Brett Beemyn, The Silence Is Broken: A History of the First Lbian, Gay, and Bisexual College Stunt Groups, Journal of the History of Sexualy, Vol. 12, No. 2, Special Issue: Sexualy and Polics sce 1945 (Apr., 2003), pp. 205-223
Contents:
- LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL LLEGE STUNT PERSPECTIV ON DISPARI WEIGHT-RELATED BEHAVRS AND BODY IMAGE: A QUALATIVE ANALYSIS
- LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL LLEGE STUNT EXPERIENC: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
- ATTUS TOWARD LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL LLEGE STUNTS: THE NTRIBUTN OF PLURALISTIC IGNORANCE, DYNAMIC SOCIAL IMPACT, AND NTACT THEORI
- THE TOP 10 COLLEG FOR GAY STUNTS
- HEALTHRE EXPERIENC OF LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL LLEGE STUNTS: REMENDATNS FOR THE CLIL NURSE SPECIALIST
- MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR COLLEGE STUNTS DURG THE COVID-19 PANMIC
- EXPERIENC OF INTIMATE PARTNER VLENCE AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR COLLEGE STUNTS: THE INTERSECTN OF GENR, RACE, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATN
LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL LLEGE STUNT PERSPECTIV ON DISPARI WEIGHT-RELATED BEHAVRS AND BODY IMAGE: A QUALATIVE ANALYSIS
* gay and bisexual college students *
Laska, PhD, RDStctured AbstractAims and objectivTo (1) explore llege stunts’ perceived sexual orientatn-related barriers to engagg physil activy, eatg healthfully, and matag healthy body imag and (2) intify typ of mp rourc on physil activy, healthy eatg and body image available to lbian, gay, and bisexual llege stunts. MethodsThirty (15 mal, 15 femal) lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and pansexual-intified llege stunts, ag 18–30 participated the study. Keywords: llege stunts, sexual orientatn, physil activy, nutrn, body image, dispari, qualative analysisINTRODUCTIONThere is a substantial arth on rearch on weight-related health among lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) dividuals, as highlighted by a 2011 Instute of Medice (IOM) report prrizg rearch this area (Instute of Medice 2011).
Although several qualative studi have examed body image among LGB men, particularly gay men (Man & Arcel 2009, Sanchez et al. 2009, Dunn 2010), few have explored gay men’s experienc wh nutrn, physil activy, or weight ntrol behavrs (Man & Arcel 2009). Non-heterosexual inti provid by participants durg recment clud lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and pansexual.
1 (18–29)Sexual inty Gay/Lbian1653%1173%533% Bisexual827%213%640% Queer310%17%213% Pansexual310%17%213%.
LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL LLEGE STUNT EXPERIENC: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
A dramatic rise Brown Universy stunts who intify as gay, queer, asexual, bisexual, pansexual, qutng or 'other' uld be attributed to vague terms allowg straight kids who want the stat and privilege that now wh intifyg as LGBT whout actually engagg any same-sex behavr. * gay and bisexual college students *
When you thk about your sexual orientatn…What are aspects of beg gay/bi/queer that create barriers that keep you om beg more physilly active than you currently are? What are aspects of beg gay/bi/queer that create barriers that keep you om eatg healthier than you currently do? " (female, 24, bisexual)Gay mal emphasize particular athetic (n=12) Narrow fn of masculy (n=7)"I feel the gay [male] muny ’s really petive as far as really superficial thgs or ncern [wh] appearance… there’s this prsure I feel I need to jt look the bt that I n.
ATTUS TOWARD LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL LLEGE STUNTS: THE NTRIBUTN OF PLURALISTIC IGNORANCE, DYNAMIC SOCIAL IMPACT, AND NTACT THEORI
Social psychology theori may be eful velopg new terventns to rce prejudice agast lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) llege stunts. For this prelimary study, the thors surveyed 109 llege dormory rints to terme their personal fort wh LGB stunts and their per … * gay and bisexual college students *
I f wh the ol gay people. " (male, 19, gay)“Beg a male, general, you are expected to be a bigger and more athletic lookg person to mata that standard of masculy. ” (male, 22, gay)Table 5Summary of llege strategi related to rourc addrsg body image, physil activy, and healthy eatgSub-themeReprentative Quote(s)No need to tailor rourc specifilly to sexual orientatn (n=15)“I personally don’t thk [the LGBTQ muny] needs any enuragg.
