Wesley Grey
Biographic Data
| ID | 4467318 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wesley Grey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wesley |
| FAMILY NAME | Grey |
| SIGNATURE | GREY W |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0797-1910 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Masculinity, Not Femininity, is Associated with Sexual Desirability Among Grindr Users in Australia
Whether men who have sex with men see themselves as sexy is influenced by their gender expression – that is, by their performance of masculinity and femininity. Generally, while masculine men attract others’ sexual interest, feminine men are relegated to the sexual margins. Hegemonic masculinity underpins the disproportionate value gay communities place in masculinity over femininity. Yet norms of gender expression and sexual desirability also va…
Bears, leathermen, drag queens, twinks, and more! A scoping review of subcultural identity groups of men who have sex with men
Subcultures are a prominent part of community life for gay, bisexual, queer, and other cisgender and trans men who have sex with men (hereafter, MSM). However, less attention has been paid to consolidating the complex and diverse literature in this space. This scoping review aimed to synthesise the empirical literature on subcultural groups of MSM to understand which (and how) subcultures have been studied. We identified 80 studies across nine da…
Bears resist hegemonic sexual desirability through spectacle
Hegemonic forms of sexual desirability marginalize some men who have sex with men as sexually undesirable.One exampleisbears,asubcultureofmenwhohavesexwithmenwhoarefatter,hairier,andolderthanthegaymainstream.In a cultural context where the lean, muscular, and young male body predominates as the ideal, bears are pushed to the sidelines.Yet bears resist their normative desexualizationbyperformatively centering the fat male body as an object of sexu…
How Do Men Who Have Sex with Men Define Sexual Desirability
We investigated how men who have sex with men define sexual desirability. Sexual desire occurs in response to sexually relevant (i.e. desirable) stimuli, yet what attributes constitute sexually desirability, and why some and not others are seen as sexually desirable, remains unclear. We interviewed 24 men who have sex with men living in Australia (aged 21 to 64) between May and July 2023. We analyzed how interviewees defined sexual desirability u…
No Asians” Because “No Femmes”? Racial Preferences in Gay White Australian Men and Their Relationship with Preferences for Masculinity and Femininity
The literature examining racial preferences in attraction among sexual minority men in Western contexts illuminates a stable racial hierarchy of desire. Within this hierarchy, White men are generally highly favored, and racially minoritized men are systematically stratified below them in terms of sexual appeal. The present research employed latent class analysis to empirically model gay White men's racial preferences in attraction, allowing us to…
Exploring the Relationships Between Body Image, Sexual Well-Being, and Community Connectedness among Gay, Bisexual and Queer+ Men
Sexual minority (SM) men are more likely than heterosexual men to experience body dissatisfaction due to prevailing body ideals (e.g. lean and muscular) within the SM community. Negative body image can have harmful effects on well-being, and, by extension, sexual well-being. The current study aimed to investigate whether SM men's minority identification and LGBTQ+ community connectedness moderates the relationship between drives for muscularity a…
No Asians” Because “No Femmes”? Racial Preferences in Gay White Australian Men and Their Relationship with Preferences for Masculinity and Femininity
The literature examining racial preferences in attraction among sexual minority men in Western contexts illuminates a stable racial hierarchy of desire. Within this hierarchy, White men are generally highly favored, and racially minoritized men are systematically stratified below them in terms of sexual appeal. The present research employed latent class analysis to empirically model gay White men's racial preferences in attraction, allowing us to…
Exploring the Relationships Between Body Image, Sexual Well-Being, and Community Connectedness among Gay, Bisexual and Queer+ Men
Sexual minority (SM) men are more likely than heterosexual men to experience body dissatisfaction due to prevailing body ideals (e.g. lean and muscular) within the SM community. Negative body image can have harmful effects on well-being, and, by extension, sexual well-being. The current study aimed to investigate whether SM men's minority identification and LGBTQ+ community connectedness moderates the relationship between drives for muscularity a…
Exploring the Relationships Between Body Image, Sexual Well-Being, and Community Connectedness among Gay, Bisexual and Queer+ Men
Sexual minority (SM) men are more likely than heterosexual men to experience body dissatisfaction due to prevailing body ideals (e.g. lean and muscular) within the SM community. Negative body image can have harmful effects on well-being, and, by extension, sexual well-being. The current study aimed to investigate whether SM men's minority identification and LGBTQ+ community connectedness moderates the relationship between drives for muscularity a…
How Do Men Who Have Sex with Men Define Sexual Desirability
We investigated how men who have sex with men define sexual desirability. Sexual desire occurs in response to sexually relevant (i.e. desirable) stimuli, yet what attributes constitute sexually desirability, and why some and not others are seen as sexually desirable, remains unclear. We interviewed 24 men who have sex with men living in Australia (aged 21 to 64) between May and July 2023. We analyzed how interviewees defined sexual desirability u…
No Asians” Because “No Femmes”? Racial Preferences in Gay White Australian Men and Their Relationship with Preferences for Masculinity and Femininity
The literature examining racial preferences in attraction among sexual minority men in Western contexts illuminates a stable racial hierarchy of desire. Within this hierarchy, White men are generally highly favored, and racially minoritized men are systematically stratified below them in terms of sexual appeal. The present research employed latent class analysis to empirically model gay White men's racial preferences in attraction, allowing us to…
Masculinity, Not Femininity, is Associated with Sexual Desirability Among Grindr Users in Australia
Whether men who have sex with men see themselves as sexy is influenced by their gender expression – that is, by their performance of masculinity and femininity. Generally, while masculine men attract others’ sexual interest, feminine men are relegated to the sexual margins. Hegemonic masculinity underpins the disproportionate value gay communities place in masculinity over femininity. Yet norms of gender expression and sexual desirability also va…
Bears, leathermen, drag queens, twinks, and more! A scoping review of subcultural identity groups of men who have sex with men
Subcultures are a prominent part of community life for gay, bisexual, queer, and other cisgender and trans men who have sex with men (hereafter, MSM). However, less attention has been paid to consolidating the complex and diverse literature in this space. This scoping review aimed to synthesise the empirical literature on subcultural groups of MSM to understand which (and how) subcultures have been studied. We identified 80 studies across nine da…
Bears resist hegemonic sexual desirability through spectacle
Hegemonic forms of sexual desirability marginalize some men who have sex with men as sexually undesirable.One exampleisbears,asubcultureofmenwhohavesexwithmenwhoarefatter,hairier,andolderthanthegaymainstream.In a cultural context where the lean, muscular, and young male body predominates as the ideal, bears are pushed to the sidelines.Yet bears resist their normative desexualizationbyperformatively centering the fat male body as an object of sexu…
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (6 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (5 works) · Psychology (3 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works) · Femininity (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Masculinity (2 works) · Queer (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)