Thepsourinthone Jack, Dune Tinashe, Liamputtong Pranee, Arora Amit
Campbelltown Campus, School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.
Campbelltown Campus, Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Oct 30;9(11):1479. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9111479.
This paper explores how Australian gay men experience gender and sexuality in relation to heteronormative gender norms, specifically masculinity. A sample of 32 gay men 22-72 years of age participated in an online interview, using a videoconferencing software, on masculinity and homosexuality. Thematic analyses revealed that gay men experience gender and sexuality-related strain across all levels of their socioecological environment through social regulation, homophobic discrimination/harassment, and anti-effeminacy prejudice. The gay men expressed feelings of self-loathing, shame, internalized homonegativity, and isolation as a result. In examining interactions at each level of the socioecological environment, future research and practice may gain understanding in the social phenomena and how to ameliorate such strain.
本文探讨了澳大利亚男同性恋者如何在异性恋规范性别规范，特别是男性气质方面体验性别和性取向。32名年龄在22至72岁之间的男同性恋者参与了一项在线访谈，使用视频会议软件，讨论男性气质和同性恋问题。主题分析表明，男同性恋者在其社会生态环境的各个层面都经历了与性别和性取向相关的压力，这些压力来自社会规范、恐同歧视/骚扰以及反女性化偏见。结果，男同性恋者表达了自我厌恶、羞耻、内化的同性恋消极态度和孤立感。在研究社会生态环境各层面的互动时，未来的研究和实践可能会对这些社会现象以及如何缓解此类压力有所了解。
