Just a little hint’
Bisexual-specific microaggressions and their connection to epistemic injustices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wendy Bostwick (0000-0003-4205-9820, corresponding author), Amy Hequembourg (0000-0002-0925-0001, University at Buffalo, State University of New York) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 488-503 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2014.889754 |
| PMID | 24666221 |
| OpenAlex | W2092853701 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 133 |
| References cited | 32 |
A growing body of evidence indicates disproportionate rates of mental health disorders among bisexual women compared to both heterosexual and lesbian women. Such disparities are often attributed to stressors related to minority status, including experiences of prejudice and discrimination. Prior research has made little distinction between the prejudicial experiences of bisexual groups as compared to lesbian/gay groups. Based on qualitative data gathered in focus groups with 10, predominantly White, bisexual-identified women, which occurred in a large city in the USA, we posit that differences in prejudicial experiences do exist for bisexual groups, and that such differences reside in the realms of the epistemic, yet have very real implications for bisexual women's daily lived experiences. We discuss everyday slights and insults, also known as microaggressions, reported by the participants vis-à-vis their bisexual identity. These bisexual-specific microaggressions include hostility; denial/dismissal; unintelligibility; pressure to change; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender legitimacy; dating exclusion; and hypersexuality. We consider how such microaggressions may adversely impact mental health and well-being and may assist in explaining the mental health disparities among bisexual women
Denial · Hostility · Identity (music · Lesbian · Mental health · Minority stress · Prejudice (legal term · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Transgender · Clinical Psychology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 133 |
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| Citations per year | 12,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 130 |