This article focuses on the everyday lives of queer people in Kazakhstan, exploring how they express agentic power and negotiate their queer identity. This research is based on a Foucauldian-informed ...narrative analysis of in-depth interviews with 11 people who identify as queer and live in Kazakhstan. Findings show that the choice and ability to regulate one's visibility are crucial expressions of queer agency and resistance. This paper expands on previously published research on gender and sexuality in Central Asia by focusing beyond the issues of violation of human rights and the difficult experiences of queer people, by considering instances of acceptance, support and positive experiences alongside experiences of homophobia, transphobia and discrimination.
Sexual minority populations are exposed to more forms of distress than heterosexual individuals, thereby increasing the risk of suicidal behavior. It therefore seems surprising that suicidal behavior ...in sexual minorities is not sufficiently addressed in the nursing literature.The aim of this review was to integrate evidence-based knowledge and experiences related to suicide in sexual minorities into the nursing literature. This study has been conducted according to PRISMA guidelines, which contains a basic systematic screening process. Fourteen articles met the research criteria. The evaluation encompassed 4 themes: 1) Suicide attempts; 2) Thoughts of suicide; 3) Suicide attempts and completed suicide; 4) Suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. Most studies focused on the dimensions of attempted suicide. The key finding was that young people in sexual minority groups exhibit more suicidal ideation, more suicide attempts and are more at risk of completed suicide than heterosexual individuals. Family-centered care for young people can therefore be one of the basic principles of nursing practice. Nurses can routinely ask adolescents about their sexual orientation and identity to provide appropriate assessment and care. Additionally, nurses can use educational, counseling, case manager and therapist roles to avoid negative experiences such as homophobia, stigmatization and the discrimination of sexual minorities.
•Although the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality as a psychiatric diagnosis in 1973, the psychological problems of this population persist globally.•Although sexual minority populations are at serious risk regarding suicidal behavior, there is a little in the way of nursing research on the subject. For this reason, the issue requires further clarity.•This systematic review uses a different perspective to scrutinize the level of evidence-based studies of suicide in the sexual minority population.•The risks of suicidal behavior in sexual minorities appear to be greater across all dimensions compared to heterosexual individuals. Nurses can engage in many specialized roles and responsibilities to intervene in this population and help reduce the risk of suicide.
Sexual and gender minority youth, especially those assigned female at birth, are at risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) due to minority stressors. With a sample of 352 sexual and gender minority ...youth assigned female at birth (ages 16–32), we aimed to describe IPV in this population, including the prevalence, directionality, frequency, co-occurrence, and demographic correlates of various IPV types. Rates of past-6-month IPV were high, with victimization and perpetration of minor psychological IPV most common (64–70%); followed by severe psychological, minor physical, and coercive control (21–33%); and severe physical and sexual IPV (10–15%). For cyber abuse and IPV tactics leveraging anti-sexual minority stigma, victimization (12.5% and 14.8%, respectively) was more common than perpetration (8% and 5.7%, respectively). Most IPV was bidirectional and occurred 1–2 times in 6 months, although the frequency varied considerably. Latent class analyses revealed that half of the participants reported no or minimal IPV; one-third experienced multiple forms of psychological IPV (including coercive control); and 10–15% reported psychological, physical, sexual, and cyber abuse. Racial minority youth had higher rates of most IPV types than White participants. We hope study findings will inform policies and interventions to prevent IPV among gender and sexual minority youth assigned female at birth.
Background: Discrimination is one or more unjustified negative behaviors towards a person based on one or more characteristics of that person. In the case of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons, ...they have been constant victims of stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination around the world. However, few scientific studies explore the experiences of discrimination in Puerto Rico, since most studies have focused on negative attitudes, prejudice, and social distance. Objective: The aims of this brief report are 1) to describe in detail the relative importance of the quality of the items of the Perceived Discrimination in the LGB Community Scale, and 2) to describe the experiences of discrimination both at the individual and group level of an LGB sample according to the order of relative importance found. Method: This research had a quantitative method with a descriptive study design, instrumental type. To meet the objective of this study, the data collected in each item was independently evaluated to examine the experience and perception of each participant in the situation presented by each premise. A non-probability sample of 300 LGB participants was recruited in Puerto Rico. Results: The area with the highest reported experiences of individual discrimination was the relationship category (M=.700), followed by psychological (M=.630), society/environmental (M=.566), family/employment (M=.566) and physical (M=.386) respectively. The area with the highest perceptions of group discrimination reported by the sample was the education/health category (M = .882), followed by culture/society (M=.827), politics (M=.803), maternity/paternity (M=.802) and locality (M=.791) respectively. Conclusion: When analyzing all the items, it was observed that the results of the first 22 positions according to the Relative Importance Index, correspond to the experiences of discrimination in a group way. This means that people perceive greater discrimination as a group than the discrimination they perceive about their own person.
The relationship between English football and homosexuality has changed significantly in recent years. However, research examining this area of study has predominantly focused on the attitudes of ...ostensibly heterosexual men. By drawing on semi-structured interviews with 35 ‘out’ gay male fans, this article is the first to focus explicitly on LGBT fans’ sense of place in English football. Contrary to previous research, these gay male fans represent ‘authentic’ notions of fandom through their passion for football and respective clubs. The recent emergence of LGBT Fan Groups has provided sexual minority fans increased visibility, and a sense of belonging and community. Finally, despite ongoing concerns about football stadia’s hypermasculine and heteronormative environment, these fans believe that they have become an increasingly inclusive space. Accordingly, this article demonstrates that sexual minority fans are central to English football and argues that future research must acknowledge their increased prevalence.
