Sexuality Publications
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2024. “Sexual Identities and Political Solidarities among Cisgender Women. ” Journal of Lesbian Studies, 28, 1, 142-60.
Swank, Eric. 2023. “Sexual Identities and the Role of Marriage in Social Movement Activism.” Political Research Quarterly, 76, 4, 1632–1645.
Swank, Eric. 2023. “Deeds, Not Words: Sexual Identities and Antiracist Actions and Consciousness among White Americans.” Journal of Homosexuality, 70, 13: 3149-3170.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2023. “Who Counts as a Sexual Partner? Women’s Criteria for Defining and Sorting Through Their Sexual Histories.” Psychology & Sexuality, 14, 1, 190-202.
Atteberry-Ash, Brittanie, Swank, Eric, and Williams, Jessica R. 2023. “Sexual Identities and Political Protesting among Social Work Students.” Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 4, 2, 117–135.
Swank, Eric, and Breanne Fahs. 2022. “Sexual Identities and Reactions to Black Lives Matter." Sexuality Research & Social Policy 19, 1954–1967.
Swank, Eric. 2022. “Marriage and Political Engagements Across Sexual Identities. In The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage: LGBT People and Their Relationships in the Era of Marriage Equality (Ed. Aaron Hoy), pp. 217-234, Routledge Press.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2021. “Refusals, Reciprocity, and Sexual Labor: Women discuss Negotiations around Oral and Anal Sex.” Sexuality & Culture. 25: 217-234.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2021. “Pray the Gay Will Stay? Church Shopping and Religious Gatekeeping around Homosexuality in an Audit Study of Christian Church Officials.” Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8, 1: 106–118.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2021. “Sexualities in Revolt: Teaching Activism, Manifesto Writing, and Anti-Assimilationist Politics to Upper-Division Undergraduates.” American Journal of Sexuality Education, 16, 3: 375-393.
Swank, Eric, Atteberry-Ash, Brittanie, Coulombe, Simone, and Woodford, Michael. 2020. “Sexual Identity and Protesting among College Students: Exploring Political Distinctiveness Mediation Factors.” Social Justice Research, 33: 352-378.
Fahs, Breanne, Swank, Eric, and Shambe, Ayanna 2020. “‘I Just Go With It’: Negotiating Sexual Desire Discrepancies for Women in Partnered Relationships.” Sex Roles, 83:226-239.
Swank, Eric. 2019. “Sexual Identities and Racial Attitudes among Black, Latinx, and White Individuals.” Journal of Bisexuality. 19: 305-33.
Swank, Eric. 2019. “The Political Distinctiveness of Gays and Lesbians: Explaining Protest actions across Sexual Identities.” Politics, Groups & Identities, 7:1-20.
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2019. “Explaining the Sexuality Gap in Protest Participation.” Journal of Homosexuality, 66: 324-348.
Swank, Eric. 2018 “Sexual Identities and Participation in Liberal and Conservative Social Movements.” Social Science Research, 74:176-186.
Swank, Eric. 2018. “Who Voted for Hillary Clinton? Sexual Identities, Gender, and Family Influences.” Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 14: 21-42.
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2017. “College Students, Sexualities Identities, and Participation in Political Marches.” Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 14: 122-132.
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2017. "Understanding Feminist Activism among Women: Resources, Consciousness, and Social Networks" Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic Word, 3, 1-9.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2017. “Exploring Stigma of “Extreme” Weight Gain: The Terror of Fat Possible Selves in Women’s Responses to Hypothetically Gaining One Hundred Pounds.” Women’s Studies International Forum, 61: 1-8.
Fahs, Breanne, Swank, Eric and McClelland, Sara. 2017. “Sexuality, Pleasure, Power, and Danger: Points of Tension, Contradiction, and Conflict.” In the APA Handbook of the Psychology of Women. (eds. Cheryl Travis and Jacquelyn White), pp. 229-248, Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2016. “The Other Third Shift? Women’s Emotion Work in their Sexual Relationships.” Feminist Formations, 28: 46-69.
Swank, Eric, and Breanne Fahs. 2016. "Gay rights activism: collection action frames, networks, and protesting among gays, lesbians, and bisexuals." Journal of Civil Society 12, 430-447.
