Galupo M Paz, Lomash Edward, Mitchell Renae C
a Psychology Department , Towson University , Towson , Maryland , USA.
J Homosex. 2017;64(2):145-165. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2016.1174027. Epub 2016 Apr 4.
Previous qualitative research on traditional measures of sexual orientation raise concerns regarding how well these scales capture sexual minority individuals' experience of sexuality. The present research focused on the critique of two novel scales developed to better capture the way sexual and gender minority individuals conceptualize sexuality. Participants were 179 sexual minority (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer, asexual) individuals who identified as cisgender (n = 122) and transgender (n = 57). Participants first completed the new scales, then provided qualitative responses regarding how well each scale captured their sexuality. The Sexual-Romantic Scale enabled the measurement of sexual and romantic attraction to each sex independently (same-sex and other-sex). Participants resonated with the way the Sexual-Romantic scale disaggregated sexual and romantic attraction. Although cisgender monosexual (lesbian/gay) individuals positively responded to the separation of same- and other-sex attraction, individuals with either plurisexual (bisexual, pansexual, or fluid) or transgender identities found the binary conceptualization of sex/gender problematic. The Gender-Inclusive Scale incorporated same- and other-sex attraction as well as dimensions of attraction beyond those based on sex (attraction to masculine, feminine, androgynous, and gender non-conforming individuals). The incorporation of dimensions of sexual attraction outside of sex in the Gender-Inclusive Scale was positively regarded by participants of all identities. Findings indicate that the Sexual-Romantic and Gender-Inclusive scales appear to address some of the concerns raised in previous research regarding the measurement of sexual orientation among sexual minority individuals.
以往关于性取向传统测量方法的定性研究引发了人们对这些量表在多大程度上能够准确反映性少数群体性体验的担忧。本研究聚焦于对两个新开发量表的批判，这两个量表旨在更好地捕捉性少数群体对性取向的概念化方式。研究参与者为179名性少数群体（即男同性恋、女同性恋、双性恋、泛性恋、酷儿、无性恋）个体，其中认定为顺性别者（n = 122），认定为跨性别者（n = 57）。参与者首先完成新量表，然后就每个量表在多大程度上能够准确反映他们的性取向提供定性反馈。性-浪漫量表能够独立测量对每种性别的性吸引力和浪漫吸引力（同性和异性）。参与者对性-浪漫量表区分性吸引力和浪漫吸引力的方式产生了共鸣。虽然顺性别单一性取向（女同性恋/男同性恋）个体对区分同性和异性吸引力的方式给予了积极回应，但具有多元性取向（双性恋、泛性恋或流动型性取向）或跨性别身份的个体发现性/性别的二元概念存在问题。性别包容性量表纳入了对同性和异性的吸引力，以及基于性别之外的吸引力维度（对男性化、女性化、雌雄同体和不符合传统性别的个体的吸引力）。性别包容性量表纳入性取向之外的性吸引力维度得到了所有身份参与者的积极认可。研究结果表明，性-浪漫量表和性别包容性量表似乎解决了以往研究中提出的一些关于性少数群体性取向测量的问题。
