Understanding Identity Making in the Context of Sociopolitical Involvement among Asian and Pacific Islander American Lesbian and Bisexual Women
Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
Fall 2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Source Publication
Women, Gender, and Families of Color
Source ISSN
2326-0939
Abstract
This study examines how Asian and Pacific Islander American (API) lesbians and bisexual women form identities within the context of occupying both ethnic and sexual minority social statuses. To do so, we examine the correlates of sociopolitical involvement within minority communities among a sample of 175 API lesbian and bisexual women. The findings suggest that feeling connected to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities plays the most influential role in their sociopolitical involvement within both LGBT and people of color (POC) communities, while comfort in racial communities plays a negative role on LGBT sociopolitical involvement but has no impact on POC sociopolitical involvement. We then discuss implications for identity formation.
Recommended Citation
Battle, Juan; Harris, Angelique; Donaldson, Vernisa; and Mushtaq, Omar, "Understanding Identity Making in the Context of Sociopolitical Involvement among Asian and Pacific Islander American Lesbian and Bisexual Women" (2015). Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 203.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/socs_fac/203
Comments
Women, Gender, and Families of Color, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Fall 2015): 209-226. DOI.