Sexual initiation in women with homoerotic practices in the Colombian coffee triangle

Abstract: Objective . The aim of the study was to understand sexual initiation in women who have sex with women in four cities of the Colombian Coffee triangle. Methods . A biographical survey was applied in 2012 to 308 women using the RDS (Respondent Driven Sampling) and snowball techniques. For information analysis birth cohorts were defined. Results . 83.7% of women said they felt attracted to another woman before the age of 18; 67.5% had had sex with men and women in their biographical course. Women over age 40 took longer to recognize their homosexual attraction and have high rates of heterosexual initiation (79.6%), before homosexual practices. Conclusions . The results indicate that sexual initiation among women are differences between cohorts, with a notable acceleration of the event among young people and a growing sexual initiation with people of the same sex. The findings confirm that the fields of homosexuality and heterosexuality overlap problematically in the construction of desire.

摘要：研究目的 本研究旨在探究哥伦比亚咖啡三角区四座城市中，与女性发生性关系的女性群体的性初次经历。
方法 本研究于2012年采用受访者驱动抽样（Respondent Driven Sampling，RDS）与雪球抽样技术，对308名女性开展传记式调查。数据分析过程中定义了出生队列。
结果 83.7%的女性表示，她们在18岁前便对其他女性产生了同性爱慕之情；67.5%的女性在其人生经历中曾与男性及女性发生过性行为。40岁以上的女性识别自身同性爱慕倾向的时间更晚，且在进行同性性行为前，有79.6%的人曾有过异性性经历。
结论 研究结果显示，不同出生队列的女性在性初次行为上存在差异，年轻群体的该行为发生时间显著提前，且同性性初次行为的比例呈上升趋势。本研究结果证实，在欲望的建构过程中，同性与异性性取向的边界存在复杂的重叠问题。