Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.
Contents:
- WHY ARE THERE GAY MEN?
- GAY MEN, BISEXUAL MEN AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN
- IS MY HBAND GAY? SIGNS OF A GAY HBAND
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
- KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
WHY ARE THERE GAY MEN?
Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health. * men and men gay *
Unrstand important health issu for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and get tips for matag good Mayo Clic Staff.
However, there are some specific health ncerns that gay men and other men who have sex wh men need to be aware of. Gay men and other men who have sex wh men may be at an creased risk of prsn, bipolar disorr and anxiety. Gay men also are more likely to have body image problems and eatg disorrs, such as anorexia and bulimia, than are other men.
GAY MEN, BISEXUAL MEN AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN
New rearch shows the gen that make men gay appear to make their mothers and nts more reproductively succsful. * men and men gay *
Gay men are more likely to al wh alhol e disorr than are other people. Many health re and mental health anizatns foced on the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny also offer substance e treatment or may be able to provi rmatn about lol rourc.
And rearch has shown that gay men and other men who have sex wh men experience timate partner vlence at a higher rate than do other men. But gay men might be more likely to stay silent about this kd of vlence due to fear of discrimatn.
A lack of shelters and other facili equipped to offer gay men a safe, supportive place to get help also may make dntg to seek re. Concern about homophobia and the stigma sometim associated wh homosexualy may prevent some gay men om gettg route health re.
IS MY HBAND GAY? SIGNS OF A GAY HBAND
Is my hband gay? is an unthkable qutn to many wiv, and some hbands do turn out to be gay. Learn the signs of a gay hband. * men and men gay *
Primary re of gay men and men who have sex wh men.. Gay and bisexual men's health: Mental health.
Gay and bisexual men's health: Stigma and discrimatn.
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men. * men and men gay *
Gay, bisexual and queer men's attus and unrstandgs of timate partner vlence and sexual asslt.
A spg review of timate partner vlence as relat to the experienc of gay and bisexual men. My last post scribed a populatn of mal who nsir themselv heterosexual, do not label themselv gay or bisexual, chew volvement wh the LGBT muny, are often married or romantilly volved wh an oppose-sex partner, and who engage sex wh mal or exprs the sire to do so.
KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
Due large part to the popularizatn of the topic the btsellg 2005 book On the Down Low: A Journey to the Liv of 'Straight' Black Men Who Sleep wh Men, [i] Lato and Ain-Amerin men are the primary subjects rearch wh non-gay intified MSM. One of the earlit studi, "The Bisexual and Non-Gay Attached Rearch Project" om the early 1990s, found that participants engagg same-sex sexual behavr but not intifyg as gay or bisexual scribed themselv as “kky, ” “normal, ” or “jt a guy. Siar fdgs were found throughout a seri of terviews wh non-gay intified MSM prepared for the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn 2004.
In tally, the men terviewed reported that if sexual activy between men was anonymo, experimental, ocsnal, or if substance e was volved, the act was not “gay. Fally, while there is nflictg data, appears that non-gay intified MSM engage high levels of dg and alhol e.
Usg this stricture as a gui, a man who has sex wh another male mt be gay (or bisexual at the least).
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
Parsons, “Sexual Behavrs of Non-gay Intified Non-disclosg Men Who Have Sex wh Men and Women, ” Archiv of Sexual Behavr 37, no. [iii] Daryl Hood, Garrett Prtage, June Crawford, Tania Sorrell, and Chris O’Reilly, "Report on the BANGAR Project: Bisexual Activy/non Gay Attachment Rearch Targetg Strategi Intifitn Project. [v] STD Communitns Database: Interviews wh Non-Gay Intified Men who have Sex wh Men (NGI MSM), ” (Atlanta, Geia: Orc Macro, 2005).