Levitt Heidi M, Horne Sharon G
a Clinical Psychology at the University of Memphis , USA.
J Lesbian Stud. 2002;6(2):25-39. doi: 10.1300/J155v06n02_05.
SUMMARY The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of gender expression on queer women's experiences of identity, social interaction and discrimination. This article presents the results of a questionnaire, completed by 149 queer women involved in a southeastern U.S. women's community in which interactions and norms are strongly influenced by butch-femme gendering. Questionnaires ascertained participants' age of first awareness of their queer orientation and their gender expression. In relation to their gender expressions, their experience of discrimination, from both the general population and the lesbian community, was assessed. Participants were asked to specify the degree to which their gender expression was important in their social interactions and to assess the impact of butch and femme identities upon the identifying women and the lesbian community. Results indicated that gender expression may relate to butch and femme women's age of first awareness of sexual orientation and gender expression; experience of discrimination and social interaction; and valuing of butch-femme identification within the queer community.
摘要 本研究的目的是探讨性别表达对酷儿女性在身份认同、社会互动和歧视经历方面的影响。本文呈现了一项问卷调查的结果，该问卷由149名参与美国东南部女性社区的酷儿女性填写，在这个社区中，互动和规范受到布奇-费姆性别划分的强烈影响。问卷确定了参与者首次意识到自己酷儿取向的年龄以及他们的性别表达。关于他们的性别表达，评估了他们在一般人群和女同性恋社区中遭受歧视的经历。参与者被要求具体说明他们的性别表达在社交互动中的重要程度，并评估布奇和费姆身份对认同这些身份的女性以及女同性恋社区的影响。结果表明，性别表达可能与布奇和费姆女性首次意识到性取向和性别表达的年龄、歧视和社会互动的经历，以及酷儿社区内对布奇-费姆身份认同的重视程度有关。
