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Internalized Homophobia and Lesbian Identity

Journal of Homosexuality, 1987
This paper presents suggestions for therapists working with women who are having difficulty accepting their attractions to other women, lesbian behavior and identity, or both, with the goal of promoting self-acceptance and reducing internalized homophobia.
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Internalized Homophobia and Transphobia

2020
Cultural narratives of our society surrounding gender identity and sexuality can provide a rigid narrative of these constructs leading to homophobia and transphobia toward individuals who identify outside of these constructs. This book chapter will explore how cultural narratives create homophobia and transphobia as well as how these phobias affect ...
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Psychosocial Correlates of Internalized Homophobia in Lesbians

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
This study investigated the relationship between lesbian internalized homophobia and various psychosocial variables in a national sample of 157 women.
Dawn M. Szymanski, Y. Barry Chung, Kimberly F. Balsam   +2 more
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Assessing the Internalized Homophobia Scale for Gender Invariance

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020
The original and revised versions of the Internalized Homophobia Scale (IHP) were examined for gender invariance.
Kiet D. Huynh, Daniel J. Sheridan, Debbiesiu L. Lee   +2 more
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Measurement and correlates of internalized homophobia: A factor analytic study

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1996
We developed a scale to measure internalized homophobia in men who have sex with men, which is comprised of items derived from theoretical and clinical reports of internalized homophobia. Two hundred two men who have sex with men and who attend "Man to Man" sexual health seminars in a midwestern U.S. city completed the scale at baseline.
M W, Ross, B R, Rosser
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Psychotherapeutic Implications of Internalized Homophobia in Gay Men

Journal of Homosexuality, 1982
This article describes a psychodynamic model of affirmative psychotherapy for gay men. Special note is made of the clinical issues, which arise form anti-homosexual attitudes that bias the psychological development of the homosexual male. In particular, the way in which identity formation is affected by heterosexual socialization is discussed.
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Body Image, Compulsory Heterosexuality, and Internalized Homophobia

Journal of Lesbian Studies, 1999
ABSTRACT Body dissatisfaction in lesbians is a subject which has traditionally been ignored in the psychological literature on body image and eating disorders. Early feminist theorists and researchers argued that body dissatisfaction in women developed as a way of dealing with the oppression and misogyny they are faced with on a daily basis.
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Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Internalized Homophobia Scale

Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2006
The current study examined the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Internalized Homophobia Scale (IHS; Herek, Cogan, Gillis, & Glunt, 1997) in gay men living in Turkey. Participants were 132 men in romantic, intimate, or sexual relationships with men, and they identified themselves as homosexual (n=112) or bisexual (n=20).
Tülin, Gençöz, Murat, Yüksel
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Queer Theory, Late Capitalism, and Internalized Homophobia

Journal of Homosexuality, 2006
The emergence of queer theory represents a transformation in the approach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered peoples. It has claimed new ground for treating sexuality and gender as worthy subjects in their own rights, rather than offshoots of gay and lesbian studies or of general cultural theory.
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Internalized Homophobia, Disclosure, and Health

2016
Heterosexism and homophobia are unconscious or conscious inconsideration or negative feelings, respectively, toward someone whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual. The internalization of these concepts results when lesbian, gay and bisexual people harbor these same socially constructed feelings toward themselves and others who do not have a ...
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