A friend sent Eliana and me this article and I found it really powerful.
It looks both statistically and through a number of personal accounts about the struggles, particularly with loneliness, that gay men encounter after they come out of the closet.
I found it especially relevant in relation to what we have read about the formation of gay communities. In the past few classes, we have discussed the creation of liberation groups and necessity for unity. Interestingly, this article argues that the gay communities can often be the source depression and lack of self-confidence for many gay men.
The article is quite long but well worth the read.
Thank you for posting this. It is sad yet thought provoking. I am thinking about the best ways we can work to combat this loneliness; I want to say that we have to stick together and love one another platonically, but it seems that we will first have to overcome internalized homophobia and denied sexism which can lead gay men to pick on one another.
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