
LGBT people experience microaggressions in the workplace; however, limited research exists in this area partly due to a lack of psychometrically sound instruments measuring the prevalence of LGBT microaggressions in the workplace. To address this gap, an empirical study was conducted and the LGBT-MEWS was created and tested. The LGBT-MEWS is a 27-item self-report scale comprising three subscales. Each subscale conceptually represents a different …
Not a Real Family
The present study investigates microaggressions toward individuals in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) families. Microaggressions are subtle forms of discrimination experienced on a daily basis as verbal or behavioral slights against individuals in oppressed groups. LGBTQ microaggressions are often studied at an individual level and understood as being directed toward an individual based on perceived identity. The present st…
Researching while cisgender
With the recent change in leadership structure for the International Journal of Transgenderism, and, as one of nine recently appointed associate editors of the journal, I was honored to be given th
Friendship Values and Cross-Category Friendships
Transgender microaggressions in the context of friendship
Microaggressions are subtle forms of discrimination that occur daily and can manifest as behavioral, verbal, or environmental slights. Whether intentional or unintentional, these microaggressions shape the daily experience of transgender individuals and are central to the way in which they navigate their social and personal relationships. The present study investigated transgender microaggressions in the context of friendships. Participants inclu…
Comparing perceived experiences of prejudice among self-identified plurisexual individuals
Based on the limited research available regarding bisexual individuals, there is some evidence to suggest this group may be subject to unique forms of prejudice within both heterosexual and lesbian/gay communities. To date, research in this area has relied on samples that do not reflect the diversity of the non-monosexual/plurisexual community. The present study explored the perceived experiences of anti-bisexual prejudice among a diverse group o…
Transgender microaggressions in the context of romantic relationships
Microaggressions can shape the everyday experiences of individuals who identify as transgender, and how they approach their relationships. Microaggressions involve subtle forms of discrimination that can come across as environmental, behavioral, or verbal slights. The present study focuses on transgender microaggressions that occur in the context of romantic relationships. Participants included 343 adults who identified as transgender, transsexua…
Sexual Satisfaction in Trans Masculine and Nonbinary Individuals
The present study investigated the ways trans masculine and nonbinary individuals describe aspects of their sexual satisfaction. Sexual satisfaction refers to an individual's subjective evaluation of their sexual experiences, and is influenced by relational, contextual, and personal experiences. Prior research with sexual satisfaction among trans individuals utilized quantitative measures, restricting the ability for respondents to describe trans…
Better issues to focus on”
Negative experiences in healthcare settings have been linked to decreased treatment satisfaction and reduction of future help-seeking behaviors among transgender individuals. The present study used gender-identity based microaggressions as a model for understanding the client–therapist relationship. Using a qualitative approach, we investigated instances of microaggressions from mental health providers as experienced by 91 adults who identified a…
As a Sort of Blanket Term”
Women’s Close Friendships across Sexual Orientation
A Whole Bunch of Love the Sinner Hate the Sin
Research on microaggressions experienced by LGBTQ people has focused largely on a general understanding of this concept; however, no research exists that focuses exclusively on microaggressions that LGBTQ people face across religious and spiritual communities. The present study addressed this gap in the literature by using a qualitative method to allow LGBTQ people (N= 90) to directly report microaggressions that they have experienced within thei…
From “Gay Marriage Controversy” (2004) to “Endorsement of Same-Sex Marriage” (2012)
Friendships Across Sexual Orientations
This research investigated women's friendships across sexual orientations as they relate to bisexual identity. Interviews were conducted with 28 female participants in close friendship pairs. Participants included 7 lesbian and 7 bisexual women, along with their heterosexual friends (n = 14). Participants ranged in age from 18-34, with a friendship duration of 1-12 years. Results of this study suggest that while cross-sexual orientation friendshi…
Sexism, Heterosexism, and Biphobia
Recent research has indicated that friendship patterns of sexual minorities are simultaneously influenced by sex, sexual orientation, and race (Galupo, 2007). An understanding of bisexual women's friendship patterns, then, must acknowledge the intersection of sex and sexual orientation as a context in which friendships develop. This paper considers the current literature as it informs our understanding of the friendships of bisexual women with pa…
Women’s Close Friendships across Sexual Orientation
Development and Validation of the Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage Scale
This research details the development of a new instrument designed to measure attitudes toward same-sex marriage. Participants were 615 heterosexual women and men, drawn from both student and nonstudent adult populations. Four studies were conducted for the purpose of developing the scale and to establish its psychometric properties. The resulting Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage Scale (ATSM) consists of 17 items, has a one-dimensional factor s…
Friendship patterns of sexual minority individuals in adulthood
This study focuses the social context for sexual minority friendships by investigating the friendship patterns of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. Participants were 405 self-identified lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals (18 to 79 years old). Results suggest that like their heterosexual counterparts, sexual minorities primarily form close friendships with individuals who are similar to themselves in sex and race. Sexual minorities, howe…
Bisexual Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage
The Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage Scale (ATSM) has been shown to be a reliable and valid measure when used with heterosexual participants (Pearl & Galupo, 2007). The present research sought to establish the psychometric properties of the ATSM with a sexual minority population, compare bisexual women and men's ATSM scores with those of lesbians and gay men, and to explore the relation between demographic and relationship factors with ATSM sco…
Bias Toward Bisexual Women and Men in a Marriage-Matching Task