Fahs, Breanne, and Swank, Eric. 2015. "Unpacking embodiment and embodied resistance." In J. DeLamater & R. Plante (eds.), Handbook of Sexualities (pp. 149-167). New York: Springer.
Fahs, Breanne, Swank, Eric, and Clevenger, Lindsay*. 2015. "Troubling anal sex: Gender, power, and sexual compliance in heterosexual experiences of anal intercourse." Gender Issues, 32: 19-38.
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2013. “An Intersectional Analysis of Gender and Race for Sexual Minorities who Engage in Gay and Lesbian Rights Activism.” Sex Roles, 68: 660-674.
Swank, Eric, Woodford, Michael, and Lim, Colin*. 2013. “Antecedents of Pro-LGBT Advocacy among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual College Students.” Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 10: 317-332.
Swank, Eric, and Breanne Fahs. 2013. “Predicting Electoral Activism among Gays and Lesbians in the United States.” Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43: 1382-1393.
Fahs, Breanne, and Swank, Eric. 2013. “Adventures with the “Plastic Man”: Sex Toys, Compulsory Heterosexuality, and the Politics of Women’s Sexual Pleasure.” Sexuality & Culture, 17: 666-685.
Swank, Eric, Fahs, Breanne, and Frost, David. 2013. “Region, Social Identities, and Disclosure Practices as Predictors of Heterosexist Discrimination against Sexual Minorities in the United States” Sociological Inquiry, 83: 238-258.
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2013. “Why do Social Work Students Engage in Lesbian and Gay Rights Activism?” Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 23: 91-106.
Swank, Eric, Frost, David, and Fahs, Breanne. 2012. “Rural Location and Exposure to Minority Stress among Sexual Minorities.” Psychology & Sexuality, 3: 226-243.
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2012. “Resources, Social Networks, and Framing Practices of College Students who Join the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement.” Journal of Homosexuality, 59: 67-89.
Woodford, Michael R., Silverschanz, Perry, Scherrer, Kristin*, Swank, Eric, and Raiz, Lisa. 2012. “Predictors of U.S. Heterosexual University Students’ Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People.” Journal of LGBT Youth, 9: 297-320.
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2011. “Pathways to Political Activism among Americans who have Same-Sex Sexual Contact.” Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 8: 126-138.
Fahs, Breanne, and Swank, Eric. 2011. “Social Identities as Predictors of Women’s Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual Activity.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40: 903-914.
Swank, Eric, Fahs, Breanne, and Haywood, Holly*. 2011. “Evaluating Appalachian Distinctiveness for Gender Expectations, Sexual Violence, and Rape Myths.” Journal of Appalachian Studies, 17: 123-143.
Swank, Eric, and Raiz, Lisa. 2010. “Attitudes toward Gays and Lesbians among Undergraduate Social Work Students.” Affilia: Journal of Social Work and Women, 25: 19-29.
Swank, Eric, and Raiz, Lisa. 2010. “Predicting the Support of Civil Unions and Same-Sex Marriages among Social Work Students.” Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 22: 149-164.
Swank, Eric, Raiz, Lisa, Faulkner, Cynthia, Faulker, Samuel, and Hesterberg, Latonya. 2008. “Comfort with Gays and Lesbians after a Class Discussion on Homophobia.” American Journal of Sexuality Education, 3: 255-274.
Haywood, Holly*, and Swank, Eric. 2008. “Rape Myths among Appalachian College Students.” Violence and Victims, 23: 373-389.
Swank, Eric, Raiz, Lisa. 2008. “Attitudes toward Lesbians of Practicing Social Workers and Social Work Students.” Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 13: 55-68.
Swank, Eric, Raiz, Lisa. 2007. “Explaining Comfort with Homosexuals among Social Work Students.” Journal of Social Work Education, 43: 257-279.
Eldridge, Vicki L.*, Mack, Lisa*, and Swank, Eric. 2006. “Comfort with Homosexuality in Rural America.” Journal of Homosexuality, 51: 39-56.
