title: Young men's perspectives on family support and disclosure of same-sex attraction.
abstract: Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) face myriad challenges when deciding to disclose their sexual orientation to family members. Key to this decision is consideration of how disclosure may influence the support they receive from family. This paper explores a diverse sample of YMSM's (N = 43) perspectives on disclosure of their same-sex attractions to key family members and its impact on family support. Several stages/categories of disclosure are described and some YMSM seemed to continue to move between categories. Additionally, relationships after disclosure included negotiations between the expression of their sexual orientation and the maintenance of family support.
authors.affiliation: Community, Health Outcomes, and Intervention Research Program, The Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine - University of Southern California.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carpineto
authors.forename: Katrina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubicek
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iverson
authors.forename: Michele D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kipke