Psychotherapeutic Implications of Internalized Homophobia in Gay Men
- 5 June 1982
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Homosexuality
- Vol. 7 (2-3) , 59-69
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j082v07n02_08
Abstract
This article describes a psychodynamic model of affirmative psychotherapy for gay men. Special note is made of the clinical issues, which arise form anti-homosexual attitudes that bias the psychological development of the homosexual male. In particular, the way in which identity formation is affected by heterosexual socialization is discussed. The psychotherapeutic implications associated with these developmental complications are indicated.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: