The Mental Health Stereotype About Gay Men: The Relation Between Gay Men's Self-Stereotype and Stereotypes About Heterosexual Women and Lesbians

Boysen, Guy A.; Fisher, Mary L.; DeJesus, M.; Vogel, David L.; Madon, Stephanie

doi:10.1521/jscp.2011.30.4.329

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“…Indeed, ideas such as most gay men engage in a high rate of sexual activity, are involved in risky sexual behaviors, have high number of sexual partners, and are not interested in long-term relationships are still common among scientists and clinicians. These beliefs may reflect a historical period in which homosexuality was considered a mental illness [10,11]. Moreover, a large volume of studies on HIV/AIDS have focused on gay men and MSM, indelibly associating these populations with risky sexual behaviors and fostered stigma.…”

Section: Gay Menmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, researchers are moving towards a more holistic understanding of sexual functioning, recognizing the importance of similarities between genders and contemplating an in-depth analysis of This article is part of the Topical Collection on Urology, Gynecology, and Endocrinology interindividual variance within genders and inside the couple [2••]. Research on desire in sexual orientations has followed the debate-line of gender differences: early studies have tried to find scientific evidences to state that lesbian women and gay men were different and more pathological than were heterosexual people in their sexual behavior [10,11].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Sexual Desire and Fantasies in the LGBT+ Community: Focus on Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Nimbi

Ciocca

Limoncin

et al. 2020

Curr Sex Health Rep

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Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to summarize the current knowledge around sexual desire, fantasies, and related biopsychosocial factors that may facilitate or obstruct sexual expressions in lesbian women and gay men. Recent Findings Sexual desire levels and related problems do not seem significantly different in people who identify as gay or lesbian compared to their heterosexual counterparts. Evidence has shown lesbian women and gay men may have specific desire expressions and biopsychosocial factors influencing their sexual health. This may suggest the importance of deepening the understanding of the unique factors of LGBT+ sexuality and relationships while paying attention to the sociocultural background in which lesbian and gay people grow and develop their identities. Summary A lack of specific and unbiased literature on sexual desire and fantasies in gay and lesbian people is reported. Available evidence is controversial and often biased. LG people showed a variety of sexual expressions that are hard to categorize referring to the heteronormative sexual standards that permeate literature and clinical practice. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.

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Section: Gay Menmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual Desire and Fantasies in the LGBT+ Community: Focus on Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Nimbi

Ciocca

Limoncin

et al. 2020

Curr Sex Health Rep

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“…Pitying affect towards gay men has received less academic attention. However, the knowledge that gay men are particularly susceptible to mental health issues (Boysen, Fisher, Dejesus, Vogel, & Madon, 2011) and an increasing awareness of sexuality-based inequality may elicit sympathetic and pitying feelings towards them (Cottrell & Neuberg, 2005). Feelings of pity towards gay men are a significant predictor of gay rights support among heterosexuals (Cottrell, Richards, & Nichols, 2010), suggesting that this may motivate facilitative behaviours.…”

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Ambivalent Homoprejudice towards Gay Men: Theory Development and Validation

Brooks

Luyt

Zawisza

et al. 2019

Journal of Homosexuality

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Myriad social groups are targets of hostile and benevolent (i.e., ambivalent) prejudice. However, prejudice towards gay men is typically conceptualised as hostile, despite the prevalence of benevolence towards gay men in popular media. This paper aims to compare gay men with other targets of ambivalent prejudice (i.e., women and elderly people), and draw upon the stereotype content and microaggressions literatures in order to develop a theory of ambivalent homoprejudice. The resultant framework, comprising repellent; adversarial; romanticised; and paternalistic homoprejudice was investigated using seven focus groups of heterosexuals and gay men (N = 22) and the findings were consistent with stereotype content theory. Directions for future research into the deleterious effects of ambivalent Homoprejudice and possible empowering interventions are discussed.

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“…Stereotypes are ubiquitous, meaning they are ever-present [6]. As such, many types of stereotypes exist, including age, race, ethnic, self-stereotype, and gender, amongst others.…”

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Gender Stereotype in Joyce Lebra’s The Scent of Sake

Arifatin

2019

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Gender stereotype should be understood as negative beliefs shared by a particular group due to over-simplification and generalization. In this study, gender stereotype is used to mean negative beliefs toward women, which is based on their sexual or gender identity instead of their personal quality and individual competence. The writer try to show that in The Scent of Sake by Joyce Lebra is considered as a novel depicting the issue of gender stereotype in Japanese family culture, especially in managing the sake business which is represented trough Rie as the main character. Hence, in this study try to answer What are gender stereotypes experienced by Rie as reflected in Joyce Lebra’s The Scent of Sake and how does Rie struggle against gender stereotype as reflected in the novel. The research design used by the writer is literary criticism; it is liberal feminism especially the theory of Mary Wollstonecraft. The results of the study show that women as represented by Rie, is stereotyped in the family’s sake business through many negative stigmas. Such stereotypes have given negative influences toward Rie in terms of marginalization in management, in educational access and women’s lack of decision making in marriage. To reduce the effects, Rie struggles against gender stereotype by performing the stereotypes. Through considerable struggles, Rie has proven that women should not be viewed as inferior to men. Rie has tried very hard to play an active role as a subject in her own family’s business of sake production.

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The Mental Health Stereotype About Gay Men: The Relation Between Gay Men's Self-Stereotype and Stereotypes About Heterosexual Women and Lesbians

Cited by 25 publications

References 45 publications

Sexual Desire and Fantasies in the LGBT+ Community: Focus on Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Sexual Desire and Fantasies in the LGBT+ Community: Focus on Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Ambivalent Homoprejudice towards Gay Men: Theory Development and Validation

Gender Stereotype in Joyce Lebra’s The Scent of Sake

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