2018
DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000291
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Minority stress and well-being under anti-sodomy legislation in India.

Abstract: Anti-lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer (LGBTQ) public policy has been seen to have an adverse impact on the mental health of gender and sexual minorities (Herek, 2011; Rostosky & Riggle, 2017). An example of such discriminatory legislation is Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a law that penalizes nonheteronormative forms of sexual expression and is used to disproportionately target the LGBTQ community in India. As such, Section 377 may serve as a source of minority stress under Meyer’s (2003) minority… Show more

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“…Section 377 has been described as a law that "adds a certain criminality to the daily lives" of sexual and gender minorities and takes away their dignity (Goodman, 2001;Gupta, 2006, p. 4821). Consistent with this assessment, in a separate analysis we conducted with Indian sexual minorities who participated in the current study, we found exposure to Section 377 was associated with greater depressive symptoms and decreased sense of belongingness to society among sexual minorities when compared to heterosexuals (Rao & Mason, 2018). However, apart from these preliminary indications of the stigmatizing effects of Section 377 on the lived realities of India's LGBTQ community, there is otherwise little empirical research on the psychological impact of the law, particularly as perceived by those it affects.…”
supporting
confidence: 75%
“…Section 377 has been described as a law that "adds a certain criminality to the daily lives" of sexual and gender minorities and takes away their dignity (Goodman, 2001;Gupta, 2006, p. 4821). Consistent with this assessment, in a separate analysis we conducted with Indian sexual minorities who participated in the current study, we found exposure to Section 377 was associated with greater depressive symptoms and decreased sense of belongingness to society among sexual minorities when compared to heterosexuals (Rao & Mason, 2018). However, apart from these preliminary indications of the stigmatizing effects of Section 377 on the lived realities of India's LGBTQ community, there is otherwise little empirical research on the psychological impact of the law, particularly as perceived by those it affects.…”
supporting
confidence: 75%
“… 35 , 55 , 56 For example, a study based in India found that anti-MSM legislation was associated with pressure to conceal one’s sexual identity and was predictive of depressive symptoms. 57 A study of MSM in Thailand found that lifetime suicidal attempts were associated with experiences of social discrimination, stress, internalised homophobia, and loneliness. 58 Experiences of minority stress have also been linked with HIV risk behaviour among MSM in China, 59 , 60 and with treatment engagement and mental health problems among HIV-positive MSM in China.…”
Section: Evidence Of Multilevel Determinants Of Hiv and Mental Health...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among these, 16 articles focused on stigma-related aspects of LGBTQI+ health [ 96 , 100 102 , 109 , 110 , 112 , 114 , 119 , 124 126 , 129 , 132 , 137 , 140 ], 3 on violence [ 97 , 103 , 118 ], 17 on mental health and its correlates, such as quality of life [ 95 , 99 , 105 , 106 , 108 , 111 , 115 , 123 , 127 , 128 , 130 , 131 , 135 , 136 , 138 , 139 , 142 ], two on resilience [ 122 , 133 ] and one article each on coping skills [ 141 ] and promoting LGBTQI+ acceptance [ 134 ]. Three articles reported on stress [ 116 ], perceived psychological impact [ 120 ] and violence [ 121 ] associated with Section-377 of the Indian Penal Code, which until September 2018 criminalised adult consensual same-sex relationships.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%