Threads of Diversity: Exploring Clothing Experiences of India's LGBTQ Community.

IF 2.4 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Homosexuality Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI:10.1080/00918369.2025.2496195

Smitha G Kutty, Chehak Bansal, Jyoti Aggarwal

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Abstract

The LGBT community is a hidden population that has only recently started to integrate into mainstream society in India. Though the community has been studied extensively, the clothing of its members has not received the same attention as other fields. Present study was planned with the objective to ascertain the community's struggles with clothing in India. Both primary and secondary data were utilized for this purpose. A systematic Review of Literature was carried out to explore the previous studies in this field. This was followed by primary data collection. Eleven participants- six gay men, three transgender women, one pansexual woman and one bisexual man were recruited through snowball sampling and participated in telephonic interviews. Based on the content analyses, three themes were established; (1) Creation and expression of gender/sexual identity through clothing (2) Identification and procurement of clothing and (3) Need for acceptance and integration through Fashion and Media. Specific issues related to clothing along with certain clothing practices of the LGBT community were successfully observed in the present study.

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多样性的线索：探索印度LGBTQ社区的服装体验。

LGBT群体是一个隐藏的群体，直到最近才开始融入印度主流社会。尽管对这个群体进行了广泛的研究，但其成员的服装并没有像其他领域那样受到同样的关注。本研究的目的是确定印度社区在服装方面的斗争。为此目的使用了第一手和第二手数据。通过系统的文献综述，对该领域的前人研究进行了探讨。接下来是原始数据收集。11名参与者——6名男同性恋、3名跨性别女性、1名泛性恋女性和1名双性恋男性——通过滚雪球抽样的方式参与了电话采访。在内容分析的基础上，确立了三个主题；(1)通过服装创造和表达性别/性身份；(2)服装的识别和购买；(3)通过时尚和媒体接受和融合的需要。在本研究中，我们成功地观察到了与服装相关的具体问题以及LGBT群体的某些服装习惯。

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Journal of Homosexuality Multiple-

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5.60

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7.70%

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164

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