Coming Out of the "Desi" Closet: Disclosure of Same-Sex Sexuality in Metropolitan-India

Autor/inn/en	Achar, Meghna; Gopal, Baiju
Titel	Coming Out of the "Desi" Closet: Disclosure of Same-Sex Sexuality in Metropolitan-India
Quelle	In: Journal of LGBT Youth, 20 (2023) 1, S.160-178 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Achar, Meghna) ORCID (Gopal, Baiju)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1936-1653
DOI	10.1080/19361653.2021.1958121
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Homosexuality; Sexual Orientation; Metropolitan Areas; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Sexual Identity; Family Environment; Young Adults; Cultural Influences; Parent Child Relationship; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Homosexualität; Sexuelle Orientierung; Ballungsraum; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Familienmilieu; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Indien
Abstract	Coming out of the closet is a psychosocial process that entails the disclosure of one's non- heteronormative sexual orientation to family, peers, and the wider public -- a phenomenon that is necessitated by the prevalence of societal heteronormativity. With the recent legal decriminalization of consensual same-sex sexual relationships in India, there is renewed interest in and emergent necessity to expand upon the existing academic discourse on the lives, rights, health and well-being of same-sex attracted individuals in India. The present study accumulates detailed narratives of disclosure of sexual orientation of five male and five female young-adults of same-sex sexuality from ages 18 to 25 in metropolitan cities of India. Thematic narrative analysis is used to gain insight into the factors of being "in the closet", those underlying coming out of the closet, and the expectations from and impact of coming out to one's family. Five major themes have emerged -- three restraint factors and two propulsion factors influencing sexual identity disclosure. Restraint factors are those that reduce the probability of coming out and these are -- an incessant pressure to conceal, perceived lack of stability and support, and anticipated disintegration of long-standing familial tradition. Propulsion factors act as catalysts of disclosure and these are target congeniality i.e. approachability of the target of disclosure, and parental validation -- which, when attained, enables the individual to come out more easily to others. The findings have been critically compared and contrasted with the existing body of literature in the domain, which sets the agenda for further inquiry. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01