Sexuality conceals Stacey sexuality is confidence is not “My One’s lack of really that great and no used to conceal lack one would really know of self-confidence. that one the outside Could this be another because I put so much form of pride focus on my sexuality, so concealing shame? that you kind of, maybe I use my sexuality to mask everything, who knows, maybe the whole that’s pride and shame, it’s sexuality. Like I feel that instead of the pride masking shame, it’s not, my pride is not masking my shame, my it’s sexuality masking my lack of confidence” Segregation Stacey There is slight “Even though I’m not between even a part of their isolation of community, like homosexuality and transgender within the obviously they are still a transgender LGBTQ community, part of the LGBT, but it is considered as you got the and the L’s another community. and the B’s G’s together” Coming out Natasha (11- First disclosure of classmates who “My I’d accompanied by 15); Henry grown up I sexuality to peers was with…when came out to them, tested ridicule mocked with disbelief it out and immediately regretted it because some of them were, they thought that I was joking and so they decided to joke more and they said really mean things, but as a joke and they didn’t know I was really coming out” Humour became a Natasha (17-18, Humour became an “I seem to have this means of defence 20-21, thing where I come out easier way for the to my friends by Henry individual to express accident or by making their sexuality to jokes because I find it others. easier to do” Living two lives Natasha(73-77, Sexuality is still far from home, “If I’m (Pseudo-self) 211-213, very open about my hidden from family, I’m sexuality, as long as it but the individual is my parents, doesn’t hurt open about their cause they’re still going sexuality when far through this, they’re from home pretend – still, very raw for it’s to be something them” parents accept. they’re Parents will never Natasha Parents view the gay side, “But accept 130-132) they’re never going to homosexuality as accept that. That’s homosexuality unnatural and so push something I have to away the idea that the learn to live with and succeeding in a way, I’m
Sexuality conceals lack of Stacey “My confidence is not really that great and no one would really know that one the outside because I put so much focus on my sexuality, so that you kind of, maybe I use my sexuality to mask everything, who knows, maybe that’s the whole pride and shame, it’s sexuality. Like I feel that instead of the pride masking shame, it’s not, my pride is not masking my shame, it’s my sexuality masking my lack of confidence” One’s sexuality is used to conceal lack of self-confidence. Could this be another form of pride concealing shame? Segregation between homosexuality and transgender Stacey “Even though I’m not even a part of their community, like obviously they are still a part of the LGBT, but you got the L’s and the B’s and the G’s together” There is slight isolation of transgender within the LGBTQ community, it is considered as another community. Coming out accompanied by ridicule Natasha (11- 15); Henry “My classmates who I’d grown up with…when I came out to them, tested it out and immediately regretted it because some of them were, they thought that I was joking and so they decided to joke more and they said really mean things, but as a joke and they didn’t know I was really coming out” First disclosure of sexuality to peers was mocked with disbelief Humour became a means of defence Natasha (17-18, 20-21, Henry “I seem to have this thing where I come out to my friends by accident or by making jokes because I find it easier to do” Humour became an easier way for the individual to express their sexuality to others. Living two lives (Pseudo-self) Natasha(73-77, 211-213, “If I’m far from home, I’m very open about my sexuality, as long as it doesn’t hurt my parents, cause they’re still going through this, they’re still, it’s very raw for them” Sexuality is still hidden from family, but the individual is open about their sexuality when far from home – pretend to be something they’re parents accept. Parents will never accept homosexuality Natasha 130-132) “But the gay side, they’re never going to accept that. That’s something I have to learn to live with and I’m succeeding in a way, Parents view homosexuality as unnatural and so push away the idea that the
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