Confronting Sexual Stigma and Prejudice: Theory and Practice
Gregory, M. Herek
Journal of Social Issues 63(4): 905-925
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-4537
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00544.x
Accession: 063551481
This article explores theoretical and applied questions that are relevant to social scientists' efforts to understand and confront sexual stigma. A framework is presented for conceptualizing such stigma as a cultural phenomenon with structural and individual manifestations. The latter include enacted stigma and felt stigma, as well as internalized stigma, which encompasses self-stigma among sexual minorities and sexual prejudice among heterosexuals.