Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.
Contents:
- WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE A GAY MAN?
- IS YOUR MAN GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL?
- KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
- JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE A GAY MAN?
Joe Kort, Ph.D., talks about his new book, "Is My Hband Gay, Straight, or Bi?" * gay man orientation *
Sce 1975, APA has lled on psychologists to take the lead removg the stigma of mental illns that has long been associated wh lbian, gay, and bisexual orientatns. This page provis accurate rmatn for those who want to better unrstand sexual orientatn and the impact of prejudice and discrimatn on those who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual.
In the Uned Stat the most equent labels are lbians (women attracted to women), gay men (men attracted to men), and bisexual people (men or women attracted to both sex). Prejudice and discrimatn make difficult for many people to e to terms wh their sexual orientatn inti, so claimg a lbian, gay, or bisexual inty may be a slow procs. Public opn studi over the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s routely showed that, among large segments of the public, lbian, gay, and bisexual people were the target of strongly held negative attus.
IS YOUR MAN GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL?
The cross-sex shift hypothis predicts that gay men should perform more like heterosexual women on important nrognive tasks on which men sre higher than women, such as mental rotatn. Studi also suggt sex differenc exist the nral rrelat of mental rotatn. However, no studi have taken sexual orientatn to acunt or nsired wh-group variatn attributable to relled genr nonnformy (a velopmental tra reliably associated wh human nonheterosexualy). We quantified the nral rrelat of mental rotatn by parg two groups of gay men, genr nformg (n = 23) and genr nonnformg (n = 23), to genr nformg heterosexual men (n = 22) and women (n = 22). We observed a sex difference between heterosexual men and women the premotor rtex/supplementary motor rtex and left medial superr ontal gys. We also observed a sex difference as well as a cross-sex shift gay men who relled beg genr nonnformg as children the right superr ontal gys, right angular gys, right amygdala/parahippompal gys, and bilaterally the middle temporal gys and precuns. Th, cross-sex shifts may be associated wh unrlyg velopmental factors which are associated wh sexual orientatn (such as genr nonnformy). The rults also suggt that gay men should not be studied as a homogeno group. * gay man orientation *
More recently, public opn has creasgly opposed sexual orientatn discrimatn, but exprsns of hostily toward lbians and gay men rema mon ntemporary Amerin society. The associatn of HIV/AIDS wh gay and bisexual men and the accurate belief that some people held that all gay and bisexual men were fected served to further stigmatize lbian, gay, and bisexual people.
On an dividual level, such prejudice and discrimatn may also have negative nsequenc, pecially if lbian, gay, and bisexual people attempt to nceal or ny their sexual orientatn. Although many lbians and gay men learn to pe wh the social stigma agast homosexualy, this pattern of prejudice n have ser negative effects on health and well-beg.
KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
Sexual orientatn (such as gay, lbian, and bisexual) refers to who we are attacted to and who we want to be a relatnship wh. Learn more wh JED. * gay man orientation *
Dpe the persistence of stereotyp that portray lbian, gay, and bisexual people as disturbed, several s of rearch and clil experience have led all mastream medil and mental health anizatns this untry to nclu that the orientatns reprent normal forms of human experience.
Helpful rpons of a therapist treatg an dividual who is troubled about her or his same sex attractns clu helpg that person actively pe wh social prejudic agast homosexualy, succsfully rolve issu associated wh and rultg om ternal nflicts, and actively lead a happy and satisfyg life.
JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
* gay man orientation *
The phrase “g out” is ed to refer to several aspects of lbian, gay, and bisexual persons’ experienc: self-awarens of same-sex attractns; the tellg of one or a few people about the attractns; wispread disclosure of same-sex attractns; and intifitn wh the lbian, gay, and bisexual muny.
Th, is not surprisg that lbians and gay men who feel they mt nceal their sexual orientatn report more equent mental health ncerns than do lbians and gay men who are more open; they may even have more physil health problems. Some adolcents sire and engage same-sex behavr but do not intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual, sometim bee of the stigma associated wh a nonheterosexual orientatn. Lbian, gay, and bisexual youth who do well spe strs—like all adolcents who do well spe strs—tend to be those who are socially petent, who have good problem-solvg skills, who have a sense of tonomy and purpose, and who look forward to the future.