Out of the closet, not yet out of the house : gay men's experiences of homonegativity and internalized homonegativity

Jack Thepsourinthone; Tinashe Dune; Pranee Liamputtong; Amit Arora

doi:10.3390/healthcare9111479

Out of the closet, not yet out of the house : gay men's experiences of homonegativity and internalized homonegativity

Jack Thepsourinthone, Tinashe Dune, Pranee Liamputtong, Amit Arora

Western Sydney University

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This paper explores how Australian gay men experience gender and sexuality in relation to heteronormative gender norms, specifically masculinity. A sample of 32 gay men 22-72 years of age participated in an online interview, using a videoconferencing software, on masculinity and homosexuality. Thematic analyses revealed that gay men experience gender and sexuality-related strain across all levels of their socioecological environment through social regulation, homophobic discrimination/harassment, and anti-effeminacy prejudice. The gay men expressed feelings of self-loathing, shame, internalized homonegativity, and isolation as a result. In examining interactions at each level of the socioecological environment, future research and practice may gain understanding in the social phenomena and how to ameliorate such strain.

Original language	English
Article number	1479
Number of pages	14
Journal	Healthcare
Volume	9
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9111479
Publication status	Published - Nov 2021

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