ArticleJournal of adolescent research2019
"It's Almost Like Gay Sex Doesn't Exist:" Parent-Child Sex Communication According to Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Adolescent Sons.
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- Family-Related Factors and HIV-Related Outcomes Among Black Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Mississippi.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Challenges regarding sexual health communication with secondary school learners in Limpopo Province: Parents views.Curationis · 2023Article
- "Whenever you're ready to talk about it": Prompts and barriers to inclusive family sex communication with gay, bisexual, and queer sons.American journal of sexuality education · 2023Article
- Gay Dating App Users Support and Utilize Sexual Health Features on Apps.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Family Sex Communication Among Arab American Young Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of family nursing · 2022Article
- Parents ASSIST: Acceptability and Feasibility of a Video-Based Educational Series for Sexuality-Inclusive Communication between Parents and Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Sons.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Parent-Child Sex Communication Prompts, Approaches, Reactions, and Functions According to Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Sons.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Perspectives on and preferences for on-demand and long-acting PrEP among sexual and gender minority adolescents assigned male at birth.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2021Article
- Family Characteristics in Sex Communication and Social Support: Implications for Emerging Adult Men Who Have Sex with Men's PrEP Engagement.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
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Abstract
Sex communication interventions facilitate positive sexual health outcomes with heterosexual adolescents. The same has yet to be established for male youth with same-sex attractions, behaviors, and identities. Our study describes the experiences of gay, bisexual and queer-identifying adolescent males with parent-child sex communication. We conducted 30 in-depth semi-structured interviews with a diverse group of 15 to 20 year-old gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) males. Interview transcripts were coded and themes were identified using thematic and content analysis. Narratives revealed that sex communication with parents occurs rarely, is heteronormative in content prior to adolescent males' disclosure as GBQ, and after disclosure is reactionary and based on stereotypes that associate this population with negative health outcomes. Parents were rated poorly as sex educators by adolescent males and the findings are mixed regarding perception of parents' knowledge about GBQ-specific information. Parents and healthcare providers were identified as preferred sources of sex information by GBQ adolescent males. Sex communication with parents throughout adolescence that excludes GBQ males' same-sex concerns is a missed opportunity for targeted sexual risk reduction. There are multiple ways healthcare providers can assist parents to plan age-appropriate, sexuality-inclusive, home-based discussions about sex for this group.
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