A Minority Within a Minority: Experiences of Gay Men with Intellectual Disabilities

Bennett, Christopher; Coyle, Adrian

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“…People with ID may experience stigma and discrimination as a result of their disability and impairments and because of their LGBT status (Bennett & Coyle 2001), resulting in 'minority stress' (Meyer 2003). Prejudice and discrimination may create further marginalisation, social exclusion, and limit the opportunity for developing meaningful relationships (Hall 2010).…”

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The experiences and support needs of people with intellectual disabilities who identify as LGBT: A review of the literature

McCann

Lee

Brown

2016

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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BackgroundPeople who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) can face many challenges in society including accessing education, care and support appropriate to individual needs. However, there is a growing and evolving evidence base about the specific needs of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in this regard. AimsThe aim of this review was to explore the experiences of people with ID who identified as LGBT through an examination of studies that addressed their views and highlighted specific issues, concerns and service responses. Methods and proceduresA comprehensive search of relevant databases from February 1995 to February 2015 was conducted. Studies were identified that met specific criteria that included: empirical peer reviewed studies, the use of recognized research methods and focused on people with ID whom identified as LGBT. The search yielded 161 papers in total. Following the removal of duplicates, 37 papers were screened using rigorous inclusion and exclusion criteria.Finally, 14 papers were considered suitable for the review. Outcomes and resultsThe data were analysed and key themes identified that included accessing health services, gender and sexual identity, attitudes of people with ID regarding their LGBT status, and education, supports and therapeutic interventions. 2 Conclusions and ImplicationsThere is a need for service providers and carers to be more responsive to the concerns of people with ID who identify as LGBT to improve their health and well-being by reducing stigma and discrimination and by increasing awareness of their care and support needs. The implications are discussed in terms of policy, education, research and practice developments. Keywords:Intellectual disability, review, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, service developments What this paper adds?There is a growing and evolving empirical evidence base regarding the experiences of people who identify as LGBT and have an ID. This paper raises many important issues that have been gleaned from research studies that sought to gain different viewpoints and establish the needs of LGBT people with an ID. The discussion highlights issues relevant to future research, practice, educational and policy initiatives and provides useful recommendations around socially inclusive practice.

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The experiences and support needs of people with intellectual disabilities who identify as LGBT: A review of the literature

McCann

Lee

Brown

2016

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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“…In the UK, Coyle and Rafalin (2000) explored conflict between sexual, ethnic and religious identity components among Jewish gay men (using a qualitative research method). Bennett and Coyle (2001) considered the implications of double minority status among gay men with learning disabilities. Furthermore, in a qualitative study of Anglo-Greek-Cypriot gay men, Phellas (2001) found that ethnic identity and community were of greater concern to his participants than sexual identity, thereby emphasizing the need to avoid making assumptions about the universal primacy of sexual identity within identity hierarchies.…”

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Lesbian and gay identity: European perspectives

Markowe

2002

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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“…A very particular E-P contribution is the unpacking of the experience of sexuality in both its embodied form (i.e., in relation to the physical experience of sexuality) and its intersubjective form (i.e., in relation to the interpersonal experience of being with an-other sexually). In contrast to much of the recent literature in British lesbian and gay psychology (see Bell, Kitzinger, Hodges, Coyle and Rivers, 2002;Bennett and Coyle, 2001;Clarke, 2001;Ellis, 1999), the E-P approach focuses on aspects of sexuality that are experiential, rather than political or related to the interpersonal domain. 8 While an existential approach acknowledges both the personal and the constructed aspects of experience, it attempts to study the phenomenon as it is (Husserl, 1977).…”

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Being Sexual: Existential Contributions to Psychotherapy with Gay Male Clients

Milton

2007

Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy

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This paper outlines the existential-phenomenological (E-P) approach to psychotherapy and considers some of its core concepts, the stance taken to understanding sexuality and the implications for therapeutic practice with gay male clients. Three previously published case studies are reviewed to provide illustrations of the approach, and the paper concludes by arguing that a non-pathologising view of sexuality is useful in assisting clients in therapy and in assisting therapists and services in understanding their clients without problematising them.

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A Minority Within a Minority: Experiences of Gay Men with Intellectual Disabilities

Cited by 28 publications

References 30 publications

The experiences and support needs of people with intellectual disabilities who identify as LGBT: A review of the literature

The experiences and support needs of people with intellectual disabilities who identify as LGBT: A review of the literature

Lesbian and gay identity: European perspectives

Being Sexual: Existential Contributions to Psychotherapy with Gay Male Clients

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