Sexuality and Exercise Motivations: Are Gay Men and Heterosexual Women Most Likely to be Motivated by Concern About Weight and Appearance?

Sex Roles ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 567-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Grogan ◽  
Mark Conner ◽  
Helen Smithson
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Heterosexual Women

Tolerance and the labor supply of cohabiting gays and lesbians

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Mary Eschelbach Hansen ◽  
Michael E. Martell ◽  
Leanne Roncolato
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Division Of Labor ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
The United States ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Lesbian Women ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Average State

Abstract Tolerance of sexual minorities is presumed to matter, but its effects are under-studied. Because tolerance can affect both experiences at work and division of labor in the household, we study the relationship between tolerance and the time cohabiting gay men and lesbian women spend in paid work across the United States. In the average state, the increase in tolerance between 2003 and 2015 is associated with an increase in paid work of about 1 week per year among cohabiting gay men. Though not robustly statistically significant, the increase in tolerance is associated with a decrease in paid work among cohabiting lesbian women relative to heterosexual women.

scholarly journals Mental health and quality of life of gay men and lesbians in England and Wales

2003 ◽  
Vol 183 (6) ◽  
pp. 552-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael King ◽  
Eamonn McKeown ◽  
James Warner ◽  
Angus Ramsay ◽  
Katherine Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Heterosexual Women

BackgroundLittle is known about the mental health of gay men and lesbians living in Europe.AimsTo compare psychological status, quality of life and use of mental health services by lesbians and gay men with heterosexual people.MethodCross-sectional study in England and Wales using ‘snowball’ sampling.ResultsParticipants: 656 gay men, 505 heterosexual men, 430 lesbians and 588 heterosexual women. Gay men were more likely than heterosexual men to score above threshold on the Clinical Interview Schedule, indicating greater levels of psychological distress (RR 1.24, 95% Cl 1.07–1.43), as were lesbians compared with heterosexual women (RR 1.30, 95% Cl 1.11-1.52). Gay men and lesbians were more likely than heterosexuals to have consulted a mental health professional in the past, deliberately harmed themselves and used recreational drugs. Lesbians were more likely to have experienced verbal and physical intimidation and to consume more alcohol than heterosexual women.ConclusionsAwareness of mental health issues for gay men and lesbians should become a standard part of training for mental health professionals, who need to be aware of the potential for substance misuse and self-harm in this group and of the discrimination experienced by many lesbians.

scholarly journals Discourses of Friendship between Heterosexual Women and Gay Men: Mythical Norms and an Absence of Desire

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Shepperd ◽  
Adrian Coyle ◽  
Peter Hegarty
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Heterosexual Women

Gay Men Choosing to Co-Parent with Heterosexual Women

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 449-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline I. Erera ◽  
Dorit Segal-Engelchin
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Heterosexual Women

scholarly journals Gender-Role's Attitude, Perceived Similarity, and Sexual Prejudice against Gay Men

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 841-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Manuel Falomir-Pichastor ◽  
Carmen Martínez ◽  
Consuelo Paterna
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Sexual Prejudice ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Perceived Similarity ◽  
Defensive Function ◽  
Traditional Gender Roles ◽  
Heterosexual Women

Two hundred and twenty-six heterosexual participants (115 women and 111 men) were asked to indicate their attitude toward gender-roles, their perceived similarities with gay men, and their attitude toward gay men (i.e., sexual prejudice). As expected, male participants showed more sexual prejudice than female participants, and perceived dissimilarities were related to a greater sexual prejudice. Support for gender-roles was related to sexual prejudice for male participants, but not for female participants. More interestingly, the three-way interaction suggested that perceived similarities moderated the link between gender-roles and sexual prejudice among heterosexual men, but not among heterosexual women. Attitude in favor of traditional gender-roles was related to sexual prejudice for male participants who perceived gay men as different, but not for those who perceived gay men as similar. These findings are discussed in terms of the defensive function of men's attitude toward homosexuality as a result of threat to masculinity.

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