Foreword
R. F. Plante
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Brandy L. Simula, Andrea Miller and J. E. Sumerau
Part 1: Bi+ and Plurisexual Relationships
1. “By Definition They’re Not the Same Thing”: Analyzing Methods of
Meaning Making for Pansexual Individuals
Ashley Green
2. You Cared before You Knew: Navigating Bi+ Familial
Relationships
Nik Lampe
3. Sibling Relationships and the Bi+ Coming out Process
Lain A. B. Mathers
4. Autoethnographic Insights on Media Representations of Bi
Narratives
Brittany M. Harder
Part 2: Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships
5. Polyamory and a Queer Orientation to the World
Mimi Schippers
6. Monogamy vs. Polyamory: Negotiating Gender Hierarchy
Michelle Wolkomir
7. Margins of Identity: Queer Polyamorous Women’s Navigation of
Identity
Krista L. Benson
8. Race, Class, Gender, and Relationship Power in Queer
Polyamory
Emily Pain
9. Relational Fluidity: Somewhere between Polyamory and Monogamy
(Personal Reflection)
J. E. Sumerau and Alexandra “Xan” C. H. Nowakowski
Part 3: Kinky/BDSM Relationships
10. BDSM Relationships
Robin Bauer
11. Kink Work Online: The Diffuse Lives of Erotic Webcam Workers
and Their Clients
Angela Jones
12. BDSM Disclosures and the Circle of Intimates: A Mixed Methods
Analysis of Identity and Disclosure Audience and Response
Katherine Martinez
13. Finding Yourself in the Dark: On Submission, Healing, and
Acceptance (Personal Reflection)
Mar Middlebrooks
Part 4: Asexual Relationships
14. Asexualities, Intimacies and Relationality
Tiina Vares
15. At the Intersection of Polyamory and Asexuality
Daniel Copulsky
16. Asexuality and the Re/Construction of Sexual Orientation
C. J. Chasin
17. Queering the Nuclear Family: Navigating Familial Living as an
Asexual (Personal Reflection)
Katie Linder
Part 5: Intersex Relationships
18. Understanding Intersex Relationship Issues
Cary Gabriel Costello
19. Not Going to the Chapel? Intersex Youth and an Exploration of
Marriage Desires and Expectations
Georgiann Davis and Jonathan Jimenez
20. Shifting Medical Paradigms: The Evolution of Relationships
between Intersex Individuals and Doctors
Sarah S. Topp
Part 6: Transgender Relationships
21. Trans Relationships and the Trans Partnership Narrative
Carey Jean Sojka
22. “I Try Not to Push It Too Far”: Trans/Nonbinary Individuals
Negotiating Race and Gender in Intimate Relationships
alithia zamantakis
23. Generational Gaps or Othering the Other? Tension between Binary
and Non-Binary Trans People
stef m. shuster
24. Research on Gender Identity & Youth: Incorporating
Intersectionality
Griffin Lacy
25. Symbiotic Love: On Dating, Sex, and Interpersonal Relationships
between Transgender People (Personal Reflection)
Shalen Lowell
For Use in the Classroom: Notes on Teaching outside the Rainbow
Andrea Miller
Notes on Contributors
Brandy L. Simula, PhD (she/her/hers), is a Postdoctoral Faculty
Fellow at Emory University. She has published on gender, sexuality,
and identity in Sexualities, the Journal of Homosexuality, the
Journal of Bisexuality, Sociology Compass, and a number of edited
volumes.
J.E. Sumerau, PhD (she/they), is an assistant professor and the
director of applied sociology at the University of Tampa. They are
the author of over 70 articles, chapters, and monographs at the
intersection of sexualities, gender, religion, and health related
to societal patterns of violence and inequality.
