TY - JOUR
T1 - Young disabled and LGBT+
T2 - negotiating identity
AU - Toft, Alex
AU - Franklin, Anita
AU - Langley, Emma
PY - 2019/4/3
Y1 - 2019/4/3
N2 - Disabled people are historically de-sexualized and labelled as non-sexual, incapable or uninterested in sex/relationships. This perception does much to reinforce social inequalities and misconceptions about disabled sexuality and gender. For young people who are LGBT + the task of negotiating their identity and making sense of who they are is challenging. Not only is their sexuality and gender invalidated by wider society, they are also marginalized and largely unsupported during a period of intense identity negotiation. Presenting findings from a UK-based qualitative project, this article explores how in the light of such challenges, young disabled LGBT + people understand, negotiate and enact their identities.
AB - Disabled people are historically de-sexualized and labelled as non-sexual, incapable or uninterested in sex/relationships. This perception does much to reinforce social inequalities and misconceptions about disabled sexuality and gender. For young people who are LGBT + the task of negotiating their identity and making sense of who they are is challenging. Not only is their sexuality and gender invalidated by wider society, they are also marginalized and largely unsupported during a period of intense identity negotiation. Presenting findings from a UK-based qualitative project, this article explores how in the light of such challenges, young disabled LGBT + people understand, negotiate and enact their identities.
KW - disability
KW - gender identity
KW - identity
KW - LGBT+
KW - Sexuality
KW - youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059683721&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/publications/young-disabled-and-lgbt-negotiating-identity
U2 - 10.1080/19361653.2018.1544532
DO - 10.1080/19361653.2018.1544532
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059683721
SN - 1936-1653
VL - 16
SP - 157
EP - 172
JO - Journal of LGBT Youth
JF - Journal of LGBT Youth
IS - 2
ER -