Lesbian bed death is the concept that lesbian couples in committed relationships have less sex than any other type of couple the longer the relationship lasts, and generally experience less sexual intimacy as a consequence.[1] It may also be defined as a drop-off in sexual activity two years into a long-term lesbian relationship.[2][3]
The concept is based on 1983 research by social psychologist Philip Blumstein and sociologist Pepper Schwartz, published in American Couples: Money, Work, Sex, which found that lesbian couples reported lower numbers when asked "About how often during the last year have you and your partner had sex relations?"[4] The research has been criticized for its methodology and because sexual activity decreases for all long-term couples regardless of sexual orientation. Analyses of the concept have therefore regarded it as a popular myth.[5][6][7]
^Nichols M (July 2005). "Is 'Lesbian Bed Death' for Real?". The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. Vol. 12, no. 4.
^Iasenza, Suzanne (23 Sep 2008). "Beyond "Lesbian Bed Death" The Passion and Play in Lesbian Relationships". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 6 (1): 111–120. doi:10.1300/J155v06n01_10. PMID 24803053. S2CID 46370548.
^IsHak, Waguih William, ed. (2017). "Lesbian Bed Death". The Textbook of Clinical Sexual Medicine. Springer. p. 440. ISBN 978-3319525396.
^Blumstein, Philip and Schwartz, Pepper (1983) American Couples: Money, Work, Sex. William Morrow
^Bridges SK, Horne SG (2007). "Sexual Satisfaction and Desire Discrepancy in Same Sex Women's Relationships". Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 33 (1): 41–53. doi:10.1080/00926230600998466. PMID 17162487. S2CID 34364735.
^DeLamater, John; Plante, Rebecca F., eds. (2015). Handbook of the Sociology of Sexualities. Springer. p. 341. ISBN 978-3319173412.
^Peterson, Zoë D., ed. (2017). The Wiley Handbook of Sex Therapy. John Wiley & Sons. p. 279. ISBN 978-1118510377.
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