The current research represents the first empirical study to examine attitudes towards bisexual women and men in the context of both traditional and same-sex marriage relationships. One-hundred fifty-five heterosexual women and men participated in a marriage matching task in which they created ideal marriage matches for profiles that differed across sexual orientation and HIV status. The results showed a clear perception that bisexual partners we…
Cross-category friendship patterns
Using comparative methodology, Galupo's analyses with sexual minorities were replicated with heterosexual participants allowing for a comparison of close friendship patterns across sexual orientation, sex, and race. Participants completed a questionnaire reporting basic demographic information about themselves and their close friends. Heterosexual women and men primarily developed friendships of similarity, with relatively few friendships experie…
Bisexuality
This article focuses on research that seeks to understand conceptualizations of sexual orientation. In particular, the tension between self-identification and social classification is highlighted as discussion focuses on the ways in which sexual identity is understood within a social context. In addition to complicating notions of sexual identity, inclusion of bisexuality in research ultimately invites new ways of conceptualizing sexual orientati…
The impact of men seeking help for depression on perceptions of masculine and feminine characteristics
Comparative optimism
Comparative optimism is the belief that negative events are more likely to happen to others and positive events are more likely to happen to the self. This research considers the impact of sexual orientation on comparative optimism, specifically in relation to positive life events. Participants were 392 adult women and men (18–63 years old) who self-identified as either heterosexual (n = 332) or a sexual minority (n = 60). Participants rated 10 g…
From “Gay Marriage Controversy” (2004) to “Endorsement of Same-Sex Marriage” (2012)
Friendship Values and Cross-Category Friendships
Gender-Inclusive Housing Preferences
Traditional on-campus housing assignments at colleges and universities are made on the basis of legal sex, where students are housed only with other students of the same legal sex. This method is problematic for transgender and gender-nonconforming students, who may not identify with the gender assigned to them at birth. Recently, some institutions have begun to offer gender-inclusive housing to better serve the needs of transgender and gender-no…
Drunken Curiosity” and “Gay Chicken”
The present study examines experiences of same-sex performativity among heterosexual women and men in relation to attitudes toward women, LGBQ individuals, and same-sex marriage. Participants were 219 women and men who completed an online survey consisting of open-ended questions about their experiences with same-sex performativity and a series of attitude scales. Results indicated that women and men differ in how they engage in, and interpret th…
Bisexuality and Same-Sex Marriage
1 From the Editor Jonathan Alexander 2 Introduction M. Paz Galupo THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES: FRAMING BISEXUALITY IN THE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DEBATE 3 Supremacy by Law: The One Man One Woman Marriage Requirement and Antimiscegenation Law Jacqueline Batterlora 4 The Dyadic Imaginary: Troubling the Perception of Love as Dyadic Danielle Hildago, Kristen Barber and Erica Hunter 5 On the Potential and Peril of Same-Sex Marriage: A Perspective from Queer Th…
Transgender microaggressions in the context of friendship
Microaggressions are subtle forms of discrimination that occur daily and can manifest as behavioral, verbal, or environmental slights. Whether intentional or unintentional, these microaggressions shape the daily experience of transgender individuals and are central to the way in which they navigate their social and personal relationships. The present study investigated transgender microaggressions in the context of friendships. Participants inclu…
Comparing perceived experiences of prejudice among self-identified plurisexual individuals
Based on the limited research available regarding bisexual individuals, there is some evidence to suggest this group may be subject to unique forms of prejudice within both heterosexual and lesbian/gay communities. To date, research in this area has relied on samples that do not reflect the diversity of the non-monosexual/plurisexual community. The present study explored the perceived experiences of anti-bisexual prejudice among a diverse group o…
Conceptualization of Sexual Orientation Identity Among Sexual Minorities
This research analyzed how sexual minority individuals discussed identity when critiquing two sexual orientation scales. To better understand the diversity of sexual minority experience, analyses focused on the patterns of responses across sexual orientation identity (monosexual, plurisexual, and asexual) and gender identity (cisgender and transgender). Participants were self-identified sexual minorities who represented a range of gender identiti…
Sexual Minority Reflections on the Kinsey Scale and the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid
This research investigated responses of sexual minority individuals to two sexual orientation scales regarding how well the scales capture their sexuality. Participants were self-identified sexual minorities (including lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, fluid, and asexual) who represented a range of gender identities. Using thematic analysis, three themes were identified related to the conceptualization of sexual orientation, and three for…
Trans * Individuals’ Experiences of Gendered Language with Health Care Providers
This study highlights the experiences of trans* individuals in regard to the use of gendered language by their medical providers. A total of 20 individual interviews were conducted with trans*-identified individuals. Thematic analysis was used to analyze participants’ responses. Participants discussed both positive and negative experiences with gendered language in a health care setting. Four primary themes emerged through their experiences that …
Transgender friendship experiences
The present research explores benefits and barriers of friendships for transgender individuals. Participants included 536 individuals who self-identified as transgender or gender variant. Participants completed an online survey asking about friendship experiences with transgender, cisgender, sexual minority, and heterosexual friends. Using a feminist intersectional theoretical framework, content analysis attended to the benefits and barriers to f…
Transgender, Transexual, and Gender Variant Individuals
Friendship Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals
Sexual Orientation Reflection and Rumination Scale
Psychology (75 obras) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (71 obras) · Social Psychology (63 obras) · Social Psychology (55 obras) · Sociology (49 obras) · Sexual orientation (43 obras) · Gender Studies (42 obras) · Transgender (42 obras) · Developmental psychology (41 obras) · Sexual minority (36 obras)