Black people’s constructions of good sex

Describing good sex from the margins

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ID18973495
AutoresC N Hargons (0000-0001-9329-3401, University of Kentucky), Shemeka Thorpe (0000-0003-2931-7178, University of Kentucky, autor correspondente), Natalie J Malone (0000-0003-2911-4573, University of Kentucky), Courtney J Wright (0000-0002-3984-6869, University of Kentucky), Jardin Dogan (0000-0001-7075-4623, University of Kentucky), Jardin N Dogan (University of Kentucky), Destin L Mizelle (0000-0002-4676-4044, University of Kentucky), Jennifer Stuck (0000-0002-3999-0828, University of Kentucky), Jennifer L Stuck (University of Kentucky), Queen-Ayanna Sullivan (Radford University), Anyoliny Sanchez (0000-0002-2107-9200, Arizona State University), Carrie Bohmer (0000-0002-5021-2293, University of Nebraska, USA), Michelle Stage (University of Maine), Michelle A Stage (0000-0002-1671-6973, University of Maine), Kearstin Bruther (University of Kentucky), Kasey Vigil (0000-0003-4335-1399, University of Kentucky), Marla R Cineas (Clayton State University), Tracie Q Gilbert (Widener University)
Ano2024
Volume27
Fascículo3
Páginas457-474
Data de publicação2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSexualities (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/13634607221101854
OpenAlexW4280580921
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas43

Existing conceptualizations and measures of good sex are varied and inconclusive. Additionally, few studies have defined good sex from the margins, thus definitions are primarily informed from privileged perspectives. People with marginalized racial, gender, and sexual identities can offer culturally informed definitions of good sex that may expand current definitions. This study fills that gap by identifying factors that constitute good sex among Black people with diverse sexual and gender identities. Data were collected from 448 Black individuals who participated in an online Qualtrics survey with demographic, open-ended, and scaled questions. Results indicate a range of descriptors that align with existing sexual wellness literature and include the top 20 words to describe good sex as well as the top 10 words for demographics of interest. Differences in most frequent descriptors based on gender and sexual identities are reported. These results provide a foundation for sexual health practitioners, educators, and therapists to improve societal knowledge about what constitutes good sex among Black people

Demographics · Human sexuality · Men who have sex with men · Population · Reproductive health · Sexual identity · Sociology · Transgender · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Feminist Theory and Gender Studies · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology