A Lerature Review of Health Risks the Bear Communy, a Gay Subculture - PMC

Contents:

• A LERATURE REVIEW OF HEALTH RISKS THE BEAR COMMUNY, A GAY SUBCULTURE
• PHYSIL, BEHAVRAL, AND PSYCHOLOGIL TRAS OF GAY MEN INTIFYG AS BEARS
• BEAR NECSI: AN SIR’S LOOK AT AN ATYPIL GAY CULTURE AND MUNY
• THE LORFUL CULTURE OF THE ISRAELI GAY BEAR MUNY
• CATEGORY:BEAR (GAY CULTURE)
• THE HISTORY OF THE GAY BEAR COMMUNY AND THEIR FASHN CHOIC
• QUEER & GAY BERL: YOUR GUI FOR LGBTQ+ BERL
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

A LERATURE REVIEW OF HEALTH RISKS THE BEAR COMMUNY, A GAY SUBCULTURE

There is a arth of lerature that foc on the Bear muny, but the current lerature dit that Bears are more likely to have a higher body mass x, lower self-teem, and engage risky sexual behavrs than other gay men. Keywords: gay, health dispari, men, MSM, subcultureIntroductnGay men are a vulnerable populatn that are at higher risk of experiencg creased levels of certa health issu like prsn, sexually transmted fectn (STI)/HIV risk, and discrimatn (Centers for Disease Control and Preventn, 2011). Rearchers have begun explorg the importance of gay men’s subcultural intifitn and the impact on health by highlightg the signifint distctns among each subcultural group (Gough & Flanrs, 2009; Hennen, 2005; Lyons & Hoskg, 2014; Manley, Levt, & Mosher, 2007; Moskowz, Turbiat, Lozano, & Hajek, 2013; Prtage et al., 2015; Whel & Shuman, 2013; Willoughby, Lai, Doty, Mackey, & Malik, 2008).

One such subgroup is the Bear muny, a group that eroticiz and promot large-amed, hirsute men as attractive sharp ntrast wh the stereotypil image of gay men as youthful, th, and smooth-skned (Locke, 1997) 2010, was timated that 1. ”In ntrast wh stereotypil imag of mastream heterosexual and gay notns of physil sirabily, the Bear muny has been able to promote an alternative form of attractivens, one that emphasiz that large girth n be synonymo wh handsomens. The rults dited that, pared wh other gay subgroups, Bears were more likely to engage anal sex whout a ndom wh sual partners the prev 6 months, have more sex partners, and more likely to be HIV-fected.

This may be due to the fact that gay men are ls likely to have health surance and are more likely to have unmet health re needs when pared wh heterosexual men (Bunchmueller & Carpenter, 2010).

PHYSIL, BEHAVRAL, AND PSYCHOLOGIL TRAS OF GAY MEN INTIFYG AS BEARS

Regardls of the large amount of rearch that has been nducted on the general health of gay men, and the smaller amount of rearch on the Bear muny, evince-based guil to addrs health issu and dispari among this subgroup of gay men do not exist. When pared wh heterosexual unterparts, gay men have worse health out and engage more risky behavr such as substance abe and high rat of HIV, leadg to poorer health (Instute of Medice, 2011).

BEAR NECSI: AN SIR’S LOOK AT AN ATYPIL GAY CULTURE AND MUNY

Health re provirs have difficulty discsg sexualy and typilly do not asss client’s sexual behavr, rultg gay men not disclosg their sexual orientatn stat (Klzman & Greenberg, 2002).

Further plitg the issue, many gay men do not disclose their sexual orientatn to their health re provirs bee they fear mistreatment, do not believe is relevant to health re, and privacy ncerns (Durso & Meyer, 2013). To remedy this issue, health re provirs need to be ted cultural sensivy to work wh this populatn, unrstandg that the gay muny is a heterogeneo one (Durso & Meyer, 2013) the Bear muny, health re provirs should unrstand the role weight plays intifitn for some Bears.

THE LORFUL CULTURE OF THE ISRAELI GAY BEAR MUNY

If the client do not seek to lose weight, the health re provir n help manage health issu related to weight like creased blood prsure and diabet wh pared wh heterosexual unterparts, gay men are at a greater risk for a variety of mental health issu cludg prsn, anxiety, and suici (Herek & Gars, 2007; Kg et al., 2008). Some Bears have experienced weight-related cricism, leadg to creased self-teem (Gough & Flanrs, 2009) were reported to engage more high-risk and diverse sexual behavrs than other gay men (Moskowz et al., 2013; Prtage et al., 2015; Willoughby et al., 2008).

In addn, there are numero rearch opportuni to further the state of the science by specifilly advancg knowledge on this subgroup, regnizg siari and highlightg differenc om the larger gay muny.

Abstract: In the LGBTQ+ muny, the term “bear” has gaed populary as a self-intifitn label for a subset of gay men who embody certa physil, behavral, and cultural characteristics. In this blog post, we will explore the different aspects of bear inty and culture, and shed light on s history, evolutn, and History of Bear IntyOrigs of the Bear Inty Bear as a subculture of gay male munyThe bear inty emerged the late 20th century as a subculture wh the larger gay male muny. While the gay muny has historilly celebrated slenr, youthful, and mcular physiqu, the bear subculture embrac a more diverse range of body typ, cludg those wh larger and hairier bodi.

CATEGORY:BEAR (GAY CULTURE)

This ristance to normative bety standards promot body posivy and self-acceptance, and challeng the narrow and limg bety standards that are often imposed on inty as a polil statement agast homophobia and discrimatnThe bear inty is also a polil statement agast homophobia and discrimatn. Many bears also participate onle datg and hookup apps, which have bee creasgly popular the gay and queer Meang of Scientific Terms:Monogamo: A type of relatnship or behavr that volv only one sexual partner or romantic tert at a A type of relatnship or behavr that allows for multiple sexual partners or romantic terts simultaneoly, whout a mment to exclivy.

However, the bear inty has historilly been associated wh cisgenr gay men, and the cln of women and non-bary dividuals bear culture is a more recent do the bear inty tersect wh other LGBTQ+ inti? While qualative data document such self-intifiers as mascule-actg gay men who weigh more and have more body hair, there has to date been no quantative analysis of this group’s characteristics.

THE HISTORY OF THE GAY BEAR COMMUNY AND THEIR FASHN CHOIC

Keywords: Bears, Gay Culture, Gay and Bisexual Men, Self-teem, Masculy, ObyINTRODUCTIONThe gay muny is ultimately a heterogeneo one wh many subgroups and subcultur—one of the monali among them beg the sire to have same-sex enunters.

Bee there is a arth of general rearch regardg this muny, and no studi to date that e quantative methods, we cid to explore this muny quantatively—g an Inter-nvenience sample, followed by a purposive suggted, the Bear culture exhibs and valu a greater sense of domant (but not necsarily domeerg) “thentic masculy” parison to other subcultur wh the gay muny (e.

In rponse and ntrast wh Leathermen, Bears mata their mascule inty whout adoptg negative hypermascule tennci to acmodate all partners, spe their size or body is some theoretil support for why the Bear inty spltered om the gay male mastream culture. G., twks, partyboys, A-listers) that are anthetil to, and even antagonistic towards Bears, men who are hairier and heavier exist and adopt an inty to afont the stereotypil “alpha” gay male.

QUEER & GAY BERL: YOUR GUI FOR LGBTQ+ BERL

Popular culture, the media, and Wtern hetero- and homosexual expectatns have normalized the ial male body as one that is lean, mcular, and v-shaped (wh broad shoulrs, a narrow waist, and a flat but well-fed stomach) (Olivardia, Pope, Borowiecki, & Cohane, 2000).

G., poor self-image/self-teem) velop both heterosexual and homosexual men exhibg ls sirable physil tras (Beren, Hayn, Wilfley, & Grilo, 1996; Morrison, Morrison, & Sager, 2004; Pepl et al., 2009; Weer, 2009; Yelland & Tiggemann, 2003).

GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

However, where mastream gay men report wantg partners wh those prevly stated, admired or revered characteristics (Moskowz, Rieger, & Seal, 2009), Bears may not (Manley et al., 2007).

Whereas mastream gay men often do not engage sired or preferred sexual behavrs bee of fears of rejectn or judgment (Kamski, Chapman, Hayn, & Own, 2004), those the more acceptg Bear muny reject the fears due to their beg ultimately “feme” nature (Hennen, 2005).