A new view of lesbian subtypes: Stable versus fluid identity trajectories over an 8-year period
A new view of lesbian subtypes: Stable versus fluid identity trajectories over an 8-year period
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10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00174.x
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2005-06-01
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4
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Diamond, LM
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作者：
Diamond, LM
越来越多的研究表明，女同性恋和双性恋女性之间的区别是程度而非种类，因此一些研究人员主张完全结束性别分类。相反，我认为研究人员应该探索性别分类的替代标准，这可能使我们能够辨别同性性行为的新颖且有意义的亚型。为此，我使用纵向观察了 8 年的年轻性少数女性样本，探讨了一种关注女同性恋身份随时间变化的类型学的有用性。具体来说，我将在这段时间内保持一致的女同性恋身份的女性（稳定女同性恋）与在女同性恋和非女同性恋标签之间交替的女性（流动女同性恋）以及从未采用女同性恋标签的女性（稳定非女同性恋）进行对比。各群体之间的相似性和差异性模式随着所评估的特定现象（例如，性和情感吸引力、性接触、发展历史）而变化，这表明使用多种替代性类型作为启发法来指导未来对性取向和身份的一生发展的研究的价值。
Research has increasingly documented that the distinction between lesbian and bisexual women is one of degree rather than kind, and some researchers have therefore argued for an end to sexual categorization altogether. To the contrary, I maintain that researchers should explore alternative criteria for sexual categorization that might allow us to discern novel and meaningful subtypes of same-sex sexuality. Toward this end, I explore the usefulness of a typology that focuses on change in lesbian identification over time, using a sample of young sexual-minority women that has been observed longitudinally for a period of 8 years. Specifically, I contrast women who have maintained consistent lesbian identifications over this time period (stable lesbians) to women who have alternated between lesbian and nonlesbian labels (fluid lesbians) and women who never adopted lesbian labels (stable nonlesbians). The pattern of similarities and differences among the groups changes as a function of the specific phenomenon being assessed (e.g., sexual and emotional attractions, sexual contact, developmental histories), suggesting the value of using multiple, alternative sexual typologies as heuristics to guide future research into life span development of sexual orientation and identity.