All Outputs (108)

Visible lesbians and invisible bisexuals: Appearance and visual identities among bisexual women (2013)
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A number of feminist scholars have argued that dress and appearance can be used to critique the dominant culture and explore alternative subjectivities. Research on non-heterosexual visual identities has explored the role that appearance and clothing... Read More about Visible lesbians and invisible bisexuals: Appearance and visual identities among bisexual women.

Unscripted and Improvised: Public and Private Celebrations of Same-Sex Relationships (2013)
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This article explores how 22 British same-sex couples define and make meaning of the notion of relationship celebrations. Drawing on interview data from a wider study of same-sex relational practices, we explore the participants' varied experiences o... Read More about Unscripted and Improvised: Public and Private Celebrations of Same-Sex Relationships.

'I am who I am'? Navigating norms and the importance of authenticity in lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of their appearance practices (2013)
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This article explores how lesbian and bisexual women negotiate pressures to look like an authentic lesbian and an authentic individual in their accounts of their clothing and appearance practices. Thirty women responded to a 'paper-and-pen' qualitati... Read More about 'I am who I am'? Navigating norms and the importance of authenticity in lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of their appearance practices.

Teaching thematic analysis: Overcoming challenges and developing strategies for effective learning (2013)
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With qualitative research methods an integral part of the psychology curriculum, questions arise of what approaches to teach, and how to teach them. We think thematic analysis (TA) offers a useful – and a relatively easy to teach and learn – basic in... Read More about Teaching thematic analysis: Overcoming challenges and developing strategies for effective learning.

Special issue: Special feature: Inside/out: lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment (2013)
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The three papers in this special feature all make important contributions to the psychology of LGB appearance and embodiment and extend and develop the existing literature in exciting ways. First, Caroline Huxley contributes to the literature on sexu... Read More about Special issue: Special feature: Inside/out: lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment: A critical review of the psychological literature (2012)
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This paper provides a review of the psychological literature on LGBT appearance and embodiment. Research on ‘outsider’ perceptions of LGBT appearance and embodiment has focused on the links between perceptions of physical attractiveness and homosexua... Read More about Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment: A critical review of the psychological literature.

"I'd be just as happy with a cup of tea": Women's accounts of sex and affection in long-term heterosexual relationships (2012)
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This article reports a feminist analysis of interview data with 10 British women, in which they discuss sex and affection in their heterosexual relationships. We explore the popular cultural notion that women lack sexual desire and are more concerned... Read More about "I'd be just as happy with a cup of tea": Women's accounts of sex and affection in long-term heterosexual relationships.

Money management and views of civil partnership in same-sex couples: results from a UK survey of non-heterosexuals (2011)
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Recent legislation in the UK has extended many of the legal and financial rights and responsibilities of heterosexual marriage to same-sex couples who register their partnerships. Prior to the Civil Partnership Act (2004) however, little was known ab... Read More about Money management and views of civil partnership in same-sex couples: results from a UK survey of non-heterosexuals.

"it's a comparison thing, isn't it?": Lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of how partner relationships shape their feelings about their body and appearance (2011)
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Women's feelings about their body and their appearance are an important aspect of their lives, yet little is known about the ways in which partner relationships shape these feelings.There has been some debate about whether or not same-sex relationshi... Read More about "it's a comparison thing, isn't it?": Lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of how partner relationships shape their feelings about their body and appearance.

Review of the book "Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research" (2010)
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Coming out and negotiating heteronormativity in higher education (2009)
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Special Issue: Coming out in higher education (2009)
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Special Issue: Is the personal pedagogical? Sexualities and genders in the higher education classroom (2009)
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One area of self-disclosure particularly pertinent to teaching feminist psychology, women’s studies and other university subjects linked to gender and sexuality
relates to sexual and gender identities and practices. Most discussions have centred on... Read More about Special Issue: Is the personal pedagogical? Sexualities and genders in the higher education classroom.

From here to queer? Pitfalls and possibilities (2009)
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In this article we consider the relationship between lesbian and gay psychology, latterly known as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) psychology and queer theory. We signal some ways that the field could become more intersectional by, fo... Read More about From here to queer? Pitfalls and possibilities.

'Who would take whose name?' Accounts of naming practices in same-sex relationships (2008)
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The practice of a woman assuming her husband's last name upon marriage is a deeply embedded norm in some countries. Whether or not individual heterosexual couples reproduce or resist this practice, it provides a context for making decisions about mar... Read More about 'Who would take whose name?' Accounts of naming practices in same-sex relationships.

Financial affairs? Money management in same-sex relationships (2008)
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The present paper offers a qualitative analysis of how 22 co-habiting same-sex couples manage and think about their finances. Results show that partial-pooling and independent management are the most popular systems with emphasis placed on egalitaria... Read More about Financial affairs? Money management in same-sex relationships.

From outsiders to motherhood to reinventing the family: Constructions of lesbian parenting in the psychological literature - 1886-2006 (2008)
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This article provides a feminist critical psychological analysis of the psychological literature on lesbian parenting. Rather than offer an overview of the findings and methods and an evaluation of the scientific merit of the literature, the aim of t... Read More about From outsiders to motherhood to reinventing the family: Constructions of lesbian parenting in the psychological literature - 1886-2006.

Review of Jeffrey P. Dennis, Queering teen culture: All American boys and same-sex desire in film and television (2008)
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In Queering Teen Culture, Jeffery Dennis displays an encyclopaedic knowledge of US television shows and films that foreground teenage characters. Focusing on representations of teenage boys, Dennis aims to ‘queer’ US teen culture. Citing Foucault and... Read More about Review of Jeffrey P. Dennis, Queering teen culture: All American boys and same-sex desire in film and television.

Men not included? A critical psychology analysis of lesbian families and male influence in child rearing (2007)
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This paper explores debates about male presence and influence in lesbian families from a critical psychology standpoint. Critical psychology encompasses a variety of radical approaches to psychological research that reject traditional psychological a... Read More about Men not included? A critical psychology analysis of lesbian families and male influence in child rearing.

Special Issue: Psychosocial perspectives in UK LGBT psychological and psychotherapeutic theory, research and practice (2007)
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