Coming In: Queer Narratives of Sexual Self-Discovery
dc.contributor.author | Rosenberg, Shoshana | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-13T09:15:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-12-13T09:15:43Z | |
dc.date.created | 2018-12-12T02:47:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Rosenberg, S. 2018. Coming In: Queer Narratives of Sexual Self-Discovery. Journal of Homosexuality. 65 (13): pp. 1788-1816. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73166 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/00918369.2017.1390811 | |
dc.description.abstract |
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis. Many models of queer sexuality continue to depict a linear narrative of sexual development, beginning in repression/concealment and eventuating in coming out. The present study sought to challenge this by engaging in a hermeneutically informed thematic analysis of interviews with eight queer people living in Western Australia. Four themes were identified: “searching for identity,” “society, stigma, and self,” “sexual self-discovery,” and “coming in.” Interviewees discussed internalized homophobia and its impact on their life; experiences and implications of finding a community and achieving a sense of belonging; the concept of sexual self-discovery being a lifelong process; and sexuality as fluid, dynamic, and situational rather than static. The article concludes by suggesting that the idea of “coming in”—arriving at a place of acceptance of one’s sexuality, regardless of its fluidity or how it is viewed by society—offers considerable analytic leverage for understanding the journeys of sexual self-discovery of queer-identified people. | |
dc.publisher | Routledge | |
dc.title | Coming In: Queer Narratives of Sexual Self-Discovery | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 65 | |
dcterms.source.number | 13 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 1788 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 1816 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 0091-8369 | |
dcterms.source.title | Journal of Homosexuality | |
curtin.department | School of Public Health | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |
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