TY - JOUR
T1 - "Context and Safety Are Everything"
T2 - Exploring How Pansexual Individuals Mark and Express Their Identity
AU - Harvey, Emily
AU - Abbott, Keeley
AU - Parker, Sam
AU - Marcano-Olivier, Mariel
PY - 2024/7/8
Y1 - 2024/7/8
N2 - Sexuality marking serves to assert one?s sexuality to others. This can be done through language, behavior, esthetics, and/or other non-verbal cues (Morgan & Davis-Delano, Citation2016). This research explored how individuals who identify as pansexual mark their sexuality within different contexts. An online qualitative survey was completed by 45 participants aged between 18 and 58. Thematic analysis revealed 3?key themes: ?You just don?t want to risk it?: The importance of safety on sexuality marking, ?My sexuality wasn?t real?: Dismissal and stereotyping of the pansexual identity within intimate partner relationships, and ?I?m very loud and proud?. This research is understood to be the first study on sexuality marking among the pansexual community and advances the understanding of the ways in which pansexual individuals navigate and express their identity.
AB - Sexuality marking serves to assert one?s sexuality to others. This can be done through language, behavior, esthetics, and/or other non-verbal cues (Morgan & Davis-Delano, Citation2016). This research explored how individuals who identify as pansexual mark their sexuality within different contexts. An online qualitative survey was completed by 45 participants aged between 18 and 58. Thematic analysis revealed 3?key themes: ?You just don?t want to risk it?: The importance of safety on sexuality marking, ?My sexuality wasn?t real?: Dismissal and stereotyping of the pansexual identity within intimate partner relationships, and ?I?m very loud and proud?. This research is understood to be the first study on sexuality marking among the pansexual community and advances the understanding of the ways in which pansexual individuals navigate and express their identity.
KW - pansexuality
KW - plurisexuality
KW - sexuality marking
KW - thematic analysis
UR - https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/15645/
U2 - 10.1080/15299716.2024.2376878
DO - 10.1080/15299716.2024.2376878
M3 - Article
SN - 1529-9716
JO - Journal of Bisexuality
JF - Journal of Bisexuality
ER -