https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2 Hiding homosexuality in the pursuit of masculinity. en-us 2018-09-06 03:29:18 UTC 2024-05-31 02:44:02 UTC hello@padlet.com cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278266871 2018-09-06 03:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278266871 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278268154 In 1994 NRL player Ian Roberts became the first NRL player in history to come out.

"It f***ed with everyone's mind," Roberts remembers with a grin in the lobby of his hotel. "It didn't make sense to some people because, at that stage of my career, I had earned a reputation as a bit of a brawler but I had no problems saying I liked men.

"This is not what gay people are," he mimics. "This is not what a man is supposed to be. I'm like, 'yes it is. I'm gay. I'm as gay as it gets. You don't get any gayer than me'. Sexually, women do nothing for me. Never have. I have been with loads of women, more women than men, but it wasn't about me questioning what it is to be gay, it was other people. It was like, f***, you deal with it. It's not my fault. I'm gay."

(Brown, Michael. 2007. League: Ian Roberts' coming out story. NZ Herald, May 26. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10442022 )]]> 2018-09-06 03:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278268154 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278270945 Wilde with wife and child.]]> 2018-09-06 04:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278270945 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278271250 ..it would be Elton John on his wedding day.]]> 2018-09-06 04:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278271250 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278271835 2018-09-06 04:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278271835 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278271890 2018-09-06 04:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278271890 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278272034 Openly gay actor Neil Patrick Harris portrayed "Barney" in "How I Met Your Mother. The character was a serial lady's man and represented the pinnacle of masculinity, that being alpha-hetero. ]]> 2018-09-06 04:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278272034 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278274239 This article reviews Deborah Soloman's book "American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell. The book details the ideological chasm between homosexual artist Rockwell and his essentially hetero "All American" artwork. ]]> 2018-09-06 04:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278274239 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278274720 In this article, Jack Drescher MD discusses the psychological effects of concealing homosexual behaviours commonly known as being "in the closet". Drescher argues that during childhood, children are exposed to hetero normative behaviours and attitudes which make gay children feel as though their feelings are unnatural or perverse (1). Drescher suggests that the act of "coming out" gives greater life enrichment and allows homosexual men and women the ability and freedom to define themselves outside of their sexual feelings. The inability to "come out" Drescher argues can lead to acute psychological distress (2).]]> 2018-09-06 04:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278274720 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278275079 While Michael Jackson was not homosexual, this example is incredibly interesting to me when discussing masculinity and homosexuality. Jackson juxtaposes overtly heterosexual content with his physical appearance which does not fit a conventional masculine image. Jackson was challenging social perceptions and assumptions of masculinity while also addressing questions surrounding his sexuality in the media at the time. Jackson's lyrics, particularly the use of the term keep it "in the closet", allude to the terminology commonly used in regard to secretive sexual orientation.]]> 2018-09-06 04:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278275079 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278316475 Some very interesting observations regarding homosexual innuendo and popular assumptions about homosexuality in middle America. ]]> 2018-09-06 08:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278316475 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278334007 Anderson argues that since the 1990's homophobic culture and language among American college students has become less prevalent (81). According to Anderson, in male "team culture" over the last 100 years has become less physically intimate and an aversion to homosexual behaviors was created as social awareness of homosexuality grew (82). Anderson suggests that a growing acceptance of homosexuality as part of normal social and human nature has decreased active homophobia in American colleges and allowed for a more inclusive environment for men regardless of their sexual orientation. "This inclusivity simultaneously permits an expansion of heteromasculine boundaries, so that boys are able to express physical tactility and emotional intimacy without being homosexualized by their behaviours" (Anderson and McCormack, 2010).

Anderson, Eric and Mark McCormack, 2010. "It's Just Not Acceptable Anymore: The erosion of homophobia and the softening of masculinity at an English sixth form." British Sociological Association 44, (5): 843-859. https://doi-org.ezproxy.une.edu.au/10.1177/0038038510375734

Anderson, Eric. 2009. Inclusive Masculinity : The Changing Nature of Masculinities. London: Routledge. Accessed August 31, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central.]]> 2018-09-06 10:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/4piw54xqkxq2/wish/278334007