THE TOP 10 COLLEG FOR GAY STUNTS
Wh the Tyler Clementi suici at Rutgers and the recent spate of gay teen suicis the news, many people are wonrg what lleg are safe for gay teens. Here's a gui to 10 of the bt. * gay and bisexual college students *
” (female, 21, bisexual)“I would like a gay man’s body image class or somethg. ” (male, 20, gay)More clivy available rourc and future programmg (n=9)“I would fely nsir havg a genr ntral locker room… I would feel more fortable the men’s locker room, but I would feel more fortable an atmosphere that had optn for a genr ntral locker room. ” (male, gay)“I feel [the mp rec center]… jt like what people who work there… I feel they are the type of people who are very, jt normal… They would be the people who would a ltle b homophobic but don’t want to show , but they really are on the si… but maybe havg more… [LGBT] clive group fns class, [by] havg more awarens about the LGBT muny general would be helpful.
HEALTHRE EXPERIENC OF LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL LLEGE STUNTS: REMENDATNS FOR THE CLIL NURSE SPECIALIST
” (male, 30, gay)Body imageThere were three body image sub-them related to sexual orientatn: one reflectg a more posive body image due to sexual orientatn and two which were negative (Table 3).
Nearly all men talked about the emphasis and prsure among gay mal to have a particular physique and appearance. Many of the ments were associated wh needg to be seen as sexually sirable to other gay men.
Further, nearly half of the men talked about masculy the gay male muny as an fluence on their body image and weight-related behavrs.
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR COLLEGE STUNTS DURG THE COVID-19 PANMIC
Many men felt that although masculy, general, was fed by beg mcular and appearg more athletic, beg gay or bisexual tensified this particular physil emphasis. Several discsed how mascule body imag the gay male muny nsisted of beg mcular yet th, notg that emphasis on thns was unique to the gay male muny.
" (female, 19, lbian)Gym disfort (n=14)“If I am gog try to workout, sometim ’s a ltle unfortable beg surround by a bunch of straight guys… I’m jt really scrawny and kd of flamboyant… seems gay mal are supposed to be super f or skny and I feel I should work out and do more physil activi but… I thk ’s more of a disfort general.
EXPERIENC OF INTIMATE PARTNER VLENCE AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR COLLEGE STUNTS: THE INTERSECTN OF GENR, RACE, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATN
” (male, 18, gay) “One thg uld be the fact that I am heavier set. " (female, bisexual)Ls healthy eatg bee of sexual orientatn n=(9)Sexualy may be lked wh more bge eatg (n=8)“I would go out to gay bars and a lot of gay bars have ridiculo drk specials, and so I would… drk heavy amounts of alhol, as would many other people, and the bars offer really fatty food and so [I would have] really greasy food afterwards, too. ” (male, 28, gay)“I put myself unr a lot of prsure to be this bigger, more mascule guy bee I have not e to terms wh or accepted my bisexualy and… bothers me and so I overpensate on this other si by beg hyper-athletic and when I don’t f that standard or if I don’t fulfill that, if that don’t work or whatever then n trigger an event where I will bge eat.
A few men talked about ls healthy eatg that was associated wh the “bar culture” beg the ma platform for socializg wh the LGB muny, while a few women noted that they experienced negative stereotyp or expectatns around the eatg habs of lbian or gay eatg was a form of unhealthy eatg among participants. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICELbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and pansexual llege stunts reprent a unique subpopulatn wh prsg health needs related to physil activy, nutrn, and body image. Th, health re clicians need to sensively and appropriately provi relevant preventn and treatment re the ntext of lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and pansexual stunts, wh cln of weight-related health issu orr to promote overall healthy liftyl, cludg aquate physil activy, healthier eatg habs, and posive body image.