Sexual identities and political solidarities among cisgender women

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ID12459286
AuthorsEric Swank (0000-0002-1617-4350, Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ, USA), B Fahs (0000-0001-6843-8066, Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ, USA, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue1
Pages142-160
Publication date2023-06-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Lesbian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1089-4160 • E-ISSN: 1540-3548
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10894160.2023.2208428
PMID37265336
OpenAlexW4379095284
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited54

This study addressed the relative liberalism of White lesbians. In doing so, we compared sexuality differences in White women's reactions to sexual, gender, and racial hierarchies. In the end, our analysis of 2,950 women from the American National Election Survey (ANES) suggested three trends. First, lesbians and bisexual women rejected and challenged heteronormativity more than heterosexual women. Second, the relationship between sexual identities and feminist commitments was less consistent. Lesbians and bisexual women perceived higher levels of sexist discrimination than heterosexual women did, but sexual identities did not always predict involvement in feminist social movements. Third, lesbian women generally displayed greater support of antiracist activism than bisexual or heterosexual women. However, this greater lesbian concern over racial biases did not translate in sexual differences in antiracist activism. Implications for these findings were explored, as were suggestions of future research

Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology

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