there was like a lot of shame that came with, like people always used it as an insult like “oh you lesbian, oh you or something Gaylord” like that” Stereotypical Beatrice (26-29, Reluctant to disclose struggle to come out “I stigmas are 72-79) to close friends more sexuality to close than I did random discouraging friends because of the people, so I came out to stereotypical stigma random strangers more placed on than anything, just as homosexuality. general conversation, if I knew they were okay, but I never really came out to friend unless they asked, just because of the sheer fact that a lot of kind of there’s stereotypical stigma” Conservative Beatrice Certain religions I generally have to “So Christians hold that watch my tongue when I maintain that am with people who are homosexuality is a homosexuals choose more conservative choice to be attracted to the religion, like, because same-sex and so can you do get like and it’s easily change such a not usually like a desire. conversation and they just seem so convinced that chosen this you’ve and it’s like, ‘Okay, well see that like women over there, choose to fancy her’ and they’re like I what ‘well can’t’, ‘well do you mean you can’t? Because you can choose can’t you’” morality is Beatrice self-importance One’s “’Well hopefully they’ll One’s questioned well she said is questioned because come…’ accept them in, ‘We’ll homosexuality is we’ll do the right thing, perceived as immoral. but see hopefully they’ll the right way and change their behaviour’ and it kind of made me feel so ooooo, like am I wrong? Like you kind of grow up and are like ‘Is there something wrong with me, because I can’t help this, I can’t’” Concealment of Beatrice Sexuality and faith are tell gay people “I don’t sexuality AND that are my friends that both concealed to I’m, um, religious faith avoid predicaments because shameful that’s from being a part of and I tell people don’t both communities. that I’m religious and
there was like a lot of shame that came with, like people always used it as an insult like “oh you lesbian, oh you Gaylord” or something like that” Stereotypical stigmas are discouraging Beatrice (26-29, 72-79) “I struggle to come out to close friends more than I did random people, so I came out to random strangers more than anything, just as general conversation, if I knew they were okay, but I never really came out to friend unless they asked, just because of the sheer fact that there’s a lot of kind of stereotypical stigma” Reluctant to disclose sexuality to close friends because of the stereotypical stigma placed on homosexuality. Conservative Christians hold that homosexuality is a choice Beatrice “So I generally have to watch my tongue when I am with people who are more conservative religion, like, because you do get like and it’s not usually like a conversation and they just seem so convinced that you’ve chosen this and it’s like, ‘Okay, well see that like women over there, choose to fancy her’ and they’re like ‘well I can’t’, ‘well what do you mean you can’t? Because you can choose can’t you’” Certain religions maintain that homosexuals choose to be attracted to the same-sex and so can easily change such a desire. One’s morality is questioned Beatrice “’Well hopefully they’ll come…’ well she said ‘We’ll accept them in, we’ll do the right thing, but hopefully they’ll see the right way and change their behaviour’ and it kind of made me feel so ooooo, like am I wrong? Like you kind of grow up and are like ‘Is there something wrong with me, because I can’t help this, I can’t’” One’s self-importance is questioned because homosexuality is perceived as immoral. Concealment of sexuality AND faith Beatrice “I don’t tell gay people that are my friends that I’m, um, religious because that’s shameful and I don’t tell people that I’m religious and Sexuality and faith are both concealed to avoid predicaments from being a part of both communities.
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