Researching Non-Heterosexual Sexualities

Constantinos N. Phellas is Vice Rector for Research and Faculty at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus.

• Introduction, Constantinos N. Phellas; Chapter 1 An Overview of Developments in Research Methods Applied to Non-Heterosexual Men, Constantinos N. Phellas, Anthony P.M. Coxon; Chapter 2 Researching Religion in LGBTQ Populations, Melissa M. Wilcox; Chapter 3 Researching Bisexuality and Christianity: Locating a Hidden Population and the Use of Reflexivity, Alex Toft; Chapter 4 Visualizing Experience: Using Creative Research Methods with Members of Sexual and Gender Communities, Meg Barker, Christina Richards, Helen Bowes-Catton; Chapter 5 Sexual Diaries: Theory, Method and Application, Anthony P.M. Coxon; Chapter 6 Linking Social Context to Situational Context in the Study of Non-heterosexual Sexual Experience, Miguel Muñoz-Laboy, Richard G. Parker, Patrick A. Wilson; Chapter 7 The Challenges of Quantitative Research in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychology, Ian Rivers; Chapter 8 Depression and Stress, Self-Esteem, and Discrimination in Gay Men Living with HIV: The Case of Cyprus, Constantinos N. Phellas; Chapter 9 Researching (Homo) Sexualities: Working with Military and War Archives, Gabriel Koureas; Chapter 10 1The island remains geographically and ethnically divided and this division often raises the question of which Cyprus is under discussion the North or the South. This question makes Cyprus as political entity a contested site. I see the necessity for being specific and especially because in terms of researching sexuality there are significant steps undertaken on both sides of the island, I want to clarify that by ‘Cyprus’ I refer to the Republic of Cyprus and its predominantly – but by no means exclusively – Greek Cypriot population., Stavros Stavrou Karayanni; Chapter 11 Non-Indigenous Lesbians and Gay Men Caring for Indigenous Children: An Australian Case Study, Damien W. Riggs; Chapter 12 Sexy Subject, Unflattering Questions: Interviewing Partners about Intimacies and Sex, Anna Einarsdóttir;

’This is a stimulating collection of methodological reflections and insights about researching non-heterosexual sexualities based on a wealth of experience from a range of researchers including those most eminent in this field. It offers a creative and unique perspective on methodological approaches thus making a key contribution to researching sexuality.’ Gill Green, University of Essex, UK ’This book places old and new methodologies and paradigms in a creative and innovative framework for the scholarly study of non-heterosexuality. The contributions provide a rich mix of qualitative and quantitative material which includes ethnography, in-depth interviewing, visual methods, sex diaries and web based research.’ Richard D Wiggins, The Institute of Education, UK '... this book will certainly be of interest to scientific researchers of human sexuality and students of humanities who are particularly interested in issues of sexuality. It could also be of use to health professionals, therapists and counsellors who offer support to LGBTQ people in the face of stigmatization to which they are exposed in their communities, and could provide a lot of information to activists who fight for a better status of sexual minorities in the society.' Teme, Journal for Social Sciences 'As a curious researcher, one of the most appealing contributions which fellow researchers can offer is a 'warts and all' account of their fieldwork trial and tribulations. Much can be learned from researchers' reflections upon the ethical and methodological dilemmas which they have faced and their accounts of what facilitated or hindered their progress. This edited collection offers such insights, specifically in relation to researching 'non-heterosexual sexualities'... Whilst reflections on interviewing and the challenges of undertaking quantitative research with LGBT populations (Rivers) are useful, this book also provides inspiration for researchers wishing to use less conventional metho