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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"closeted"”.
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Struggles of authenticity : gays' and lesbians' experiences of being closeted in the workplace during transition to constitutional equality in South Africa
This case study aims to explore the experiential world of gays and lesbians who keep their sexual orientation secret from colleagues and superiors in the workplace. The study also considers the impact of the transition to constitutional equality for gays and lesbians in South Africa on the …
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Down Low Under the Big Sky
… interviews with forty-five self-identified closeted men living in Montana was analyzed using a modified grounded theory approach.</p> <p>Several reasons for remaining closeted emerged and the level that each man was affected by his decision to remain closeted differed. Overarching themes of …
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Down Low Under the Big Sky
… interviews with forty-five self-identified closeted men living in Montana was analyzed using a modified grounded theory approach.</p> <p>Several reasons for remaining closeted emerged and the level that each man was affected by his decision to remain closeted differed. Overarching themes of …
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The psychosocial effects of rape on heterosexual and homosexual men
… homosexual men. It was hypothesized that 1) non-closeted homosexual men would have less symptomology and more resilience than closeted homosexual men and heterosexual men; 2) the more protective factors a man had, the less symptomology he would display and the more likely he would exhibit …
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Shooters : culture and consumption in Australian gun clubs
… were included. This occurred after realising the closeted nature of this shy and restrictive enclave manifests in subtle sub-cultural differences between clubs and disciplines.
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Are they family?: Queer parents and queer pasts in contemporary American culture
… the nuclear family, examining the figures of the closeted gay father and husband and the ostensibly heterosexual wife and mother in Allison Bechdel’s graphic memoirs Fun Home (2006) and Are You My Mother? (2012) and Mike Mills’ films Beginners (2010) and 20th Century Women (2016). In the third …
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Something holy
… Beck Taylor, an eighteen-year-old, mostly closeted bisexual boy who only has a few months until he leaves on a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Determined to make the most of his time left, he and his cousin Emilia follow Evergreen, their favorite local …
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Neil and the Nun
… two fourth graders and their teacher, a possibly closeted lesbian nun. Because they are children, they have different notions than adults of priority, relevance, and the meaning of life's events. The intention of this film is to authentically delve into this child worldview, revealing their shift …
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Neo-paganism: ritual forged by the Burning Times
… make the decision whether to be “outâ€� or closeted. Throughout both of these areas of study, the element of ambivalence can be seen.
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The Romanticism of the Patriarchy versus Poems by Emily Dickinson
… and fundamental self development creating "closeted selves" or hidden selves they share to the world while hiding their true selves and inner thoughts. This leads to a severe personal deviation of self and character that diminishes women till this day. Womens equality is a cyclical trap that …
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Arc
… religious, affluent family while remaining a closeted gay woman until I was 35 years old. My imagery deals with masks and costumes that protect our true selves from being seen – to protect ourselves from judgment, criticism or condemnation. My poetry also speaks to my love of nature both in …
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Resilient Leadership: A case study about a gay man's journey of coming out and running for public office.
… his life. McCoy experienced misery from being closeted. He finally came out of the closet and continued to serve as an openly gay elected official and developed resiliency. Resiliency might look different for each person, as shown in this case, he was able to come full circle and champion the …
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Doan Trouble de Fish
… and are treated to guidelines on being a closeted homosexual in Jamaica. The diverse characters and points-of-view are meant to offer a tableau of what it's like to inhabit the island or to be a product of its environment. Jamaica is the unspoken character of Doan Trouble de Fish. But the …
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‘En femme…’: a phenomenological-hermeneutic enquiry into the lived experience of crossdressing for adult male-born subjects in the United Kingdom
… decisions to come out and be out, or to remain closeted. Overall, crossdressing emerged as a concept at the intersection of gender and sexuality, practice and identity, the personal and the political, the social and the private, the internal and the external, the visible and the hidden.
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Illuminating the Trauma of the Closet Among Sexual Minorities: A Cinematic-Phenomenological Study of Existential Rights
… which cinematically brings to life the closeted lifeworld. To produce this film, I developed an innovative research method called “cinematic-phenomenology.” As a researcher, I conducted phenomenological research interviews with five self-identified sexual minorities about their lived …
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The Law of Charity & Segregation in the Catholic School
… integration brought to the surface many of the closeted ills which are the necessary accompaniment of race segregation wherever maintained. The Law of Charity was very little in evidence in the conversation or actions of those who voiced strong opposition to the integration of the only Catholic …
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Autobiographical Poetry to Plays: Taking Memoir to a Theatrical Level
… primarily on her homosexuality and her father’s closeted sexuality, which led to his suicide. Didion’s novel is an account of her grieving the sudden death of her husband, as well as coping with the critical illness of her daughter. Both authors have had their novels turned into Broadway …
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Transgression in the closet: Gay academics’ experiences of heteronormativity in China
… gay academics’ subjectivities as both closeted and agentic, I argue that their agency involves a simultaneous mastery and submission in relation to heteronormativity and repressive politics. This research has implications for promoting sexual equity in Chinese higher education, as well …
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There is No Fear in Love
… educating and start talking, children (and even closeted adults) will feel safer and hopefully even one day they will feel that their friends and family will fully accept them. The past decades have started the conversations, which is half the battle but it is time to start exploring solutions to …
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“Stepsons and Stepdaughters”: Chosen Communities, Religion, Faith, and LGBT Liberation
… a sinful one. While newer generations of both closeted and open LGBT individuals and religiously affiliated men and women grew up knowing about the fight for and against gay marriage, equal rights, and fair and non-discriminatory treatment, the battle for LGBT rights was reduced, through …
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