"Not Hiding, Not Shouting, Just Me": Gay Men Negotiate Their Visual Identities

被引:39
作者
Clarke, Victoria [1 ]
Smith, Megan [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ W England, Fac Hlth & Appl Sci, Dept Hlth & Social Sci, Ctr Appearance Res, Bristol BS16 1QY, Avon, England
关键词
qualitative research; appearance; adornment; sissyphobia; metrosexuality; clothing; thematic analysis; compulsory heterosexuality; qualitative survey; dress; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; PERSONAL STYLE; APPEARANCE; AUTHENTICITY; ISSUES; SELF; CONSTRUCTION; PREFERENCE; FASHION;
D O I
10.1080/00918369.2014.957119
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
010107 [宗教学];
摘要
This study explored how British gay men make sense of their appearance and clothing practices and the pressures and concerns they attend to in discursively negotiating their visual identities. A convenience sample of 20 mostly young, White, and middle-class self-identified gay men responded to a qualitative survey on dress and appearance. The participants clearly understood the rules of compulsory heterosexuality and the risks of looking "too gay." In the data, there was both a strong resistance to the notion of gay as a "master status" and an orientation to the "coming out" imperative in gay communities. The analysis revealed the overriding importance of discourses of authentic individuality for making sense of visual identity and the reported cultivation of appearance and clothing practices that communicate the message that: "I'm not hiding (too closeted), I'm not shouting (too gay), I'm just me (an authentic individual who just happens to be gay)."
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