Building Bridges
Examining Lesbians' and Heterosexual Women's Close Friendships with Each Other
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12459381 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacqueline S Weinstock (University of Vermont, corresponding author), Lynne A Bond (University of Vermont) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 149-161 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Lesbian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1089-4160 • E-ISSN: 1540-3548 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j155v06n01_14 |
| PMID | 24803057 |
| OpenAlex | W2317909248 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 7 |
Friendships between lesbians and heterosexual women were explored using a sample of 47 mostly White women (23 lesbians and 24 heterosexual women), ages 18 to 25, that reported at least one close lesbian-heterosexual woman friendship. A majority of participants indicated that friendships between lesbians and heterosexual women had both uniquely positive and negative aspects that could be attributed to the difference in sexual identity. Positive aspects included socio-emo-tional benefits, opportunities for learning, and societal benefits. Negative aspects included anxiety about sexuality, doubts regarding mutual understanding, clashes of perspectives and experience, and societal stressors. Implications of the findings for challenging current social inequities associated with sexual identities were explored
Developmental psychology · Friendship · Heterosexism · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Lesbian · Minority stress · Sexual identity · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Lesbian FLEX-ibility
Non-heterosexual women's experiences of informal social support
The Cultural Significance of Homophobia on Heterosexual Women’s Gendered Experiences in the United States
Women’s Close Friendships across Sexual Orientation
Challenge and Promise
Bisexual Women's Friendship Experiences
Moral Identity in Friendships between Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Students and Straight Students in College
Construction of Status Equality in Friendships between Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Students and Straight Students in College
Patterns of cross-orientation friendships in high schools
Cross-category friendship patterns
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2017 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |