For men who are both gay and Latino, experiences are often shaped by masculine cultural ideologies, respect for family, and/or being a "multiple minority"--racially/ethnically and sexually. These ideologies are related to machismo, the hyper-masculine idealization of men in Latino communities. Few studies seek to explore gay Latino men's…

This chapter explores the factors that contribute to the disclosure and communication experiences of HIV-negative gay men with one or more autoimmune diseases.

A relatively small amount of HRD research has focused on issues for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The majority that does exist tends to focus on issues assumed to cut across the entire LGBT community. However, a need exists for research that identifies and articulates the varied experiences of each of these identity…

Gay men face decisions associated with disclosure, the process of coming out as gay, when and if to disclose, and how much information. These decisions carry more weight in masculinized industries such as law enforcement. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to critically explore gay male law enforcement officers' experiences working in…