The Positive Aspects of Being a Lesbian or Gay Man

By E. Riggle, Joy S. Whitman, Amber Olson, S. Rostosky, S. Strong. 2008

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The positive aspects of a bisexual self-identification (2010, result): “A number of positive aspects of bisexual identity were consistent with the positive aspects of gay male and lesbian identities (Riggle et al., 2008).”
The positive aspects of a transgender self-identification (2011, background): “Consistent with findings from a gay- and lesbian-identified (Riggle et al., 2008) and a bisexual-identified (Rostosky et al.”
Coming Out Growth: Conceptualizing and Measuring Stress-Related Growth Associated with Coming Out to Others as a Sexual Minority (2010, background): “Similar conceptualizations of the positive aspects of being gay or lesbian have been independently found within a recent qualitative study by Riggle et al. (2008) .”
A Multifactor Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Positive Identity Measure (LGB-PIM) (2014, positive): “For example, being able to “be authentic” was an important part of having a positive LGB identity (Riggle & Rostosky, 2012; Riggle et al., 2008; Rostosky et al., 2010), and authenticity is important to an overall sense of well-being (e.g., Park, Peterson, & Seligman, 2004; see also, Harter, 2005…”
Sexual identity as a universal process (2011, background): “The active inquiry into different sexual needs, values, orientation, and partner characteristics in active exploration is thought to yield a great amount of self-understanding and knowledge (McCarn & Fassinger, 1996; Riggle, Whitman, Olson, Rostosky, & Strong, 2008 ).”