Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health.
Contents:
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
- GAY STEREOTYP: ARE THEY TE?
- LARGE STUDY DIT DISGT SENSIVY IS LKED TO PREJUDICE TOWARD GAY MEN AND LBIAN WOMEN
- MATT BOMER SPEAKS UP ABOUT PORTRAYG ONE OF THE SCREEN’S FEW GAY SUPERHERO
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
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GAY STEREOTYP: ARE THEY TE?
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Negative Man is be part of the seri of shorts along wh other origal Doom Patrol Robotman, Elasti-Girl, and their lear, The Patrol (Live Actn)Larry Traer is a secretly gay US Air Force pilot who jos the Doom Patrol after a myster energy beg bonds wh him durg a tt flight. 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. Specifilly, a team of rearchers led by Maria Lra Bettensoli of New York Universy Abu Dhabi tted people's attus toward gay men and lbian women 23 untri around the world.
LARGE STUDY DIT DISGT SENSIVY IS LKED TO PREJUDICE TOWARD GAY MEN AND LBIAN WOMEN
Highlights of the specific mental health needs among gay and bisexual men. * is negative man gay *
The rearchers found that homosexualy was viewed most favorably Spa, Belgium, Great Bra, Swen, and Canada and least favorably Rsia, Hungary, Turkey, Pe, and South Korea. In this survey, Amerins' self-stated posivy toward gay men earned them a rank of 12th (out of 23) while their posivy toward lbian women earned them a rank of 10th.
Intertgly, the dispary attus toward gay men and lbian women was most pronounced Rsia and Hungary (the two untri are particularly tolerant of gay men). The majory of gay and bisexual men have and mata good mental health, even though rearch has shown that they are at greater risk for mental health problems.
MATT BOMER SPEAKS UP ABOUT PORTRAYG ONE OF THE SCREEN’S FEW GAY SUPERHERO
Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men. * is negative man gay *
However, ongog homophobia, stigma (negative and ually unfair beliefs), and discrimatn (unfairly treatg a person or group of people) n have negative effects on your health.
Keepg your sexual orientatn hidn om others (beg “ the closet”) and fear of havg your sexual orientatn disclosed (beg “outed”) n add to the strs of beg gay or bisexual.
Individuals who are sensive to disgt are more likely to hold negative attus towards gay men and lbian women, acrdg to new cross-cultural rearch published the journal Group Procs & Intergroup Relatns. The fdgs provi evince that antigay prejudice is related to pathogen avoidance. ... * is negative man gay *
In general, rearch has shown that gay and bisexual men who are open about their sexual orientatn wh others have better health out than gay and bisexual men who do not.
However, beg “out” some settgs and to people who react negatively n add to the strs experienced by gay and bisexual men, and n lead to poorer mental health and discrimatn.
Mental health unselg and support groups that are sensive to the needs of gay and bisexual men n be pecially eful if you are g to terms wh your sexual orientatn or are experiencg prsn, anxiety, or other mental health problems. While many gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men may not seek re om a mental health provir bee of a fear of discrimatn or homophobia, is important to keep this as an optn and to fd a provir that is tstworthy and patible.