As noted above, however, many studies that have focused on the life experiences of LGBT
people have employed a strategy of self-definition (Hare 1994; Nardi and Sherrod 1994;
Pilkington and D’Augelli 1995) and, in this body of work, the definition of ‘gay’ ‘lesbian’
‘bisexual’ and, less commonly, ‘transgender’ simply denotes those people who voluntarily
label themselves thus (Martin and Knox 2000). It may be hypothesised that, given the
stigma surrounding LGBT labels, those who are not LGBT would be unlikely to sanction
such a label for themselves, as this would be a self-ascribed admission of deviance (Alonzo
and Reynolds 1995; Martin and Knox 2000). Methodologically, perhaps, this ensures that
those who do identify themselves as LGB or T are ‘the genuine article’.
As noted above, however, many studies that have focused on the life experiences of LGBTpeople have employed a strategy of self-definition (Hare 1994; Nardi and Sherrod 1994;Pilkington and D’Augelli 1995) and, in this body of work, the definition of ‘gay’ ‘lesbian’‘bisexual’ and, less commonly, ‘transgender’ simply denotes those people who voluntarilylabel themselves thus (Martin and Knox 2000). It may be hypothesised that, given thestigma surrounding LGBT labels, those who are not LGBT would be unlikely to sanctionsuch a label for themselves, as this would be a self-ascribed admission of deviance (Alonzoand Reynolds 1995; Martin and Knox 2000). Methodologically, perhaps, this ensures thatthose who do identify themselves as LGB or T are ‘the genuine article’.
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