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  • 1National Centre in HIV Social Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW. gary.smith@mq.edu.au

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Masculine men are not always heterosexual, and feminine men are not always homosexual. Societal norms often mask the reality of male homosexual practices, which do not necessarily align with feminine stereotypes.

Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Gender Studies
  • Sexuality Studies

Background:

  • Societal assumptions often link male homosexuality with femininity and male heterosexuality with masculinity.
  • These assumptions influence how homosexual identities and practices are disclosed or concealed.
  • Hegemonic masculinity and femininity play a significant role in these everyday understandings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the assumed natural affinity between gender expression and sexual orientation in men.
  • To analyze how disclosure and concealment of homosexual identity relate to gender norms.
  • To challenge the conflation of masculinity with heterosexuality and femininity with homosexuality.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of everyday social practices and discourses surrounding homosexuality.

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  • Examination of 'closet dynamics,' including concealment and disclosure of homosexual identity.
  • Focus on how public appearances mask the reality of private practices.

    • Main Results:

    • Everyday understandings often force homosexuality into a framework that privileges heterosexual, masculine subjectivity.
    • Social practices reinforce the idea that masculine men are heterosexual and feminine men are homosexual.
    • This perceived correlation between gender expression and sexual orientation is socially constructed, not inherent.

    Conclusions:

    • Male homosexual practice is not inherently feminine, nor is male heterosexual practice inherently masculine.
    • Public masking of realities conflicting with hegemonic norms is common.
    • Closet dynamics reveal varied subject positions in response to the concealment and disclosure of homosexuality.