Strategic Navigations of Identity in the Face of Bi-Erasure

Narratives of Bisexual College Student Identity Negotiation

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ID12759118
AutoresKaity Prieto (0000-0002-9926-5628, The Ohio State University, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
Volume23
Fascículo4
Páginas347-373
Data de publicação2023-09-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Bisexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1529-9716 • E-ISSN: 1529-9724
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15299716.2023.2254282
OpenAlexW4386458313
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas77

Despite constituting the largest segment of the LGBTQ + community, limited research exists on the experiences of bisexual university students, and that which does often includes them among aggregated samples of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. Using data from a critical poststructural narrative inquiry study guided by a queer theoretical framework, I sought to understand the unique experiences of bisexual students relative to their sexual identities and how they negotiate their bisexuality on the college campus. Sixteen participants engaged in semi-structured interviews and a drawing activity. Thematic and dialogic/performance analyses resulted in one contextual pattern: pervasive binegativity. Thematic analysis further revealed four patterns characterizing identity negotiation strategies, enacted within this broader context: (a) settling for simplicity, (b) downplaying bisexuality, (c) subtly signaling sexuality, and (d) outness as advocacy. Implications for research, theory, and practice are offered.Keywords: Bisexualityidentity negotiationhigher educationbisexual students Disclosure statementThe author reports there are no competing interests to declare.Additional informationNotes on contributorsKaity PrietoKaity Prieto, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at the University of Southern Mississippi. She has written and presented on the experiences of LGBTQ + students, with a focus on bisexual, pansexual, and fluid student communities. Her dissertation research, completed at The Ohio State University, explored bisexual college student identity negotiation

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