No andropause for gay men? The body, aging and sexuality in Turkey

Erol, Maral; Özbay, Cenk

doi:10.1080/09589236.2017.1329715

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“…This precarious situation compels the LGBTQ population to construct and perform their identities on a negotiated basis (Bereket & Adam, 2008;Erol & Ozbay, 2017;Ozyegin, 2012). Eslen-Ziya and Koç's study (2016) focusing on gay men in Turkey, for instance, argues that the fear of being stigmatized causes them to conform to the cultural ideals of gender normativity.…”

Section: Cultural Politics Of Queer Sexualities In Turkeymentioning

confidence: 99%

Gay Men’s Home-Making as Affective Practice in Turkey: The Pursuit of Safety and Comfort

Ural

2021

Sosyoloji Araştırmaları Dergisi

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The geographies of home are discerned as having a particular significance in the lives of gay men. The individual homes of lesbians and gay men are amenable to affirming non-heterosexual identities and subverting the cultural norms of heterosexual family life. This study contributes to understanding this construction of lesbian/gay identity at home. Drawing on gay men's everyday experiences within Turkey's cultural context, I deal with home as a spatial domain laden with diverse meanings and affective registers.I suggest that Turkey's cultural context structures gay men's habitus and informs their knowledge of possible actions that are available to them. In this discursive terrain, they attribute specific meanings of safety and autonomy to their homes. However, these meaning-making practices should not be reduced to an experience of closeting, as gay men's domestic life opens up a space of comfort for gay identities. Insofar as gay men can re-inscribe their homes as sites for the comfort of gay identities, these homes seamlessly become a performative domain. Within them, the men's situated activities pave the way for creation and affirmation of gay identities, in both individual and collective ways. Therefore, I suggest that gay men's affective dispositions (namely safety and comfort) arise out of their relations with people, objects and places, and lead to restructuring their habitus in a way so as to validate their gay identities in domestic life.Yet this is an unfinished project and needs to be renegotiated to ensure gay men's safety and comfort in their everyday lives.

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Section: Cultural Politics Of Queer Sexualities In Turkeymentioning

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Gay Men’s Home-Making as Affective Practice in Turkey: The Pursuit of Safety and Comfort

Ural

2021

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“…Turkey is not one of these countries. Most of the time, existing laws, heterosexist dispositions, homophobia, and discrimination against queer people converge (Erol and Ozbay 2018; Ozyegin 2015; Savci 2016). Recently, for example, the Constitutional Court has approved the firing of military personnel and public servants because of their homosexuality (Bianet, 2018).…”

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Living like a hetero: Southern homonormativity in Istanbul

Özbay

2021

Sexualities

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Research on homonormativity in the Global North has burgeoned in the last 20 years as there have been developments to include sexual minorities as equal members of society. However, little is known about the emergent forms of homonormativity in the Global South where in most cases the improvements in terms of sexual rights and citizenship in the Global North did not echo. Despite the lack of the legal, economic, and cultural infrastructure, an inchoate Southern homonormativity unfolds among gay men through their gender performances, bodily presentations, class positions, and neoliberal aspirations. Southern homonormativity is a cultural formation that takes place in settings where there is no institutional change and legal reforms to define, recognize, and embrace the gay citizens (and families) as equal, legitimate, and respected members of society. By using interviews and ethnographic home visits in Istanbul, Turkey, this article explores how homonormativity is contextually driven and flexible, and how privileged gay men understand and navigate homonormative precepts in a context within the Global South.

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“…Research suggests that heterosexual and homosexual men differ in how they "do gender" (Erol and Ozbay, 2018, p. 848) through their aging years and how they respond to virility challenges posed by andropause or "male menopause." Erol and Ozbay (2018) conclude that heterosexual men experiencing andropause tend to focus on enhancing their potency by fighting against challenges to their sexual performance (e.g. erectile dysfunction) and by rejuvenating their intimate lives by finding new, younger women for second marriages or companionship.…”

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confidence: 96%

Viewpoint: forever young-Gay men and cosmetic medical treatments

Rosenbaum

Jensen

Contreras-Ramírez

2021

JSM

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Purpose This study aims to explore innate and sociocultural forces that lead gay men to purchase invasive and non-invasive cosmetic medical treatments. Design/methodology/approach This work draws on a literature review and personal reflections to identify and interpret patterns and themes on drivers that encourage gay men to use cosmetic medical treatments. Findings In line with evolutionary theory, the authors suggest that the male proclivity to evaluate a partner’s sexual desirability on the basis of physical appearance and youth remains consistent among gay men. They also posit that sociocultural norms, such as media imagery, portray gay men as physically attractive and youthful. Among gay men, homonormative ideals that define attractiveness fall on a continuum ranging from hyper-masculinity to hypo-masculinity, with each end encouraging gay men to accept different beauty standards. Research limitations/implications To date, service researchers have mostly overlooked the role of evolution in consumers’ propensity to purchase professional services. This study sets the foundation for researchers to consider both instinctual and sociocultural norms that encourage consumers to purchase not only cosmetic medical treatments but also professional services in general. Practical implications Gay men represent a prime target market for cosmetic medical treatment providers, as their desire for physical attractiveness and youth remains constant as they age. Originality/value This study offers novel insights into gay male consumption of cosmetic medical treatments and services from theoretical and practical perspectives.

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No andropause for gay men? The body, aging and sexuality in Turkey

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

Gay Men’s Home-Making as Affective Practice in Turkey: The Pursuit of Safety and Comfort

Gay Men’s Home-Making as Affective Practice in Turkey: The Pursuit of Safety and Comfort

Living like a hetero: Southern homonormativity in Istanbul

Viewpoint: forever young-Gay men and cosmetic medical treatments

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