* indicates a graduate or undergraduate coauthor.
my page at academia.edu
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2024. “Sexual Identities and Political Solidarities among Cisgender Women. ” Journal of Lesbian Studies, 28, 1, 142-60.
Swank, Eric. 2023. “Sexual Identities and the Role of Marriage in Social Movement Activism.” Political Research Quarterly, 76, 4, 1632–1645.
Swank, Eric. 2023. “Deeds, Not Words: Sexual Identities and Antiracist Actions and Consciousness among White Americans.” Journal of Homosexuality, 70, 13: 3149-3170.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2023. “Who Counts as a Sexual Partner? Women’s Criteria for Defining and Sorting Through Their Sexual Histories.” Psychology & Sexuality, 14, 1, 190-202.
Atteberry-Ash, Brittanie, Swank, Eric, and Williams, Jessica R. 2023. “Sexual Identities and Political Protesting among Social Work Students.” Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 4, 2, 117–135.
Swank, Eric, and Breanne Fahs. 2022. “Sexual Identities and Reactions to Black Lives Matter." Sexuality Research & Social Policy 19, 1954–1967.
Swank, Eric. 2022. “Marriage and Political Engagements Across Sexual Identities. In The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage: LGBT People and Their Relationships in the Era of Marriage Equality (Ed. Aaron Hoy), pp. 217-234, Routledge Press.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2021. “Refusals, Reciprocity, and Sexual Labor: Women discuss Negotiations around Oral and Anal Sex.” Sexuality & Culture. 25: 217-234.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2021. “Pray the Gay Will Stay? Church Shopping and Religious Gatekeeping around Homosexuality in an Audit Study of Christian Church Officials.” Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8, 1: 106–118.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2021. “Sexualities in Revolt: Teaching Activism, Manifesto Writing, and Anti-Assimilationist Politics to Upper-Division Undergraduates.” American Journal of Sexuality Education, 16, 3: 375-393.
Swank, Eric, Atteberry-Ash, Brittanie, Coulombe, Simone, and Woodford, Michael. 2020. “Sexual Identity and Protesting among College Students: Exploring Political Distinctiveness Mediation Factors.” Social Justice Research, 33: 352-378.
Fahs, Breanne, Swank, Eric, and Shambe, Ayanna 2020. “‘I Just Go With It’: Negotiating Sexual Desire Discrepancies for Women in Partnered Relationships.” Sex Roles, 83:226-239.
Swank, Eric. 2019. “Sexual Identities and Racial Attitudes among Black, Latinx, and White Individuals.” Journal of Bisexuality. 19: 305-33.
Swank, Eric. 2019. “The Political Distinctiveness of Gays and Lesbians: Explaining Protest actions across Sexual Identities.” Politics, Groups & Identities, 7:1-20.
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2019. “Explaining the Sexuality Gap in Protest Participation.” Journal of Homosexuality, 66: 324-348.
Swank, Eric. 2018 “Sexual Identities and Participation in Liberal and Conservative Social Movements.” Social Science Research, 74:176-186.
Swank, Eric. 2018. “Who Voted for Hillary Clinton? Sexual Identities, Gender, and Family Influences.” Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 14: 21-42.
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2017. “College Students, Sexualities Identities, and Participation in Political Marches.” Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 14: 122-132.
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2017. "Understanding Feminist Activism among Women: Resources, Consciousness, and Social Networks" Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic Word, 3, 1-9.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2017. “Exploring Stigma of “Extreme” Weight Gain: The Terror of Fat Possible Selves in Women’s Responses to Hypothetically Gaining One Hundred Pounds.” Women’s Studies International Forum, 61: 1-8.
Fahs, Breanne, Swank, Eric and McClelland, Sara. 2017. “Sexuality, Pleasure, Power, and Danger: Points of Tension, Contradiction, and Conflict.” In the APA Handbook of the Psychology of Women. (eds. Cheryl Travis and Jacquelyn White), pp. 229-248, Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2016. “The Other Third Shift? Women’s Emotion Work in their Sexual Relationships.” Feminist Formations, 28: 46-69.
Swank, Eric, and Breanne Fahs. 2016. "Gay rights activism: collection action frames, networks, and protesting among gays, lesbians, and bisexuals." Journal of Civil Society 12, 430-447.
