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Stigma management and gay identity development.

R Cain1

  • 1McMaster University, School of Social Work, Hamilton, Ontario.

Social Work
|January 1, 1991
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Gay men

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Queer Studies

Background:

  • Professional literature increasingly favors disclosure of homosexuality over secrecy.
  • Secrecy is often viewed as psychologically problematic, while disclosure is linked to healthy gay identity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine situational and relational factors influencing disclosure and secrecy decisions among gay men.
  • To challenge existing gay identity development models that overlook social influences on information management.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative interview study.
  • 38 gay men in Montreal were interviewed.

Main Results:

  • Disclosure and secrecy decisions are influenced by diverse situational and relational factors.

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  • These factors are largely independent of gay identity development stages.
  • Current identity models inadequately address social influences on managing sexual preference information.

    • Conclusions:

    • Gay men's decisions about disclosing or concealing homosexuality are complex and context-dependent.
    • Social factors significantly shape how gay men manage information about their sexual preferences.
    • Clinical and conceptual frameworks need to incorporate these social dynamics.