Manley Melissa H, Goldberg Abbie E, Ross Lori E
Department of Psychology Clark University.
Department of Public Health University of Toronto.
Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. 2018 Jun;5(2):169-181. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000285.
Little research has examined the experiences of plurisexual women (i.e., those with attractions to more than one gender) during the transition to parenthood, despite the fact that many plurisexual women intend to become parents. Further, no research has specifically explored plurisexual mothers' LGBTQ community connections, although many studies highlight the importance of social support for (a) sexual minority individuals and (b) mothers. The current study investigated LGBTQ community connection among 29 plurisexual women with different-gender partners during the perinatal period. Participants completed interviews once during late pregnancy, and three times in the year after giving birth. Thematic analysis of the interview data explored how participants conceptualized community, finding that women varied in their level of and desire for engagement in both LGBTQ and parenting communities. Participants' accounts suggested that various barriers restricted their involvement (e.g., practical barriers such as time constraints, community-level barriers such as perceived rejection from LGBTQ communities, and psychological factors such as internalized stigma). At the same time, several women identified LGBTQ others as sources of support during the transition to parenthood, and many expressed a desire for their children to be connected to LGBTQ communities. Findings have implications for how researchers conceptualize community, provide insight into the disconnection between plurisexual women and LGBTQ communities, and suggest possibilities to increase LGBTQ community accessibility during this period.
尽管许多多元性向女性打算成为父母，但很少有研究考察过她们在为人父母转变过程中的经历。此外，虽然许多研究强调了社会支持对（a）性少数群体个体和（b）母亲的重要性，但尚无研究专门探讨多元性向母亲与 LGBTQ 社群的联系。本研究调查了 29 位在围产期与不同性别的伴侣在一起的多元性向女性与 LGBTQ 社群的联系。参与者在怀孕后期接受了一次访谈，并在产后一年内接受了三次访谈。对访谈数据的主题分析探讨了参与者如何理解社群，发现女性在参与 LGBTQ 社群和育儿社群的程度及意愿方面存在差异。参与者的叙述表明，各种障碍限制了她们的参与（例如，时间限制等实际障碍、LGBTQ 社群的排斥感等社群层面的障碍以及内化耻辱感等心理因素）。与此同时，几位女性将 LGBTQ 社群中的其他人视为为人父母转变过程中的支持来源，许多人表示希望自己的孩子与 LGBTQ 社群建立联系。研究结果对研究人员如何理解社群具有启示意义，深入了解了多元性向女性与 LGBTQ 社群之间的脱节现象，并提出了在此期间增加 LGBTQ 社群可及性的可能性。
