articleJournal of Counseling PsychologyJan 1, 2009Closed access

Internalized stigma among sexual minority adults: Insights from a social psychological perspective.

GMGregory M. HerekJRJ. Roy GillisJCJeanine C. Cogan
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Abstract

This article describes a social psychological framework for understanding sexual stigma, and it reports data on sexual minority individuals' stigma-related experiences. The framework distinguishes between stigma's manifestations in society's institutions (heterosexism) and among individuals. The latter include enacted sexual stigma (overt negative actions against sexual minorities, such as hate crimes), felt sexual stigma (expectations about the circumstances in which sexual stigma will be enacted), and internalized sexual stigma (personal acceptance of sexual stigma as part of one's value system and self-concept). Drawing from previous research on internalized sexual stigma among heterosexuals (i.e., sexual…

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  • Psychology
  • Stigma (botany)
  • Heterosexism
  • Lesbian
  • Sexual minority
  • Social psychology
  • Parallels
  • Prejudice (legal term)
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  • Gender equality
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