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The terminology of identities between, outside and beyond the gender binary – A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Thorne, N., Yip, A. K., Bouman, W. P., Marshall, E., & Arcelus, J. (2019). The terminology of identities between, outside and beyond the gender binary – A systematic review. International Journal of Transgenderism, 20(2-3), 138-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/15532739.2019.1640654

Background: Recently, a multitude of terms have emerged, especially within North America and Western Europe, which describe identities that are not experienced within the culturally accepted binary structure of gender which prevails within those cult... Read More about The terminology of identities between, outside and beyond the gender binary – A systematic review.

The gendering of heterosexual religious young adults’ imagined futures (2019)
Journal Article
Page, S., & Yip, A. K. (2019). The gendering of heterosexual religious young adults’ imagined futures. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 34(2), 253-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2019.1621542

This article draws from a mixed-method project that examined religion, youth, gender, and sexuality among young women and men aged between 18 and 25, from seven religious traditions, and living in the UK. It charts how unmarried heterosexuals imagine... Read More about The gendering of heterosexual religious young adults’ imagined futures.

A comparison of mental health symptomatology and levels of social support in young treatment seeking transgender individuals who identify as binary and non-binary (2018)
Journal Article
Thorne, N., Witcomb, G. L., Nieder, T., Nixon, E., Yip, A., & Arcelus, J. (2019). A comparison of mental health symptomatology and levels of social support in young treatment seeking transgender individuals who identify as binary and non-binary. International Journal of Transgenderism, 20(2-3), 241-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/15532739.2018.1452660

Background: Previous research has consistently reported high rates of mental health symptomatology and lower social support in young treatment seeking transgender individuals. However, these studies have failed to distinguish between transgender peop... Read More about A comparison of mental health symptomatology and levels of social support in young treatment seeking transgender individuals who identify as binary and non-binary.

Intimacy negotiated: the management of relationships and the construction of personal communities in the lives of bisexual women and men (2017)
Journal Article
Toft, A., & Yip, A. K. (2018). Intimacy negotiated: the management of relationships and the construction of personal communities in the lives of bisexual women and men. Sexualities, 21(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460716679793

Bringing into dialogue conceptual literature on bisexuality, intimacy, and personal community, this article illuminates the lived experiences of 80 bisexual women and men in the UK. The data were collected through questionnaire and individual intervi... Read More about Intimacy negotiated: the management of relationships and the construction of personal communities in the lives of bisexual women and men.

Understanding Young Buddhists: Living out Ethical Journeys (2017)
Book
Yip, A., & Page, S. (2017). Understanding Young Buddhists: Living out Ethical Journeys. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004339262

There is currently an acute lack of scholarly engagement with Buddhism and youth. Based on ground-breaking empirical research, Understanding Young Buddhists: Living out Ethical Journeys explores the stories of young Buddhists, through a rich analysis... Read More about Understanding Young Buddhists: Living out Ethical Journeys.

Gender equality and religion: a multi-faith exploration of young adults’ narratives (2016)
Journal Article
Page, S., & Yip, A. K. (2017). Gender equality and religion: a multi-faith exploration of young adults’ narratives. European Journal of Women's Studies, 24(3), 249-265. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506815625906

This paper presents findings from research on young adults in the UK from diverse religious backgrounds. Utilizing questionnaires, interviews, and video diaries it assesses how religious young adults understood and managed the tensions in popular dis... Read More about Gender equality and religion: a multi-faith exploration of young adults’ narratives.

Religious faith and heterosexuality: a multi-faith exploration of young adults (2014)
Book Chapter
Yip, A. K., & Page, S. (2014). Religious faith and heterosexuality: a multi-faith exploration of young adults. In R. L. Piedmont, & A. Village (Eds.), Research in the social scientific study of religion, Volume 25. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004272385

This paper examines the understandings and practices of 515 heterosexual religious young adults living in the UK in terms of their religious faith and sexuality. It presents qualitative and quantitative data drawn from uestionnaires, interviews, and... Read More about Religious faith and heterosexuality: a multi-faith exploration of young adults.

Policy Implications of Ageing Sexualities (2006)
Journal Article
Heaphy, B., & Yip, A. (2006). Policy Implications of Ageing Sexualities. Social Policy and Society, 5(4), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746406003150

This article aims to open up debate on the policy implications of ageing sexualities. The article begins by discussing the heteronormative perspective that frames current discourse on older people’s needs and citizenship. It then presents data from a... Read More about Policy Implications of Ageing Sexualities.

Queering religious texts: An exploration of British non-heterosexual Christians’ and Muslims’ strategy of constructing sexuality-affirming hermeneutics. (2005)
Journal Article
Yip, A. (2005). Queering religious texts: An exploration of British non-heterosexual Christians’ and Muslims’ strategy of constructing sexuality-affirming hermeneutics. Sociology, 39(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038505049000

Religious authority figures often use religious texts as the primary basis for censuring homosexuality. In recent years, however, non-heterosexual Christians and Muslims have begun to contest the discursively produced boundary of sexual morality.Draw... Read More about Queering religious texts: An exploration of British non-heterosexual Christians’ and Muslims’ strategy of constructing sexuality-affirming hermeneutics..

Ageing in a non-heterosexual context. (2004)
Journal Article
Heaphy, B., Yip, A., & Thompson, D. (2004). Ageing in a non-heterosexual context. Ageing and Society, 24(6), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X0300160

There is increasing recognition of the importance of social and cultural differences in shaping the diversity of the ageing experience in contemporary Britain. Various social and cultural factors, such as those associated with class, ethnicity, gend... Read More about Ageing in a non-heterosexual context..