Bi plus Visibility: Characteristics of Those Who Attempt to Make Their Bisexual plus Identity Visible and the Strategies They Use
Bi plus Visibility: Characteristics of Those Who Attempt to Make Their Bisexual plus Identity Visible and the Strategies They Use
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DOI：
10.1007/s10508-018-1284-6
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Feinstein, Brian A.
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作者：
Davila, Joanne;Jabbour, Jeremy;Feinstein, Brian A.
有许多形式的污名化，导致双性恋和其他非单性恋身份（统称为双性恋+或双性恋+身份）的合法化和消除。为了减少这种耻辱感，需要努力提高双+的知名度。然而，关于双性恋+个体是否试图获得更大的双性恋+可见度（即，让他们的双性恋+身份对其他人可见），如果是的话，他们是如何做到的。使用混合方法（定量和定性）互联网调查研究的397个人报告吸引力超过一个性别的数据，我们研究了试图获得更大的双+可见度的比例，他们使用的策略，以及区分那些谁做了双+可见度尝试的因素。结果表明，58%的人进行了双向+可见性尝试，最常见的是直接的口头交流（例如，告诉其他人）和视觉显示（例如，穿着双/骄傲服装、珠宝、纹身）。不太常见的尝试包括间接形式的沟通，参与LGBT相关活动和公共行为展示。那些尝试双+可见性的人与那些没有尝试的人在与身份有关的变量上不同（例如，中心性，自我肯定，社区联系）和内化的双重性。理解的原因和不作出双+能见度尝试，以及这样做的潜在后果的影响，进行了讨论。
There are numerous forms of stigma that contribute to the de-legitimization and erasure of bisexual and other non-monosexual identities (collectively referred to as bisexual+ or bi+ identities). To reduce such stigma, efforts are needed to increase bi+ visibility. Little is known, however, about whether bisexual+ individuals attempt to attain greater bi+ visibility (i.e., make their bisexual+ identity visible to others) and, if so, how they do this. Using data from a mixed-method (quantitative and qualitative) internet survey study of 397 individuals reporting attractions to more than one gender, we examined the proportion who attempted to attain greater bi+ visibility, the strategies they used to do so, and factors that distinguished those who made bi+ visibility attempts from those who did not. Results indicated that 58% made bi+ visibility attempts, with the most common being direct verbal communication (e.g., telling others) and visual displays (e.g., wearing bi/pride clothing, jewelry, tattoos). Less common attempts included indirect forms of communication, engagement in LGBT-related activities, and public behavioral displays. Those who made bi+ visibility attempts differed from those who did not on variables related to identity (e.g., centrality, self-affirmation, community connection) and internalized binegativity. Implications for understanding the reasons for and for not making bi+ visibility attempts, as well as the potential consequences of doing so, are discussed.