Andrea Miller, PhD (she/her/hers), is a Full Adjunct Professor of
Sociology and a Fellow for the Institute of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Studies at Webster University. She has published in
the area of the scholarship of teaching and learning. Her most
recent article is “The Mis-education of Lady Gaga: Confronting
Essentialist Claims in the Sex and Gender Classroom” which she
considers a primer for teaching the social construction of
sexualities.
"Altogether an important contribution, Expanding the Rainbow
provides not only valuable information but also insight into the
lives, relationships, and identities of people who are sexually
marginalized." – C. Apt, South Carolina State University, in:
CHOICE Magazine
"If you want to understand the identities, relationships, and
family forms in the contemporary US, you need this book. Too much
in the sociology (often unconsciously) treats the terms that define
what’s largely considered ‘normal’ as essential to humanity and
society: that sex and gender are binaries; that true love occurs
only in sexual pairings; that intimate relationships, while usually
full of power relations, only work when that power remains
invisible; that there’s something wrong with the people who reveal
how wrong these assumptions can be. Expanding the Rainbow shows us
how the world works from the perspectives of people who are
bi/pan+, asexual, polyamorous, intersex, trans, and into BDSM—the
very people whose experiences, because they have been marginalized,
stand to teach us the most about what it means to relate intimately
to others, to form families and communities, to be human." – Dawne
Moon, Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender/Sexuality
Studies, Marquette University
"This book is the urgently needed next step in examining
relationships and families, as well as the lives of LGBTIQ+ people.
Through theoretical, empirical, and personal pieces, the authors in
Expanding the Rainbow push sociological work on ‘the family’ to
take seriously types of families that are systematically ignored by
researchers. They push us past the mainstream (even normative)
profile of ‘same-sex families’: two middle-class white cisgender
gay men (sometimes lesbian women) who are married and have 2.5
kids. The text introduces readers to relationships and families
that are hardly ever visible in the mainstream, even in this time
of ‘marriage equality.’ It also does the important work of pushing
us to stop viewing trans and intersex individuals as just
‘individuals,’ as though these members of the LGBTIQ+ community are
perpetually single, sexless, and lonely. As a Black queer
non-binary person, I’m so happy to finally encounter a book that
reflects me, my identities, and my family." – Eric Anthony
Grollman, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of
Richmond
"Expanding the Rainbow is a breath of fresh air in the field of
sexualities and gender. The current lack of scholarship on bi+,
poly, kink, asexual, intersex, and/or trans presents a challenge in
the classroom when discussing the intricacies of these
relationships and identities. Now, Expanding the Rainbow offers a
comprehensive review of the LGBTQQIAP spectrum that´s accessible to
academic and non-academic audiences alike. The insightful and
deeply personal narratives of members from these diverse
communities, including activists and scholars, help readers to
better relate to experiences outside their own purview. This timely
volume would make a great addition to undergraduate courses
addressing sexualities, gender identities, relationships and the
intersectionality of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status,
religious affiliation, and nationality." – Mandi Barringer,
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of North Florida
"Expanding the Rainbow illuminates complexities of sex, gender, and
sexuality that remain largely overlooked and underemphasized within
sociology. Editors Brandy L. Simula, J. E. Sumerau, and Andrea
Miller begin this volume with great care, introducing readers to
the marginalized identities and corresponding terminology that the
content showcases: bisexuality, polyamory, kink, asexuality,
intersex, and transgender. The ensuing content is carefully
curated, featuring the research and personal experiences of
established scholars alongside the innovative perspectives of
emerging scholars. The diverse standpoints, methods, and
theoretical insights of these writers highlight complex hues of the
rainbow that many people struggle to see." – Helana Darwin,
Doctoral Candidate, Stony Brook University
"The collection is an accessible read and useful for readers who
want to know more about people on the sexual fringes of society, as
it considers a seemingly exhaustive list of sexual orientations and
identities. Altogether an important contribution, Expanding the
Rainbow provides not only valuable information but also insight
into the lives, relationships, and identities of people who are
sexually marginalized." – C. Apt, South Carolina State University,
in: CHOICEconnect
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