Fahs, Breanne, and Swank, Eric. 2015. "Unpacking embodiment and embodied resistance." In J. DeLamater & R. Plante (eds.), Handbook of Sexualities (pp. 149-167). New York: Springer.
Fahs, Breanne, Swank, Eric, and Clevenger, Lindsay*. 2015. "Troubling anal sex: Gender, power, and sexual compliance in heterosexual experiences of anal intercourse." Gender Issues, 32: 19-38.
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2013. “An Intersectional Analysis of Gender and Race for Sexual Minorities who Engage in Gay and Lesbian Rights Activism.” Sex Roles, 68: 660-674.
Swank, Eric, Woodford, Michael, and Lim, Colin*. 2013. “Antecedents of Pro-LGBT Advocacy among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual College Students.” Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 10: 317-332.
Swank, Eric, and Breanne Fahs. 2013. “Predicting Electoral Activism among Gays and Lesbians in the United States.” Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43: 1382-1393.
Fahs, Breanne, and Swank, Eric. 2013. “Adventures with the “Plastic Man”: Sex Toys, Compulsory Heterosexuality, and the Politics of Women’s Sexual Pleasure.” Sexuality & Culture, 17: 666-685.
Swank, Eric, Fahs, Breanne, and Frost, David. 2013. “Region, Social Identities, and Disclosure Practices as Predictors of Heterosexist Discrimination against Sexual Minorities in the United States” Sociological Inquiry, 83: 238-258.
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2013. “Why do Social Work Students Engage in Lesbian and Gay Rights Activism?” Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 23: 91-106.
Swank, Eric, Frost, David, and Fahs, Breanne. 2012. “Rural Location and Exposure to Minority Stress among Sexual Minorities.” Psychology & Sexuality, 3: 226-243.
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2012. “Resources, Social Networks, and Framing Practices of College Students who Join the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement.” Journal of Homosexuality, 59: 67-89.
Woodford, Michael R., Silverschanz, Perry, Scherrer, Kristin*, Swank, Eric, and Raiz, Lisa. 2012. “Predictors of U.S. Heterosexual University Students’ Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People.” Journal of LGBT Youth, 9: 297-320.
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2011. “Pathways to Political Activism among Americans who have Same-Sex Sexual Contact.” Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 8: 126-138.
Fahs, Breanne, and Swank, Eric. 2011. “Social Identities as Predictors of Women’s Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual Activity.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40: 903-914.
Swank, Eric, Fahs, Breanne, and Haywood, Holly*. 2011. “Evaluating Appalachian Distinctiveness for Gender Expectations, Sexual Violence, and Rape Myths.” Journal of Appalachian Studies, 17: 123-143.
Swank, Eric, and Raiz, Lisa. 2010. “Attitudes toward Gays and Lesbians among Undergraduate Social Work Students.” Affilia: Journal of Social Work and Women, 25: 19-29.
Swank, Eric, and Raiz, Lisa. 2010. “Predicting the Support of Civil Unions and Same-Sex Marriages among Social Work Students.” Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 22: 149-164.
Swank, Eric, Raiz, Lisa, Faulkner, Cynthia, Faulker, Samuel, and Hesterberg, Latonya. 2008. “Comfort with Gays and Lesbians after a Class Discussion on Homophobia.” American Journal of Sexuality Education, 3: 255-274.
Haywood, Holly*, and Swank, Eric. 2008. “Rape Myths among Appalachian College Students.” Violence and Victims, 23: 373-389.
Swank, Eric, Raiz, Lisa. 2008. “Attitudes toward Lesbians of Practicing Social Workers and Social Work Students.” Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 13: 55-68.
Swank, Eric, Raiz, Lisa. 2007. “Explaining Comfort with Homosexuals among Social Work Students.” Journal of Social Work Education, 43: 257-279.
Eldridge, Vicki L.*, Mack, Lisa*, and Swank, Eric. 2006. “Comfort with Homosexuality in Rural America.” Journal of Homosexuality, 51: 39-56.
* indicates a graduate or undergraduate coauthor.
my page at academia.edu