You Could Tell I Said the Wrong Things
Constructions of Sexual Identity Among Older Gay Men in Healthcare Settings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4643669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hannah Kia (0000-0002-7830-4907, School of Social Work, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, corresponding author), Travis Salway (0000-0002-5699-5444, Simon Fraser University), Ashley Lacombe-Duncan (0000-0002-9023-8877, University of Michigan), Olivier Ferlatte (0000-0003-2721-4757, École de Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada), L E Ro (0000-0002-6105-1448, University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 255-266 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10497323211050373 |
| PMID | 34875919 |
| OpenAlex | W4200268514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 40 |
Older gay men commonly conceal their sexual identity in healthcare settings due to past experiences and expectations of encountering stigma and discrimination in these contexts. Although insights on how older gay men construct their sexual identity in healthcare may help contextualize this phenomenon, this question remains under-explored. Accordingly, we present the findings of a secondary grounded theory analysis of individual interview data, which we originally collected to examine the healthcare experiences of 27 gay men ages 50 and over, to explore constructions of sexual identity among the group. Our findings broadly reveal that older gay men's varying exposure to intersecting systems of oppression, together with their perceptions of different healthcare settings, may be critical in shaping their constructions of sexual identity in these contexts. Our research supports the need for healthcare policies and practices that address stigma and discrimination as salient barriers to sexual identity disclosure among older gay men
Health care · Human sexuality · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Sexual identity · Sexual orientation · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
Physicians’ Experiences and Perceptions of Environmental Factors Affecting Their Practices of Continuous Deep Sedation until Death
The collective trauma of HIV/Aids and contemporary constructions of health
LGBTQ Patient Perceptions of Healthcare Discrimination and Dissatisfaction
Perceived usefulness of sex and relationship education sources among sexual minority men
Talking to the GP
The Life Stories of Older Gay Men in Italy and Their Response to a Tele-Drama-Based Intervention
It's Like a Double Whammy
Baby Boomer Gay Men's Experiences with Primary Healthcare
Sexual orientation disclosure in health care
Same-Sex Attraction Disclosure to Health Care Providers Among New York City Men Who Have Sex With Men Implications for HIV Testing Approaches
Physician Awareness of Sexual Orientation and Preventive Health Recommendations to Men Who Have Sex With Men
Iridescent Life Course
Prenatal Care Use Among Women of Low Income
Intersectionality as Critical Social Theory
The Changing Narratives of Death, Dying, and HIV in the United Kingdom
Toward a Field of Intersectionality Studies
Sexual Aging
Sexual orientation concealment and mental health
Gay men’s identity work and the social construction of discrimination
Across Serostatus
Stress, Stigma, and Sexual Minority Status
The Intersections of Class, Gender, Sexuality and ‘Race’
When Black + Lesbian + Woman ≠ Black Lesbian Woman
Using Secondary Data for Grounded Theory Analysis
Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older Adults
What Sexual and Gender Minority People Want Researchers to Know About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions
Mapping the Margins
The Past, Present, and Future of an Identity Theory
The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Doing a Secondary Analysis of a Qualitative Data Set
The psychological implications of concealing a stigma
Aging Out in the Desert
Lifetime Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Multifactorial Discrimination Among Middle-Aged and Older Adult Men Who Have Sex with Men
The Journal of Homosexuality
Post-Gay Collective Identity Construction
Situational Analyses
Power, Inequality and Identification
Collective Identity and Social Movements
The Complexity of Intersectionality
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |