The myth of the safe space: Sexual orientation disparities in therapist effectiveness.

Miss Exotic World

The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Competition ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190639082.013.14 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 348-366

Author(s):

Kaitlyn Regehr

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Body Size ◽

Performance Practice ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Safe Space ◽

Exotic Dance ◽

Body Positive ◽

Hall Of Fame ◽

Ethnographic Methodology

Neo-burlesque has been praised by dance scholarship as a body positive, feminist, safe space that has celebrated difference and argued for a broader spectrum of beauty, gender representation, and orientation. Since the inception of the movement, performers have made the pilgrimage to the Burlesque Hall of Fame pageant, and now claim titles such as Best Troupe, the King of Boylesque, and Miss Exotic World. Utilizing an ethnographic methodology, by way of participant observation and interview data, this chapter examines the author’s experience of serving as a judge at this pageant. It analyzes performers’ efforts to “authentically” recreate this mid-twentieth-century form of exotic dance and argues that such attempts can perpetuate historic prejudices with regard to body size, sexual orientation, and race. Additionally, it suggests that the process of competition often normalizes and regulates this inclusive performance practice, and is fundamentally at odds with the supposed philosophies of the neo-burlesque community.

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Stories Told Together: Male Narratives of Non-Monogamous Bi+ and Heterosexual Men

Archives of Sexual Behavior ◽

10.1007/s10508-021-02008-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Aurelio Castro

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Safe Space ◽

Sense Making ◽

Heterosexual Men ◽

Narrative Approach ◽

New Concepts ◽

Sexual Orientations ◽

Sexuality And Gender ◽

And Gender ◽

Zero Sum

AbstractThe stories we tell about our identities and sexual orientations shape how we perform gendered scripts and negotiate relationships with significant others. Previous literature inquired the styles and outcomes of consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships, but more research is need on how CNM men resist or abide to hegemonic models of masculinity. To understand how constructions of masculinity and conceptualizations of sexual orientation are embedded in CNMs, the study analysed the stories of non-monogamous Bi+ and heterosexual men. Following a critical narrative approach, the study inquired the diverse conceptualizations of masculinity, sexual orientation and relationship practices in the narratives of 20 non-monogamous Bi+ and heterosexual identified men. The semi-structured in-depth narrative interviews (105 min on average) were analyzed via Nvivo 12 and explored their stories of desire and the sense-making process of being sexually oriented to one or more genders and to one or more partner/s. Engaging in non-monogamy was signified as a relevant insight from their personal stories and/or from adopting new concepts of desire beyond the “love as a zero-sum game.” The latter theme was also shared by many heterosexual participants that, when negotiating a non-monogamous agreement, signified their attractions to more than one person as part of their personal identity. Finally, the paper discusses how non-monogamous spaces can offer a positive and safe space for bisexuals/Bi+ people to explore and reaffirm their identities, constantly challenged by biphobia, invisibility, and erasure. Experiences and stories of Italian cisgender Bi+ and heterosexual men cannot be generalized to the whole spectrum of masculinities within CNM spaces, and the study lacks how other gendered and sexual subjectivities construct masculinity. Diverse stories and construction of sexuality and gender can lead to similar relationship preferences and understanding how we signify them can greatly improve our understanding of intimacies.

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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations: Serving GLBT Families in Our Schools

Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations ◽

10.1044/cds16.1.11 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 11-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ashley M. Frazier

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Cultural Competence ◽

Service Delivery ◽

Linguistically Diverse ◽

Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽

Diverse Populations ◽

Cultural Issues ◽

Willingness To Disclose ◽

Bisexual And Transgender ◽

Societal Changes

Abstract School speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are increasingly likely to serve children of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) parents or GLBT students as cultural and societal changes create growth in the population and increased willingness to disclose sexual orientation. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has a progressive nondiscrimination statement that includes sexual orientation as a protected status and strongly urges the membership to develop cultural competence as a matter of ethical service delivery. The purpose of this article is to describe cultural competence in relation to GLBT culture, discuss GLBT parent and student cultural issues as they are important in parent-school or student-school relations, and to provide suggestions for increasing sensitivity in these types of interactions. A list of resources is provided.

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