Riggle Ellen D B, Drabble Laurie A, Matthews Alicia K, Veldhuis Cindy B, Nisi Robyn A, Hughes Tonda L
Departments of Gender and Women's Studies and Political Science, University of Kentucky, 1615 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY 40506-0027.
College of Health and Human Sciences, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192-0049.
Sex Res Social Policy. 2021 Mar;18(1):112-126. doi: 10.1007/s13178-020-00435-z. Epub 2020 Mar 4.
Sexual minority women (SMW) may have different experiences of macro-level events, such as changes in marriage laws or election outcomes, related to their multiple identities. African American, Latina/x, and White identities intersect with gender/sex and sexual identity to influence experiences at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, social, and political levels of the socio-ecological environment. Participants include 100 African American, 35 Latina/x, and 164 White SMW (N = 299) in Wave 4 (2017-2019) of a longitudinal study of SMW's health conducted in the United States (Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women Study). Responses to nine open-ended survey questions about marriage equality and the 2016 Presidential election were examined. Thematic analysis noted similarities across groups and focused on group differences in four areas: 1) personal well-being (including fear and anxiety about discrimination; risk associated with masculine presentation; and religion as stress and support); 2) interpersonal relationships (including relationships with partners, family, and in a community); 3) societal discrimination and prejudice (including harassment in public spaces and concerns about travel); and 4) civil rights, government harassment, and police-state violence. Emerging differences emphasized the impact of race/ethnicity and the intersection of race/ethnicity and gender on experiences of marriage equality and the 2016 election. Findings suggest that a more nuanced understanding of the experiences of individuals with different racial/racialized identities and the intersection of race/ethnicity with sexual identities is essential to creating culturally competent and effective supports for SMW.
性少数群体女性（SMW）可能因多重身份而对宏观层面的事件有不同体验，比如婚姻法的变化或选举结果。非裔美国人、拉丁裔/拉丁裔女性以及白人身份与性别/性取向身份相互交织，从而在社会生态环境的个人、人际、社会和政治层面影响其体验。参与者包括美国一项关于SMW健康的纵向研究（芝加哥女性健康与生活经历研究）第四阶段（2017 - 2019年）中的100名非裔美国SMW、35名拉丁裔/拉丁裔女性SMW以及164名白人SMW（N = 299）。研究人员考察了对九个关于婚姻平等和2016年总统选举的开放式调查问题的回答。主题分析指出了各群体间的相似之处，并聚焦于四个方面的群体差异：1）个人幸福感（包括对歧视的恐惧和焦虑；与男性化表现相关的风险；以及宗教作为压力和支持）；2）人际关系（包括与伴侣、家人以及社区中的人际关系）；3）社会歧视和偏见（包括公共场所的骚扰以及对旅行的担忧）；4）民权、政府骚扰和警察国家暴力。新出现的差异强调了种族/族裔以及种族/族裔与性取向的交叉对婚姻平等体验和2016年选举的影响。研究结果表明，更细致入微地理解具有不同种族/种族化身份的个体的经历以及种族/族裔与性取向身份的交叉，对于为SMW提供具有文化胜任力和有效的支持至关重要。