Clinical education programs are positioned to train future health care professionals to provide excellent health care for transgender and gender-diverse patients. The purpose of this resource, ...Advancing Inclusion of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Identities in Clinical Education: A Toolkit for Clinical Educators, is to facilitate critical inquiry among clinical educators regarding their approach to teaching about sex, gender, the historical and sociopolitical context of transgender health, and how to prepare their students to apply standards of care and clinical care guidelines set forth by national and international professional organizations.
Winner, 2021 Glenda Laws Award given by the American
Association of Geographers The first lesbian
and queer historical geography of New York City Over the
past few decades, rapid gentrification in ...New York City has led to
the disappearance of many lesbian and queer spaces, displacing some
of the most marginalized members of the LGBTQ+ community. In A
Queer New York , Jen Jack Gieseking highlights the historic
significance of these spaces, mapping the political, economic, and
geographic dispossession of an important, thriving community that
once called certain New York neighborhoods home. Focusing on
well-known neighborhoods like Greenwich Village, Park Slope,
Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Crown Heights, Gieseking shows how lesbian
and queer neighborhoods have folded under the capitalist influence
of white, wealthy gentrifiers who have ultimately failed to make
room for them. Nevertheless, they highlight the ways lesbian and
queer communities have succeeded in carving out spaces-and lives-in
a city that has consistently pushed its most vulnerable citizens
away. Beautifully written, A Queer New York is an
eye-opening account of how lesbians and queers have survived in the
face of twenty-first century gentrification and urban
development.
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adults face unique challenges in accessing smoking cessation care due to stigma tied to their identities
smoking. While cessation apps show promise in the general ...population, their efficacy for SGM adults is unclear. This study utilized data from a randomized trial to compare two cessation apps, iCanQuit (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based) and QuitGuide (US Clinical Practice Guidelines-based) among 403 SGM adults. The primary outcome was self-reported complete-case 30-day abstinence from cigarette smoking at 12 months. Mediation analyses explored whether interventions operated through acceptance of cues to smoke and app engagement. At 12 months, quit rates did not differ between arms (26% iCanQuit vs. 22% QuitGuide, OR = 1.22; 95% CI: 0.74 to 2.00,
= .43). iCanQuit positively impacted cessation via acceptance of cues to smoke (indirect effect = 0.23; 95% CI: 0.06 to 0.50,
< .001) and demonstrated higher engagement (no. logins, 28.4 vs. 12.1;
< .001) and satisfaction (91% vs. 75%, OR = 4.18; 95% CI: 2.12 to 8.25,
< .001) than QuitGuide. Although quit rates did not differ between arms, acceptance of cues to smoke seemed to play a crucial role in helping SGM adults quit smoking. Future interventions should consider promoting acceptance of cues to smoke in this population.
Two digital LGBT+ media in Mexico are analyzed to understand the implications of their operation and their articulation with the informational and social needs of sex-gender populations. It starts ...from the communicational perspective to conceptualize these projects as exercises in technological appropriation but highlighting their empirical intersections with other analytical frameworks. Through the method of systematizing the experience, the trajectories of ANODIS and Seis Franjas Mx have been recovered; through semi-structured interviews conducted with their co-founders in February 2022, the reasons, horizons and challenges that these projects have faced are analyzed. The results show that the lack of LGBT+ content and representations in the media motivate the creation of these projects, which articulate a sense of collaboration and sociality with other users belonging to sex-gender communities. In addition, the people participating in these projects are part of the LGBT+ populations, becoming them producers and consumers of information that claim the gender-identity dimension in the content. Likewise, these initiatives are specified in the youth stage of their co-founders, which refers to rethinking the role of LGBT+ youth in the new forms of activism and socialization mediated by Internet. Finally, given the progressive formation of this area of knowledge and the lack of consensus on its definition, it is proposed to name this interdisciplinary field of study as LGBT+ Communicational Studies, to show an epistemological perspective from communication and a Latin American ontological position.
Se analizan dos medios de comunicación LGBT+ digitales en México para comprender las implicaciones de su operación y su articulación con las necesidades informativas y sociales de las poblaciones sexo-genéricas. Se parte de la perspectiva comunicacional para conceptualizar estos proyectos como ejercicios de apropiación tecnológica, pero destacando sus cruces empíricos con otros marcos analíticos. Mediante el método de sistematización de la experiencia se han recuperado las trayectorias de ANODIS y Seis Franjas Mx; mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas realizadas a sus cofundadores en febrero de 2022 se analizan las razones, horizontes y retos que han enfrentado estos proyectos. Los resultados muestran que la falta de contenido y representaciones LGBT+ en los medios de comunicación motivan la creación de estos proyectos, los cuales articulan un sentido colaborativo y de socialidad con otros usuarios pertenecientes a las comunidades sexo-genéricas; además, las personas participantes en estos proyectos son parte de las poblaciones LGBT+, volviéndolas productoras y consumidoras de información que reivindican la dimensión sexo-identitaria en los contenidos. Igualmente, estas iniciativas se concretan en la etapa juvenil de sus cofundadores, lo cual remite a repensar el papel de las juventudes LGBT+ en las novedosas formas de activismo y socialización mediadas por Internet. Finalmente, ante la conformación progresiva de esta área de conocimiento y la falta de consenso sobre su definición, se propone nombrar este campo interdisciplinario de estudio como Estudios Comunicacionales LGBT+, para mostrar una perspectiva epistemológica desde la comunicación y un posicionamiento ontológico latinoamericano.
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