Hooking up may be one pathway for sexual and gender minority (SGM) emerging adults to explore their sexual identity development while they navigate heteronormative milestones. Framed by Dillon et al.’s (2011) model of universal sexual identity development, we examined 24 interviews with SGM emerging adults to understand whether and how hooking up aided in the development of their sexual identities beyond their sexual orientation. Although some participants already reported stable sexual identities prior to hooking up, we identified that hooking up did lead others to develop their sexual preferences more fully, better understand their sexual identity, and strengthen their connections to the SGM community. These findings suggest that hooking up can facilitate positive sexual development among sexual and gender minority emerging adults.

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“这是真实的，这就是事情的本来面目”：挂钩作为 SGM 新兴成年人性认同发展的途径

勾搭可能是性和性别少数 (SGM) 新兴成年人在探索异性恋里程碑时探索其性认同发展的一种途径。以 Dillon 等人 (2011) 的普遍性认同发展模型为框架，我们审查了对 SGM 新兴成年人的 24 次采访，以了解勾搭是否以及如何帮助他们发展超越性取向的性认同。虽然一些参与者在勾搭之前已经报告了稳定的性身份，但我们发现勾搭确实让其他人更充分地发展他们的性偏好，更好地了解他们的性身份，并加强他们与 SGM 社区的联系。这些研究结果表明，勾搭可以促进性和性别少数的新兴成年人的积极性发展。