"I Kick It to Both, but not in the Street": Behaviorally Bisexual Latino Men, Gender, and the Sexual Geography of New York City Metropolitan Area. (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Muñoz-Laboy, Miguel; Severson, Nicolette; Garcia, Jonathan; Parker, Richard G.; Wilson, Patrick
• Is Part Of: Men and masculinities. Volume 21:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 131
• Page End: 149
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: masculinity -- bisexuality -- urban -- United States -- Latinos; Men's studies -- Periodicals; Étude de genre; Étude sur les hommes; Homme; Identité masculine; Masculinité; Perception sociale; Recherche; Rôle selon le sexe; Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); 305.3105
• DOI: 10.1177/1097184X17695036
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1097-184X

Abstract

This article examines how behaviorally bisexual Latino men negotiate, modify, and perform their gender within distinct social spheres. An analysis was made of 148 sexual histories of Latino men aged eighteen to sixty, from a cross-sectional, multiyear study in New York City. A familial sphere of gender norm negotiation was sharply contrasted with conformity to elements of dominant or hegemonic forms of masculinity performed on streets of neighborhoods of residence. Rather than a strict dichotomy, our participants revealed a spectrum of masculine representations that worked to manage the risk of nonheterosexual stigma. Participants adopted variable configurations of masculinity to reconcile the plurality of their sexual practices, distinct social spaces, and socially sanctioned gender norms.