scholarly journals “You Could Tell I Said the Wrong Things”: Constructions of Sexual Identity Among Older Gay Men in Healthcare Settings

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110503
Author(s):  
Hannah Kia ◽  
Travis Salway ◽  
Ashley Lacombe-Duncan ◽  
Olivier Ferlatte ◽  
Lori E. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Theory Analysis ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Identity Disclosure ◽  
Healthcare Experiences ◽  
Older Gay Men ◽  
Sexual Identity Disclosure ◽  
Past Experiences

Older gay men commonly conceal their sexual identity in healthcare settings due to past experiences and expectations of encountering stigma and discrimination in these contexts. Although insights on how older gay men construct their sexual identity in healthcare may help contextualize this phenomenon, this question remains under-explored. Accordingly, we present the findings of a secondary grounded theory analysis of individual interview data, which we originally collected to examine the healthcare experiences of 27 gay men ages 50 and over, to explore constructions of sexual identity among the group. Our findings broadly reveal that older gay men’s varying exposure to intersecting systems of oppression, together with their perceptions of different healthcare settings, may be critical in shaping their constructions of sexual identity in these contexts. Our research supports the need for healthcare policies and practices that address stigma and discrimination as salient barriers to sexual identity disclosure among older gay men.

Sexual Identities in the Workplace

2017 ◽  
pp. 188-220
Author(s):  
Robert A. Cleve ◽  
İdil Işık ◽  
Viviane de Castro Pecanha
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Sexual Identities ◽  
Identity Disclosure ◽  
Sexual Identity Disclosure ◽  
Organizational Trauma ◽  
Smooth Transitions ◽  
The U.S

The global progression of human rights advocating for marginalized communities, especially LGBTQ, has seen tremendous change over the past several decades, including the conditions for disclosure of sexual identity in the workplace. The decision-making process of disclosure and the necessity for others to know is key to understanding how best to support and address the potential organizational trauma that may result. Not all disclosure of minority identity is negative and the availability of positive policy development within organizations can assist in smooth transitions toward more equal inclusion and dispel previous heteronormative and heterosexist ideologies. Through increased knowledge about the LGBTQ community and case analysis, a cross cultural lens will be utilized from Brazil, Turkey and the U.S.; prominent sexual identity disclosure perspectives for numerous occupations, as well as recommendations for systemic awareness and change will be offered.

Sexual Identities in the Workplace

2017 ◽  
pp. 1965-1997
Author(s):  
Robert A. Cleve ◽  
İdil Işık ◽  
Viviane de Castro Pecanha
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Sexual Identities ◽  
Identity Disclosure ◽  
Sexual Identity Disclosure ◽  
Organizational Trauma ◽  
Smooth Transitions ◽  
The U.S

The global progression of human rights advocating for marginalized communities, especially LGBTQ, has seen tremendous change over the past several decades, including the conditions for disclosure of sexual identity in the workplace. The decision-making process of disclosure and the necessity for others to know is key to understanding how best to support and address the potential organizational trauma that may result. Not all disclosure of minority identity is negative and the availability of positive policy development within organizations can assist in smooth transitions toward more equal inclusion and dispel previous heteronormative and heterosexist ideologies. Through increased knowledge about the LGBTQ community and case analysis, a cross cultural lens will be utilized from Brazil, Turkey and the U.S.; prominent sexual identity disclosure perspectives for numerous occupations, as well as recommendations for systemic awareness and change will be offered.

Older gay men in Hong Kong and later life concerns: Identities matter?

Sexualities ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 136346072090271
Author(s):  
Yiu Tung Suen
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Sexual Identities ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Older Gay Men ◽  
The Uk

Research on lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) ageing has burgeoned in the past decade in Western settings such as Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. Based on the emerging research about older gay men in Hong Kong, this article adds two important aspects to the ongoing agendas for global research into LGB ageing and later life. First, it further conceptualizes and subdivides Hong Kong's older gay men into three subgroups who hold varying levels of salience of sexual identity in their life and thus have different later life concerns. Second, to contribute to the wider LGB ageing research, I argue that at the same single time point, older LGB people in different parts of the world may hold very different understandings of their sexual identity. In some parts of the world, sexual identities may matter less for older LGB people, and thus, such older LGB people may accordingly have very different later life concerns.

scholarly journals Sexual Minority Womenʼs Experiences With Sexual Identity Disclosure in Contraceptive Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 1012-1023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madelyne Z. Greene ◽  
Emma Carpenter ◽  
C. Emily Hendrick ◽  
Sadia Haider ◽  
Bethany G. Everett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Identity Disclosure ◽  
Sexual Identity Disclosure
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