Gender and sexual minorities

Intersecting inequalities and health

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12928186
AutoresMargaret Robinson (0000-0002-2677-0607, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, autor correspondente), L E Ro (0000-0002-6105-1448, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Lori E Ross
EditoresCarol Mutch and Dr Jay Marlowe
Ano2013
Volume6
Fascículo4
Páginas91-96
Data de publicação2013-11-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEthnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1757-0980 • E-ISSN: 2042-8367
EditoraEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/eihsc-01-2014-0003
OpenAlexW2137117503
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas23

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the use of intersectionality theory in research with gender and sexual minorities – that is, with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) people, and lesser-studied groups such as two-spirited people. Design/methodology/approach – First, the paper note the limited way that LGBTQ research has taken up issues of intersecting oppression. The paper outlines why theoretical and methodological attention to overlapping oppressions is important, and why theorists of intersectionality have identified the additive model as inadequate. The paper presents a sketch of current best practices for intersectional research, notes special issues for intersectional research arising within qualitative and quantitative paradigms, and finishes with an overview of how these issues are taken up in this special issue of Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care . Findings – Current best practices for intersectional research include. Bringing a critical political lens to data analyses; contextualizing findings in light of systemic oppressions; strategically using both additive and multivariate regression models; and bringing a conscious awareness of the limitations of current methods to our analyses. Originality/value – This paper addresses the use of intersectionality theory in research with gender and sexual minorities, highlighting methodological issues associated with qualitative and quantitative paradigms in LGBTQ research

Critical race theory · Intersectionality · Lesbian · Oppression · Originality · Political science · Politics · Qualitative research · Queer · Race (biology · Social science · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies