Influence of Heterosexism and Homophobia upon the Development of Drug Addiction Amongst Lesbians and Gays

Location

Ostrander

Start Date

13-4-2004 12:45 PM

End Date

13-4-2004 2:30 PM

Student's Major

Gender and Women's Studies

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Kim Surkan

Mentor's Department

Gender and Women's Studies

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

This study examines homophobia and heterosexism, which denies, denigrates, and stigmatizes any nonheterosexual form of behavior, identity, relationship, or community ("Herek. 19901 and how it influences the incidence of drug addiction among lesbians and gays. This study utilizes interviews and surveys with chemically dependent lesbians and gays in recovery to examine and expand upon research that suggests drug addiction amongst lesbians and gays is significantly related to heterosexism and homophobia, which fosters the internalization of homophobia. This research discusses subjects' prior experiences with family, community, and institutional incidences of homophobic and heterosexist attitudes and the onset of drug abuse in relation to "coming out."

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Influence of Heterosexism and Homophobia upon the Development of Drug Addiction Amongst Lesbians and Gays

Ostrander

This study examines homophobia and heterosexism, which denies, denigrates, and stigmatizes any nonheterosexual form of behavior, identity, relationship, or community ("Herek. 19901 and how it influences the incidence of drug addiction among lesbians and gays. This study utilizes interviews and surveys with chemically dependent lesbians and gays in recovery to examine and expand upon research that suggests drug addiction amongst lesbians and gays is significantly related to heterosexism and homophobia, which fosters the internalization of homophobia. This research discusses subjects' prior experiences with family, community, and institutional incidences of homophobic and heterosexist attitudes and the onset of drug abuse in relation to "coming out."