Gay Men’s Identity Development in the Twenty-First Century: Continuity and Change, Normalization and Resistance

Hammack, Phillip L.

doi:10.1159/000486469

Cited by 12 publications

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“…This observation is similar to findings of Lozano-Verduzco (2015). It was also seen from the analysis that most of the participants were introduced to homosexuality by strangers or friends (Participant 1 and 4) showing a contradiction in their initial opinion that homosexuality is biological (Hammack, 2018). Based on that we may be inclined to suggest that when a participant attempts to imply that homosexuality is inherent or in the genes, it may be an attempt to rationalize their actions and homosexual tendencies.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

“…Based on these observations, we can conclude that just as the prevalence of homosexuality is different across communities, so do the numbers of homosexuals in these communities vary in their understandings (Furnham & Saito, 2009;Hammack, 2018). We therefore explore these distinct experiences as to why they are now identified as homosexuals in Nigeria.…”

Section: Overview Of Literaturementioning

confidence: 96%

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What is it like for a Gay, Nigerian Male living in Nigeria?

Igundunasse

Odiase

Alao

2019

American Journal of Qualitative Research

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Following the enactment of the year 2013 Same Sex Prohibition bill into law, it is now illegal to practice homosexuality in Nigeria. With this development, a variety of scholars have come up with a number of papers in reaction to this law from largely the legal, ethical, cultural or spiritual perspective. However, there has been very little from the psychological perspective especially how these homosexuals perceive or experience their state of sexual orientation in Nigeria. Consequently, this study sought to explore some of the experiences and perceptions of these people from a psychological perspective using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Analysis of transcripts explored the extent of the hope, fears and aspirations of homosexuals in terms of their quality of life. They suggest that living as a homosexual in Nigeria is a very daunting experience and it makes life a little more difficult due to the fear of persecution and prosecution. Further implications and areas of further research suggested.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Section: Overview Of Literaturementioning

confidence: 96%

What is it like for a Gay, Nigerian Male living in Nigeria?

Igundunasse

Odiase

Alao

2019

American Journal of Qualitative Research

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“…In the case of gay and bisexual men's health and identity, we suggest that this social change has been significant over the past half-century and has resulted in a proliferation of discourses related to health and identity. The way in which diverse groups of men engage with these discourses is a goal of empirical study (Hammack, 2018;Hammack et al, 2018a).…”

Section: Sexual Culture and The Course Of Gay And Bisexual Men's Livesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We sought to examine the way in which narrative accounts of PrEP converged or diverged across generations in terms of (1) men's overall attitudes toward PrEP, (2) their perceptions of the impact of PrEP on public health, and (3) their perceptions of the impact of PrEP on sexual culture. We sought to reveal the way in which a paradigm that foregrounds the significance of narrative and generation cohort challenges notions of gay and bisexual men as a monolithic social category (Hammack, 2018;Hammack et al, 2018a), as well as to produce knowledge that can be used to enhance HIV prevention efforts by responding to diverse understandings of PrEP.…”

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Making Meaning of the Impact of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) on Public Health and Sexual Culture: Narratives of Three Generations of Gay and Bisexual Men

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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with Truvada has emerged as an increasingly common approach to HIV prevention among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. This study examined generational differences and similarities in narrative accounts of PrEP among a diverse sample of 89 gay and bisexual men in the U.S. Over 50% of men in the older (52-59 years) and younger (18-25 years) generations endorsed positive views, compared with 32% of men in the middle (34-41 years) generation. Men in the middle cohort expressed the most negative (21%) and ambivalent (47%) views of PrEP. Thematic analysis of men's narratives revealed three central stories about the perceived impact of PrEP: (1) PrEP has a positive impact on public health by preventing HIV transmission (endorsed more frequently by men in the older and younger cohorts); (2) PrEP has a positive effect on gay and bisexual men's sexual culture by decreasing anxiety and making sex more enjoyable (endorsed more frequently by men in the middle and younger cohorts); and (3) PrEP has a negative impact on public health and sexual culture by increasing condomless, multi-partner sex (endorsed more frequently by men in the middle and younger cohorts). Results are discussed in terms of the significance of generation cohort in meanings of sexual health and culture and implications for public health approaches to PrEP promotion among gay and bisexual men.

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“…Research on sexual identity and minority stress and resilience has not adequately assessed the role of the shifting sociohistorical context in the lives and health of sexual minorities and important variability within such experiences. As a result, many claims have been made about the importance of a sexual minority identity and the extent to which the current social climate for sexual minorities has indeed “gotten better” (e.g., Savin-Williams, 2016), which warrant further rigorous research to fully investigate (Frost, McClelland, Clark, & Boylan, 2014; Hammack, 2018).…”

Section: The Shifting Social Environment Of Sexual Minoritiesmentioning

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The qualitative interview in psychology and the study of social change: Sexual identity development, minority stress, and health in the generations study.

Frost

Hammack

Wilson

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Qualitative Psychology

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Interviewing is considered a key form of qualitative inquiry in psychology that yields rich data on lived experience and meaning making of life events. Interviews that contain multiple components informed by specific epistemologies have the potential to provide particularly nuanced perspectives on psychological experience. We offer a methodological model for a multicomponent interview that draws upon both pragmatic and constructivist epistemologies to examine generational differences in the experience of identity development, stress, and health among contemporary sexual minorities in the United States. Grounded in theories of life course, narrative, and intersectionality, we designed and implemented a multicomponent protocol that was administered among a diverse sample of three generations of sexual minority individuals. For each component, we describe the purpose and utility, underlying epistemology, foundational psychological approach, and procedure, and we provide illustrative data from interviewees. We discuss procedures undertaken to ensure methodological integrity in the process of data collection, illustrating the implementation of recent guidelines for qualitative inquiry in psychology. We highlight the utility of this qualitative multicomponent interview to examine the ways in which sexual minorities of distinct generations have made meaning of significant social change over the past half-century.

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Gay Men’s Identity Development in the Twenty-First Century: Continuity and Change, Normalization and Resistance

Cited by 12 publications

References 70 publications

What is it like for a Gay, Nigerian Male living in Nigeria?

What is it like for a Gay, Nigerian Male living in Nigeria?

Making Meaning of the Impact of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) on Public Health and Sexual Culture: Narratives of Three Generations of Gay and Bisexual Men

The qualitative interview in psychology and the study of social change: Sexual identity development, minority stress, and health in the generations study.

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