title: Contextualising family microaggressions and strategies of resilience among young gay and bisexual men of Latino heritage.
abstract: Young Latino gay and bisexual men experience discrimination due to heterosexism and racism from within and beyond their communities. Although most research has emphasised overt forms of discrimination, a growing body of research is examining the effects of microaggressions, or indirect forms of discrimination, on racial and sexual minorities. The purpose of this study was to explore the contexts of various types of microaggressions, as well as describe the resilience strategies used by young adult Latino gay and bisexual men living in Los Angeles, California. A sample of 21 young Latino gay and bisexual men aged 18 to 29 years were recruited to complete qualitative, in-depth, semi-structured interviews following a phenomenological approach. Three contextual themes relevant to microaggressions emerged: (1) microassaults, (2) microinsults and (3) microinvalidations. Three themes emerged around the resilience strategies to overcome these experiences: (1) self-discovery, (2) adaptive socialisation and (3) self-advocacy. Family and community-based efforts to reinforce and expand resilience repertoires are needed to help young Latino gay and bisexual men.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , USA.
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Thing
authors.affiliation: b Research and Evaluation Department , Bienestar Human Services , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Frank H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Galvan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , USA.
authors.forename: Karina D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: a Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , USA.
authors.forename: Ricky N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Bluthenthal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D063509:Homophobia / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Latino; Microaggression; USA; bisexual; coming out; gay; resilience; sexual prejudice