Conducting sexualities research: An outline of emergent issues and case studies from ten Wellcome-funded projects

Dylan Kneale; Robert French; Helen Spandler; Ingrid Young; Carrie Purcell; Zoe Boden; Steven Brown; Dan Callwood; Sarah Carr; Alex Dymock; Rachael Eastham; Jacqui Gabb; Josie Henley; Charlotte Jones; Elizabeth McDermott; Nolwazi Mkhwanazi; James Ravenhill; Paula Reavey; Rachel Scott; Clarissa Smith; Matthew Smith; James Thomas; Karen Tingay

doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15283.1

Conducting sexualities research: An outline of emergent issues and case studies from ten Wellcome-funded projects

Dylan Kneale
, Robert French
, Helen Spandler
, Ingrid Young
, Carrie Purcell
, Zoe Boden
, Steven Brown
, Dan Callwood
, Sarah Carr
, Alex Dymock
, Rachael Eastham
, Jacqui Gabb
, Josie Henley
, Charlotte Jones
, Elizabeth McDermott
, Nolwazi Mkhwanazi
, James Ravenhill
, Paula Reavey
, Rachel Scott
, Clarissa Smith

Matthew Smith, James Thomas, Karen Tingay

Department of Psychology

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Abstract

This letter seeks to synthesise methodological challenges encountered in a cohort of Wellcome Trust-funded research projects focusing on sexualities and health. The ten Wellcome Trust projects span a diversity of gender and sexual orientations and identities, settings; institutional and non-institutional contexts, lifecourse stages, and explore a range of health-related interventions. As researchers, we originate from a breadth of disciplinary traditions, use a variety of research methods and data sources. Despite this breadth, four common themes are found across the projects: (i) inclusivity, representations and representativeness, (ii) lumping together of diverse groups, (iii) institutions and closed settings (iv) ethical and governance barriers.

Original language	English
Article number	137
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	Wellcome Open Research
Volume	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15283.1
Publication status	Published - 19 Sept 2019

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Sexualities
Ethics
institutions
LGBTQ
Mental health
forensic mental health

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Kneale, D., French, R., Spandler, H., Young, I., Purcell, C., Boden, Z., Brown, S., Callwood, D., Carr, S., Dymock, A., Eastham, R., Gabb, J., Henley, J., Jones, C., McDermott, E., Mkhwanazi, N., Ravenhill, J., Reavey, P., Scott, R., ... Tingay, K. (2019). Conducting sexualities research: An outline of emergent issues and case studies from ten Wellcome-funded projects. Wellcome Open Research, 4, 1-9. Article 137. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15283.1

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"You don't even get a hug": Sexuality and relational security in secure mental healthcare

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