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Discrimination at the Intersections

Experiences of Community and Belonging in Nonmonosexual Persons of Color

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ID12759079
AuthorsGene Lim (0000-0001-9083-8883, Monash University, corresponding author), Belinda Hewitt (0000-0002-2525-8708, The University of Melbourne)
Year2018
Volume18
Issue3
Pages318-352
Publication date2018-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Bisexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1529-9716 • E-ISSN: 1529-9724
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15299716.2018.1518182
OpenAlexW2898678315
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited86

Researchers have established that both nonmonosexual, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) persons of Color face unique forms of alienation. However, little work has been undertaken to examine how these identities interface with one another. The authors conducted in-depth interviews with nonmonosexual persons of Color (n = 5) and nonmonosexual White persons (n = 5) residing in Melbourne, Australia to explore intersections of racial minority and nonmonosexuality. Nonmonosexual persons of Color simultaneously contended with heterosexism and homophobia within ethnoracial communities, and racism in White LGBTQ communities. These were typically insidious and subtle, but more explicit forms of discrimination were also common. Contrasting with their White counterparts, participants of Color rarely experienced discrimination within LGBTQ communities to their sexuality. Instead, as race is a highly visible marker of difference, racism heavily influenced these participants’ experiences within these communities. However, findings suggest that these groups engage numerous strategies in response to the oppressions they experience, exhibiting positive intersectionality, and largely mitigating the negative impacts of these forms of discrimination

Alienation · Ethnic group · Heterosexism · Human sexuality · Intersectionality · Lesbian · People of color · Political science · Prejudice (legal term · Queer · Race (biology · Racism · Sexual minority · Sociology · Transgender · White (mutation · Women of color · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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