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The scale included feelings such as: feeling tired for no good reason, nervousness, feeling so nervous that nothing could calm you down, feeling hopeless, and feeling that everything was an effort. Here we present outcomes of the multivariate logistic regression that included all variables that were bivariately associated with the outcome variables (p<. Victimisation in the lives of lesbian-identified women in South Africa: implications for clinical assessment and treatment. Studies furthermore have shown that human papillomavirus (HPV) is common among WSW, while evidence strongly suggests that HPV transmission occurs among WSW [20]– [22]. Regarding the use of recreational drugs, women were asked if in the preceding 3 months they had used any of the following drugs: marijuana/pot/hash, poppers, cocaine, crack, uppers or speed (amphetamines), downers (barbiturates), psychedelics/LSD/mushrooms/other hallucinogens, heroin/other opiates.
By examining the symptoms of compulsory heterosexuality, women can begin to dismantle the socialized idea of attraction in their mind and discover what attraction really is to them. You don't see as many trans men interested in gay men so they don't get it [the pressure] as much, but you do see a lot of trans women who are interested in women, so we are disproportionately affected by it. In this study WSW were more likely to report previous sexual contact with a homo−/bisexual man, or with an injection drug user [30]. It is not clear whether the forced sex experiences of lesbian and bisexual women with men differ from those of heterosexual women. To start with, qualitative study of what ‘force’ and ‘seriousness’ might mean to lesbian and bisexual women, how interpretations of what force or sexual approach more generally is are affected by sexual orientation, and how force differs between male and female forcing partners may assist in understanding whether the differences are in degree of physical damage inflicted, feelings of trauma afterward or another issue entirely.But if you find that when dating, you are writing off entire groups of people, like people of colour, fat people, disabled people or trans people, then it's worth considering how societal prejudices may have shaped your attractions. I really like this article as a starting place for that: How to Approach Sexual Fantasy and Desire on Your Own Terms.
Self-administered questionnaires were filled out individually in places that were experienced by the participants as ‘safe’; these places included offices of the community-based organizations, private homes of the participants themselves or their friends, university facilities, cars, or public spaces such as parks and restaurants. Even though women who have sex with women are usually understood to be at no or very low risk for HIV infection, we explored whether lesbian and bisexual women in a geographical area with high HIV prevalence (Southern Africa) get tested for HIV and whether, among those women who get tested, there are women who live with HIV/AIDS. Showing roughness in a beautiful way”: talk about love, coercion, and rape in South African youth sexual culture. Bivariately, women living with HIV/AIDS were more likely to be older, to be married or have been married, and to be a biological parent than women who tested negative (see Table 3).In cases of forced sex by women, the forcing partner was significantly more likely to have been an intimate partner compared to cases of forced sex by men (59.
She believes the idea that dating preferences are transphobic is being pushed by radical trans activists and their "self-proclaimed allies", who have extreme views which don't reflect the views of trans women she knows in real life. Matebeni, Reddy, and Sandfort), and representatives of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa as the funding institution (Southey-Swartz and Tallis). Table 2 compares the participants’ histories of experiences of forced sex by men and by women (women without forced sex experiences do not figure in this Table; participants with forced sex experiences with both men and women are included twice). Women who reported to have ever been tested for HIV were older (see Table 1), less likely to be a student or unemployed compared to being full-time employed, more likely to have a regular income and have health insurance Compared to women from South Africa, women from Botswana were more likely to have been tested.Or, as Luz describes, “Looking at a close female friend and feeling something in your chest clench up and being overwhelmed with love for her — love you may read as platonic. After we grew apart, I learned that I was attracted to this friend — a somewhat shocking realization.
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