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Article: Fewer but not weaker: Understanding the intersectional identities among Chinese immigrant young gay men in Toronto

TitleFewer but not weaker: Understanding the intersectional identities among Chinese immigrant young gay men in Toronto
Authors
Keywordsdouble minority
identity construction
intersectionality
lived experiences
sexual minorities of color
Issue Date2019
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.apa.org/journals/ort.html
Citation
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2019, v. 89 n. 1, p. 27-39 How to Cite?
AbstractSexual minorities of color in North America are frequently defined as a 'double minority' group. Intersectionality theory has inspired investigations into how different forms of marginalization intersect to shape the lives of people with multiple minority statuses. In this constructivist grounded theory study, 18 Chinese immigrant gay men between 18 and 28 years of age participated in a semistructured individual interview to narrate their lived experiences in relation to their intersectional identities. All interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed through a constant comparative method. Several themes emerged from the data. First, study participants perceived their sexual identity as either compatible with or irrelevant to their cultural identity and did not experience negotiating conflicts between their sexual and cultural identities. Second, the intersectionality was context-specific. Study participants experienced a certain form of marginalization in the contexts of disclosing their gay identity and finding a dating partner within a gay community. Third, participants considered the label double minority oversimplified and derogatory. They emphasized that their daily lives were in a complex power structure that was constituted by more than two identity categories. The marginalization based on their ethnic and sexual identities weighed differently and should not be understood as simple math. Last, despite carrying the status of minority, these gay men indicated that their intersectional identities served as a source of social support. This study contributes to the knowledge base around intersectionality by uncovering its qualitative nuance and bringing to light its contextual specificity. Practice, policy, and research implications are provided.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/262390
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.299
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dc.contributor.authorHuang, YT-
dc.contributor.authorFang, LF-
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-28T04:58:32Z-
dc.date.available2018-09-28T04:58:32Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2019, v. 89 n. 1, p. 27-39-
dc.identifier.issn0002-9432-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/262390-
dc.description.abstractSexual minorities of color in North America are frequently defined as a 'double minority' group. Intersectionality theory has inspired investigations into how different forms of marginalization intersect to shape the lives of people with multiple minority statuses. In this constructivist grounded theory study, 18 Chinese immigrant gay men between 18 and 28 years of age participated in a semistructured individual interview to narrate their lived experiences in relation to their intersectional identities. All interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed through a constant comparative method. Several themes emerged from the data. First, study participants perceived their sexual identity as either compatible with or irrelevant to their cultural identity and did not experience negotiating conflicts between their sexual and cultural identities. Second, the intersectionality was context-specific. Study participants experienced a certain form of marginalization in the contexts of disclosing their gay identity and finding a dating partner within a gay community. Third, participants considered the label double minority oversimplified and derogatory. They emphasized that their daily lives were in a complex power structure that was constituted by more than two identity categories. The marginalization based on their ethnic and sexual identities weighed differently and should not be understood as simple math. Last, despite carrying the status of minority, these gay men indicated that their intersectional identities served as a source of social support. This study contributes to the knowledge base around intersectionality by uncovering its qualitative nuance and bringing to light its contextual specificity. Practice, policy, and research implications are provided.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.apa.org/journals/ort.html-
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry-
dc.rightsAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Copyright © American Psychological Association.-
dc.rightsThis article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record.-
dc.subjectdouble minority-
dc.subjectidentity construction-
dc.subjectintersectionality-
dc.subjectlived experiences-
dc.subjectsexual minorities of color-
dc.titleFewer but not weaker: Understanding the intersectional identities among Chinese immigrant young gay men in Toronto -
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailHuang, YT: yuhuang@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityHuang, YT=rp02318-
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/ort0000328-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85047320400-
dc.identifier.hkuros293423-
dc.identifier.volume89-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.spage27-
dc.identifier.epage39-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000455103900003-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl0002-9432-

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