The gay-iendly untri offer opportuni for fun and adventure abroad.
Contents:
- NEW PATTERNS OF POVERTY THE LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL COMMUNY
- THE MYTH OF GAY AFFLUENCE
- RICH GAY, POOR GAY
- STUDY: BISEXUAL COMMUNY FAC MORE POVERTY THAN LBIANS AND GAY MEN
NEW PATTERNS OF POVERTY THE LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL COMMUNY
Gay and Poor: The Intersectn of Sexual Orientatn and Socenomic Stat. The "myth of gay affluence" has predomated popular and scientific thought, rultg a lack of attentn to the tersectn of sexual orientatn and socenomic stat (SES).
THE MYTH OF GAY AFFLUENCE
But is te that lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people are wealthier and more ted than the general populatn?
E., beg "gay and poor") and what are the unique health implitns? McGarry (2014) (PDF, 210KB) examed this tersectn and the queri a recent lerature review entled "Socenomic Stat as Context for Mory Strs and Health Dispari Among Lbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals, " published Psychology of Sexual Orientatn and Genr Diversy. First, a review of populatn-based studi, McGarry nclus that the "myth of gay affluence" is, at bt, an oversimplifitn and, at worst, a gross accuracy.
RICH GAY, POOR GAY
Although tn levels appear to be higher for LGB people, this advantage is not reflected the dividual e of gay men or the fay e of lbian upl. E., "gay and poor") reprents a unique experience several ways. E., unrstandg the existg lerature on sexual orientatn as predomantly a reflectn of whe, middle class, gay male experienc), hypothizg about predictors that have tradnally gone unexamed (e.
STUDY: BISEXUAL COMMUNY FAC MORE POVERTY THAN LBIANS AND GAY MEN
Socenomic stat as ntext for mory strs and health dispari among lbian, gay, and bisexual dividuals. Cisgenr gay men, ntrast, are ls likely to be livg poverty than straight and cisgenr adults, wh 12% of cisgenr gay men, pared wh 13% of cisgenr straight men, and 18% of cisgenr straight women, livg poverty. People who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT) have higher rat of poverty pared to cisgenr (cis) heterosexual people, about 22% to 16% rpectively.
This survey ed a module of SOGI qutns 35 stat om 2014 to 2017 and provis sights to the lived experienc of people who are cisgenr straight men and women, cisgenr gay men and lbian women, cisgenr bisexual men and women, and transgenr people.