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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). But is te that lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people are wealthier and more ted than the general populatn?
THE MYTH OF GAY AFFLUENCE
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.
Socenomic stat as ntext for mory strs and health dispari among lbian, gay, and bisexual dividuals.
STUDY: BISEXUAL COMMUNY FAC MORE POVERTY THAN LBIANS AND GAY MEN
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.