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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"lesbian community"”.
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Social Identity and Substance Abuse in the Lesbian Community
… tobacco, and other drugs) among members of the lesbian community. Additionally, the investigator attempted to determine if there was a relationship between negative social identity and low selfesteem that is reflected in higher rates of substance abuse. The data collection method employed in …
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Lesbian lingo: slang terminology in English and Spanish spoken by lesbian communities in the United States
… research project studies the speech of the lesbian community in the United States in English and Spanish. An anonymous online survey was used to collect demographic data and knowledge of English and Spanish lesbian slang terminology, and is analyzed to determine relationships between …
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Catherine Opie's Domestic Series
… At the center of this series lies the idea of community and the question of how community is constructed, a theme which unites Opie’s seemingly disparate bodies of work. Domestic depicts lesbians from across the United States in scenes of domesticity, living as couples, families, and …
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The Black lesbian experience: the intertwining of race and sexuality
The experiences of Black lesbians are rarely studied by psychologist. This study examined the intertwining of race and sexuality in the lives of Black lesbians. Black lesbians face the experiences of race, sexual orientation, and gender oppression in American society. They also experience …
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Community Matters: The Exploration of Overweight and Obesity within the Lesbian Population
… are more at risk than men to be obese; and, a lesbian sexual identity further increases a woman's likelihood of being overweight or obese. This dissertation includes the following components: 1) a review of factors influencing overweight and obesity in lesbians, 2) an ethnographic inquiry …
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Dancing Across Borders: Women Who Become Lesbians in Mid-Life
… of formerly heterosexual women who become lesbians in mid-life. I have conducted my research as participant observer who has this core experience in common with the other subjects. I have also included my poetry and journal extracts to track and comment on the project and the topic. The …
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R-0: Race, Sexuality and Single-Family Zoning in Denver's Park Hill and Capitol Hill Neighborhoods, 1956-1989
… Hill became the center of Denver's gay and lesbian community, as its mixed-use built environment proved amenable to non-traditional households and families. But as same-gender households tried to move to surrounding neighborhoods, they found that neighbors were more than willing to use …
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‘One thing I’d never stand for in a relationship is violence, so when she tried to kill me, that was it’: The impact of heteronormativity and assimilation on Domestic Violence and Abuse in same sex women’s relationships
… issue and as such it remains hidden within the lesbian community both from the inside and the outside. In the era following civil partnership and same sex marriage legislation, it may be logical to assume that speaking out about abuse would be easier. However, this study suggests that the …
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Negotiating normativities: Counter narratives of lesbian queer world making in Cape Town
… and meanings of queer world making (QWM) of lesbians in Cape Town. Through an analysis of in depth interviews and focus groups it reveals lesbians' constructions of their intersectional and permeable QWM through a series of counter narratives enacted in three interconnected socialities. …
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Transfiguring the female: women and girls engaging the transnational in late twentieth century Japan
… [women’s liberation] movement and the rezubian [lesbian] community, as well as young women artists and girl readers of what I call queer shojo manga [girls’ comics]. The individuals in these three spheres found the normative understanding of “women” untenable and worked to destabilize it in part …