Homophobia appears to be greater sport settgs than others. However, ltle is known about whether lbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) young people exper
Contents:
- WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT BEG GAY?: PERSPECTIV OM YOUTH
- THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN ‘COMG OUT’ AS LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL AND EXPERIENC OF HOMOPHOBIC BEHAVUR YOUTH TEAM SPORTS
WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT BEG GAY?: PERSPECTIV OM YOUTH
In addn, articl addrs profsnal issu, methodologil and theoretil issu, and ments on prev publitns the journal as well as such topics that advance the psychologil knowledge of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr dividuals and their fai, upl and marriage, health and health re, agg, work, and reers.
Addnal primary them and sub-them were intified wh each tegory that further illtrate how gay/bisexual youth were able to velop posive nceptualizatns of their sexual orientatn spe experiencg negative societal msag about beg gay/bisexual.
Keywords: Bisexual, gay, male, riliency, sexual orientatn, youthAdolcence is a velopmental perd where young people are maturg physilly, emotnally and socially as they transn to adulthood (Erikson, 1980; Hill, 1983). When the fluenc are negative, psychologil distrs among adolcents may rult, pecially for those youth who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual (Almeida, Johnson, Corliss, Molnar & Azrael, 2009; Hershberger & D’Augelli, 1995; Ueno, 2005).
THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN ‘COMG OUT’ AS LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL AND EXPERIENC OF HOMOPHOBIC BEHAVUR YOUTH TEAM SPORTS
One study that addrsed this topic prented riliency strategi among lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) young people North Wt England and South Wal wh the ntext of hetero-normative environments (Surfield, Roen & McDermott, 2008).