Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health.
Contents:
- WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE A GAY MAN?
- WHY ARE THERE GAY MEN?
- JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH COACH COM OUT AS GAY IN A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN FIRST MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE A GAY MAN?
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Homosexualy refers to attractn between people who are the same sex.
WHY ARE THERE GAY MEN?
New rearch shows the gen that make men gay appear to make their mothers and nts more reproductively succsful. * a male gay *
It om the Greek word homos, meang “the same. People who are homosexual uld refer to themselv as gay, lbian, LGBTQ, queer, or a number of other terms. Many people who are gay velop feelgs for people of the same sex their teenage years.
There are many different synonyms for “homosexualy, ” as the term self is most mon synonym is “gay” or “lbian. ” Gay ually means a man beg attracted to another man, while lbian means a woman is attracted to another woman. “LGBTQ” is an acronym that stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and qutng.
JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH COACH COM OUT AS GAY IN A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU
Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen has e out as gay. * a male gay *
Unfortunately, there is a lot of homophobia the Uned Stat and around the world.
In many untri, ’s illegal to be gay. People who are anti-gay have spread several harmful myths monizg homosexualy. Among them clu:Myth 1: LGBTQ Members Make Bad ParentsMany people who are gay have lovg fai and raise happy, succsful children.
Myth 2: Beg Gay Is a Choice and Can Be FixedBeg gay is not a choice, or somethg that n be changed. The Amerin Medil Associatn is agast therapy that is “based on the assumptn that homosexualy is a mental disorr or that the person should change their ’s important to know that there is nothg wrong wh lovg people of the same genr as you. Unrstand important health issu for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and get tips for matag good Mayo Clic Staff.
JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
Jaguars assistant Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's pro sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer. * a male gay *
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 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.
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. * a male 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, 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.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN FIRST MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
So many gay men grow up believg there is somethg “wrong” wh bee we are different om other supposedly “normal” mal. It’s not surprisg that a term like “straight-actg” shows up so often gay men’s onle personal ads.
It prumably means the advertiser nsirs himself a “real” man—real, that is, acrdg to a standard of masculy he don’t attribute to other gay men. So many gay men learn we are different om other boys by havg the fact poted out and ridiculed by bulli durg our young, most imprsnable, years. As every gay man knows who has been sulted or asslted for his actual or perceived sexual orientatn, there are steep penalti for vlatg the Boy Co as there are for anyone who is “different” om the prumed (typilly whe, heterosexual, middle-class) standard.