Out of place: Sexualities, sexual violence, and heteronormativity

Javaid, Aliraza

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2018.02.007

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“…These people suffer from various forms of socio-economic and cultural injustices, but mostly they feel they are denied recognition, meaning that heterosexuality is privileged and homosexuality is devaluated (Takács 2015 :9). In order to fully understand the challenges the LGBT community faces, it is important to understand the concept of heteronormativity, which is still accepted in many segments of society and refers to the ‘normalisation of heterosexuality through social structures, social practices, and social institutions’ (Javaid 2018 :84). The belief that other sexual orientations are abnormal or inferior to heterosexuality is a source of oppression, resulting in heterosexism and homophobic attitudes, creating a hostile climate for LGBT people (Mostert, Gordon & Kriegler 2015 :116; Salminen 2015 :11).…”

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Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review

Moagi

Wath

Jiyane

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Health SA Gesondheid

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are often stigmatised and discriminated against. This population is expected to experience poorer mental health outcomes compared with heterosexual and cis-gendered people, a phenomenon healthcare providers need to take note of and act upon. This study aimed to explore and describe the mental health challenges of LGBT people. An integrative literature search was conducted. The following electronic databases were searched: Academic Search Premier, Africa-Wide Information, Business Source Premier, eBook Collection (EBSCOhost), E-Journals, ERIC, Family & Society Studies Worldwide, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Humanities Source, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, Social Work Abstracts, TOC Premier, WorldCat.org, Taylor and Francis Journals, Biomed Central and Wiley Online Library. An internet search was also carried out using Google and Google Scholar databases. The following search terms were identified: ‘LGBT’ OR ‘LGBT community’ AND ‘mental health challenges/problems’ OR ‘mental/psychiatric illness’. The reviewed literature comprised research conducted globally between 2010 and 2019. From the 2545 titles, 345 abstracts were examined, resulting in 57 articles. The 57 full-text articles were examined to verify whether they addressed the scope of the literature review, of them, 21 addressed the mental health challenges of LGBT people. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people experience the following mental health challenges: emotional distress, stigmatisation, victimisation, discrimination and barriers to accessing healthcare services. The results showed that although LGBT has been legalised in many countries, LGBT communities still experience significant mental health challenges. Healthcare providers are in a position to address challenges related to social and healthcare structures and act as advocates in order to promote the mental health of LGBT individuals.

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Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review

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Jiyane

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Health SA Gesondheid

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“…Being single demands a carefully planned performance” (Lahad :109). On the other hand, he can bravely accept singlehood within heterosexual spaces (see Javaid ). Even though it may be stigmatizing, he can accept singlehood in an empowered way.…”

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“…However, Goffman () reminds us that we still continue to spend so much care and time managing our impressions (the way we talk, the way we appear to others, and the way we construct our lifestyles) in order to prevent stigma or embarrassment from looming large. In their everyday life, gay singles pay attention to how they talk, how they present themselves to others, and how they form patterns of their lifestyle in order to navigate through heterosexual spaces (Brekhus ) and the everyday threat of homophobia (Javaid ). It could be argued that gay singles prepare themselves for social interactions by considering temporal dimensions to try to control their impression management.…”

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The Haunting of Shame: Autoethnography and the Multivalent Stigma of Being Queer, Muslim, and Single

Javaid

2019

Symbolic Interaction

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Sociology has neglected the terrain of the gay Muslim single as a sociological phenomenon. Produced and managed via meaningful social conduct, the gay Muslim single often holds negative symbolic and cultural worth, one of lacking identification and presence. The stigma of the gay Muslim single is actively reproduced through social and power relations. I examine multiple stigmas and dichotomies by using autoethnography to illustrate the human lived experience of a gay Muslim single, who is silenced, invisibilized, and embodies a social life of “emptiness.” The gay Muslim single, bringing about a “moral panic,” confronts temporal regulations, norms, and values, notably those of heterosexual ones in everyday social life. He is cast as an “outsider,” which reinforces his stigma in everyday social life.

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“…Instead, casual sex enables the men to construct hegemonic masculinity in chemsex contexts in relation to other men who also embody hegemonic masculinity. Together, they become hegemonically masculine men who reaffirm to one another that they are powerful, not powerless, and oppressors, not oppressed, which are in line with normative heterosexuality standards and ideals (Javaid, 2018b).…”

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“…(p. 3)On average, as drug use is more common among gay and bisexual men than heterosexual men (Amaro, 2016), it may be that gay and bisexual men are drawing on masculine conducts to verify, embody and reclaim some form of power that echoes a powerful heterosexual discourse of power. Heterosexuality still remains as the idealised form of sexuality, the glamorous, the wanted and the ‘normal’ (Jackson, 2006; Javaid, 2018a, 2018b; Warner, 1999). As power is invariably being negotiated in chemsex contexts through various different ways, such as the embodiment of HIV and drawing on masculine behaviours including ‘slamming’ and sexual promiscuity, the stubborn persistence of barebacking remains intact as a way in which to fight back against homophobia (Crossley, 2004).…”

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The interconnectedness of chemsex, drugs, sexual promiscuity and sexual violence

Javaid

2018

Irish Journal of Sociology

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In this paper, the author attempts to build a critical analysis of the interconnections between chemsex, drugs, sexual promiscuity and male sexual violence. The notion of power is understood within the context of chemsex, along with issues of drug taking and sexual promiscuity since these activities often manifest in chemsex settings. By formulating a theoretical and conceptual analysis, drawing on hegemonic masculinity and normative heterosexuality as theoretical and conceptual frameworks to elucidate some links between chemsex, drug taking, sexual promiscuity and male sexual violence, it is argued that the contexts in which chemsex occurs also give rise to male sexual assault and male rape in that the likelihood of these crimes occurring increases. This work is not (nor could it) generalize to a population. The slow upsurge of writing around male sexual victimisation has overlooked important and salient links between chemsex and male sexual violence. This paper offers a dialogue in which to speak about these links, encouraging future research on these important subject matters to contribute to knowledge in order to fully understand male rape. Making sense of these important links can provide some understanding of the personal, social and cultural implications associated with chemsex and male sexual violence. The current paper contributes to current debates in gender and sexuality studies, adding to current understandings of social and cultural constructions of masculinities and sexualities. Identifying the links between gender, sexualities, chemsex and male rape has largely been absent in gender and sexuality studies. The current paper makes these links to recognise and understand the different ways in which men navigate through different masculinities and sexualities, how they perpetuate or dispel hegemonic masculinity, and how men are positioned in certain masculinities in chemsex contexts. The paper considers the growing popularity of sexual practices that involve levels of drug use sufficient to pose tangible risks to those involved, which is clearly an important issue to highlight and to discuss.

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Out of place: Sexualities, sexual violence, and heteronormativity

Cited by 41 publications

References 15 publications

Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review

Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review

The Haunting of Shame: Autoethnography and the Multivalent Stigma of Being Queer, Muslim, and Single

The interconnectedness of chemsex, drugs, sexual promiscuity and sexual violence

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