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Sexualities and Identities of Minority Women

As illustrated above, lesbian and bisexual women of color often find themselves at the margins of the racial, gender, and sexual orientation groups to which they belong. As members of multiple stigmatized groups, they face stigma and discrimination on multiple fronts, yet their experiences and needs are rarely fully understood or addressed in social movements and communities that focus on identity-based oppression. This lack of attention is mirrored in social science research and theory concerning marginalized social groups. Social categories such as race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are often treated singly as if they operated independent of one another; for a large part, separate theories and bodies of research address racial identity, gendered identities, and sexual identity, as well as racism, sexism, and heterosexism (Bowleg, 2008; Fukuyama & Ferguson, 2000; Greene, 2000; Stanley, 2004). By focusing on one identity at a time, such approaches tend to assume majority group status on other identities, representing, for example, the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons who are White and African Americans who are heterosexual. As a result, the experiences of women of color who are sexual minorities are neglected (Greene, 1994).

I am like halfway in and halfway out [of the Black community] because as soon as you bring up the gay piece and there’s, you know, not a gay person to support you, it’s always like… ‘Have you ever been abused? Have you ever been raped? Is that why you’re with a woman?’

Ayana, 29-year-old Black lesbian

Maybe it’s not necessarily the issues, but the way [members of the White gay and lesbian community] approach them. They see everything in terms of sexuality defining themselves, and sort of like, leave everything out. They don’t necessarily include issues like race, and class, and sometimes not even gender in terms of their mix, the way they look at things. So, I don’t necessarily feel completely home in terms of the gay community.

Sherice, 36-year-old Black bisexual woman

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    Kelly D. Brooks

  2. Department of Community Health and Prevention, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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  3. Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA

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Brooks, K.D., Bowleg, L., Quina, K. (2010). Minority Sexual Status Among Minorities. In: Loue, S. (eds) Sexualities and Identities of Minority Women. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75657-8_3

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