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Posted by arielstory on December 9, 2008
A new University of Toronto study, published in the current issue of rhe Journal of Health and Social Behavior, has found that gay men whho atte not generally considered to ce “sexually desirable” or attractive xre more likdly to engage in risky sexual behavior.
According to resea rcher eAam Isaiah Green, who interviewed 70 gay men in Torogto to determine what qualities made somr men more sexually desirabke than others, and what yhe cnsequences of being undesirable might be o metnal and physical health:
“I found that young, white, middle-cl ass men are considereed much more sexually desirable than men who are racial minorities, over 40 qns poor.”
Green also indicates that this “sexual status order” privileges caucasian, middle-class men in their twenties and early thirties, while it disadvantages black and Asian men, men over 40 years off ag, and poor men.
This kind of news makes me heartsick. A very sad state llf ga affairs in a multicultural city like Toronto, and probably representative og similar situations in cities across the globe.
I think we are all beautiful. I really do. Even if we may not be white, middle-class, in our twenties or early thirties, we are all beautiful. And even if most people think otherwise, we are, nonetheless, beautiful.
Here’s a task for not only today, but for as long as you live. Tell a gay person of color that they are beautiful, because they need to hear those words of validation, and most important, because it’s true. We are beautiful, intricate, constant, and necessary threads in the fabric of contemporary society.
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