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Internalized Stigma and Psychological Well-Being in Gay Men and Lesbians in Italy and Belgium [PDF]

Social Sciences, 2015
Several studies have shown that internalized homophobia is a risk factor for mental health illness in homosexual individuals, whereas the perception of social support is a protective factor for their psychological well-being.
Giorgia Lorenzi, Marina Miscioscia, Lucia Ronconi, Caterina Elisa Pasquali, Alessandra Simonelli   +4 more
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Homophobia and mental health: a scourge of modern era

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2021
Homophobia is still a scourge in the modern era. Despite a greater acceptance of sexual variations and same-sex marriage in many countries, homophobia is widely sustained by religious, political and cultural values and beliefs at individual and social ...
A. Ventriglio, J. Castaldelli-Maia, Julio Torales, D. de Berardis, D. Bhugra   +4 more
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An experimental study using a sexual strategies explanation to reduce homophobia toward gay men among lay people and healthcare professionals in China

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionHomophobic discrimination and stigmatization, especially from healthcare professionals, are important stressors for gay men. Homophobia may be partly rooted in seeing some gay men having casual sex and many sexual partners as a signal of ...
Qianhui Gao, Qianhui Gao, Jan Antfolk, Pekka Santtila, Pekka Santtila   +4 more
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ABLIMET @LT-EDI-ACL2022: A Roberta based Approach for Homophobia/Transphobia Detection in Social Media

LTEDI, 2022
This paper describes our system that participated in LT-EDI-ACL2022- Homophobia/Transphobia Detection in Social Media. Sexual minorities face a lot of unfair treatment and discrimination in our world.
Abulimiti Maimaitituoheti
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Experienced Homophobia and Suicide Among Young Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Men in Singapore: Exploring the Mediating Role of Depression Severity, Self-Esteem, and Outness in the Pink Carpet Y Cohort Study

LGBT Health, 2021
Purpose: No prior study has been published on suicide-related behaviors among gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GBTQ) men in Singapore, where sexual relations between men are criminalized. This study explores the association and mediational pathways
R. Tan, T. Low, D. Le, A. Tan, A. Tyler, C. Tan, C. Kwok, Sumita Banerjee, A. Cook, M. Wong   +9 more
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Gender-Related Attitudes toward Homosexuality in Greece

Changing Societies & Personalities, 2021
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relevance of the “Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men” (ATLG) Scale developed by G. M. Herek to the Greek society. The study consists of two stages or sub-studies. At the first stage, the sample consisted
Christos Konstantinidis, Evangelos Bebetsos, Filippos Filippou, Eleni Zetou   +3 more
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Prejudice in Turkey and Belgium: The cross‐cultural comparison of correlations of right‐wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation with sexism, homophobia, and racism

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 2021
Using data from Turkey and Belgium, this study investigated the relationships of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation with ambivalent sexism, homophobia, and subtle racism.
Şeyda Dilşat Çetiner, J. van Assche
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Association between sexual orientation acceptance and suicidal ideation, substance use, and internalised homophobia amongst the pink carpet Y cohort study of young gay, bisexual, and queer men in Singapore

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Gay, bisexual and queer (GBQ) men are frequently subjected to minority stressors that have negative impacts on their health. Milestones that include the acceptance and disclosure of sexual identity amongst GBQ men are hence key instruments in ...
C. Ong, R. Tan, D. Le, A. Tan, A. Tyler, C. Tan, C. Kwok, Sumita Banerjee, M. Wong   +8 more
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Intersectional Effects of Sexual Orientation Concealment, Internalized Homophobia, and Gender Expression on Sexual Identity and HIV Risk Among Sexual Minority Men of Color: A Path Analysis

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2021
In the United States, 13 million people identify as sexual and gender minorities. The purposes of this article were to (a) examine the associations among sexual orientation concealment and internalized homophobia with HIV knowledge, health literacy, and ...
S. R. Ramos, D. Lardier, Ijeoma Opara, R. Turpin, Donté T. Boyd, Jose I Gutierrez, Chase Nicole Williams, LaRon E Nelson, T. Kershaw   +8 more
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The Effect of an LGBTQ Themed Literary Instructional Unit on Adolescents’ Homophobia

Study and Scrutiny, 2016
Numerous scholarly works extol the use of LGBTQ themed literature as part of English language arts instruction with the implication that its use may improve the school climate for LGBTQ students; however, there is a dearth of research that empirically ...
Victor Malo-Juvera
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