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Clarke, Victoria, Hayfield, Nikki and Huxley, Caroline J. (2012) Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment : a critical review of the psychological literature. Psychology of Sexualities Section Review, Vol.3 (No.1). pp. 51-70. ISSN 2047-1467.
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Abstract
This paper provides a review of the psychological literature on LGBT appearance and embodiment. Research on ‘outsider’ perceptions of LGBT appearance and embodiment has focused on the links between perceptions of physical attractiveness and homosexuality, and physical attractiveness and transsexuality, and on the detection of homosexuality from visual cues. ‘Insider’ research has examined LGBT people’s body image, and appearance and adornment practices in non-heterosexual communities. We identify three major limitations of LGBT appearance research: (i) the reliance on a gender inversion model of homosexuality; (ii) the marginalisation of bisexual appearance and embodiment; and (iii) the focus on trans as a diagnostic category and the resulting exclusion of the subjectivities and lived experiences of trans people.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GT Manners and customs H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Lesbians -- Clothing -- Psychological aspects, Gays -- Clothing -- Psychological aspects, Transsexuals -- Clothing -- Psychological aspects, Bisexuals -- Clothing -- Psychological aspects, Gender identity, Transgenderism, Body image | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Psychology of Sexualities Section Review | ||||
| Publisher: | The British Psychological Society | ||||
| ISSN: | 2047-1467 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.3 | ||||
| Number: | No.1 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 51-70 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 1 August 2016 | ||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 1 August 2016 |
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