A case study about a gay man who wants to follow his Sri Lankan culture and dedicate his life to a person - a man.

Broadway-Horner, Matt

Abstract

The study from an Interpersonal Phenomenological Approach of gay sexuality in cultural terms offers an opportunity to identify the driving force behind why some men will marry a woman to fit into the society they grew up in. This study presents a case of a 40-year-old man, called Dillion living in London but wants to move back to Sri Lanka, who negotiates his identity to fit in with Sri Lanka and in London. The case study highlights the struggle of juggling between the culture of his birth and the culture he now lives in with his drive to become accepted.

Citation

BROADWAY-HORNER, M. 2017. A case study about a gay man who wants to follow his Sri Lankan culture and dedicate his life to a person - a man. International journal of culture and mental health [online], 10(4), pages 414-446. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/17542863.2017.1327548

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 3, 2017
• Online Publication Date: May 31, 2017
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 26, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 1, 2018
• Journal: International journal of culture and mental health
• Print ISSN: 1754-2863
• Electronic ISSN: 1754-2871
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 414-446
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17542863.2017.1327548
• Keywords: Sri Lanka; LGBTIQ; Identity; Culture; Conflict
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2512