Self-Disclosure of Homosexual Orientation

Wells, Joel W.; Kline, William B.

doi:10.1080/00224545.1987.9713679

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“…Studies highlight various factors, such as anonymity and asynchronicity, which contribute to users disclosing more online than they necessarily would in a face-to-face situation (Krasnova et al 2010, Suler 2004. Whilst some self-disclosure, for example coming-out, can put an individual at an increased risk of negative acts towards them (Herek 1996, Wells andKline 1987), individuals still choose to make such disclosure in public online spaces (Alexander 2002b, Alexander and Losh 2010, Drushel 2010, Munt Bassett and O'Riordan 2002, Rak 2005. Additionally, research has identified three classifications as to why non-heterosexuals choose to inform others about their sexuality: improving interpersonal relationships, enhancing one's mental and physical health, and 4 changing society's attitudes (Herek 1996).…”

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The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community online: discussions of bullying and self-disclosure in YouTube videos

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Bobrowicz

Ang

2015

Behaviour & Information Technology

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(2015) The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community online: discussions of bullying and self-disclosure in YouTube videos.Behaviour AbstractComputer-mediated communication has become a popular platform for identity construction and experimentation as well as social interaction for those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). The creation of user-generated videos has allowed content creators to share experiences on LGBT topics. With bullying becoming more common amongst LGBT youth, it is important to obtain a greater understanding of this phenomenon.In our study, we report on the analysis of 151 YouTube videos which were identified as having LGBT and bullying related content. The analysis reveals how content creators openly disclose personal information about themselves and their experiences in a non-anonymous rhetoric with an unknown public. These disclosures could indicate a desire to seek friendship, support and provide empathy.

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Section: Online Self-disclosurementioning

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The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community online: discussions of bullying and self-disclosure in YouTube videos

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Bobrowicz

Ang

2015

Behaviour & Information Technology

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“…The first involved self-acceptance as a prerequisite to disclosure, and the second involved self-acceptance as a motivation to disclose. Past literature has suggested that there is a connection between psychological wellbeing and disclosure, in that self-acceptance has been defined as a prerequisite to disclosure (Wells & Kline, 1987), as well as an assumed consequence of disclosing (Galatzer-Levy & Cohler, 2002). Studies that have focused on other stigmatized populations (e.g., individuals with epilepsy and learning disabilities; Schneider & Conrad, 1980;Valle, Solis, & Volpitta, 2004) have also identified self-acceptance as being an important factor in the decision to disclose one's stigmatized identity.…”

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“…Self-acceptance has also been identified as a goal of disclosure, and thus serves as a reason why individuals with stigmatized identities choose to disclose (Cain, 1991;Schneider & Conrad, 1980;Wells & Kline, 1987). For example, some of the out lesbian athletes believed that disclosure would bolster self-acceptance.…”

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Disclosure as an Interaction: Why Lesbian Athletes Disclose Their Sexual Identities in Intercollegiate Sport

Stoelting

2011

Journal of Homosexuality

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Over the years, the number of gay, bisexual, and lesbian athletes who have disclosed their sexual identities has been increasing. Given that sport has traditionally been defined as a heterosexist institution, this pattern is deserving of attention and investigation ( Anderson, 2001 ). In response, the present study examines why intercollegiate lesbian athletes disclose their sexual identities in the sport context. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 self-identified lesbian athletes who disclosed their sexual identities while participating in intercollegiate sport. Unlike most past literature on disclosure, the present study approaches disclosure as an interactional process that involves a discloser, an audience, and a context.

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“…From a heterosexual actor's perspective, then, IM should seem particularly likely when the audience for a gender role violation consists of men. IM should also seem relatively likely when the audience consists of strangers, given that people are more likely to disclose personal information, such as sexual orientation and other identity-relevant details, to friends than to strangers (Reis & Shaver, 1988;Wells & Kline, 1987). That is, friends presumably know how actors identify their sexual orientation, and are thus unlikely sources of IM.…”

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Gender Role Violations and Identity Misclassification: The Roles of Audience and Actor Variables

2006

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When people violate certain social role norms, they risk false categorization into a stigmatized group. For example, heterosexual men who perform female stereotypic behaviors are often misclassified as gay. This identity misclassification is aversive because it threatens fundamental psychological needs. Findings presented here reveal that expectations of identity misclassification fuel heterosexual actors' (N=216) discomfort during imagined gender role violations and that audience variables that increase the likelihood of misclassification also increase role violators' discomfort. Moreover, expectations of misclassification strongly predict people's discomfort during gender role violations regardless of their standing along relevant actor dimensions (e.g., attitudes and self-views). These findings suggest that people's-and particularly heterosexual men's-expectations of identity misclassification are powerful mechanisms that underlie adherence to traditional gender role norms.

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Self-Disclosure of Homosexual Orientation

Cited by 86 publications

References 10 publications

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community online: discussions of bullying and self-disclosure in YouTube videos

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community online: discussions of bullying and self-disclosure in YouTube videos

Disclosure as an Interaction: Why Lesbian Athletes Disclose Their Sexual Identities in Intercollegiate Sport

Gender Role Violations and Identity Misclassification: The Roles of Audience and Actor Variables

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