Psychosocial contexts of the homosexuality of Filipino men in heterosexual unions

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Behavioral Sciences

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Journal of Homosexuality

Volume

42

Issue

4

First Page

35

Last Page

63

Publication Date

9-23-2002

Abstract

The Philippines is one developing country in which a systematic inquiry on the homosexuality of men in heterosexual consensual union is rare. With the thought that the public can be guided more knowledgeably in forming some responsible knowledge and opinion about homosexual men's lives within heterosexual unions, a small-scale exploratory study was carried out and completed in 1997 among 15 married or cohabiting men in Metro Manila, the Philippines. The research delved into respondents' sexual histories; their perceptions of own homosexual attraction, desire and orientation; and their reasons, motivations and expectations for marrying or cohabiting. It also looked into respondents' reports of whether their partners knew their sexual orientation; respondents' roles and responsibilities in household management and decision making; and effects of respondents' homosexuality on marital and familial relationships. © 2002 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1300/J082v42n04_03

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Homosexuality--Philippines; Gays--Philippines

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