THE EFFECTS OF HOMOPHOBIA, PARTNERSHIP, SEXUAL SELF-LABELS, AND INVOLVEMENT OF LGBT CENTER ACTIVITY ON COMING OUT IN VARIOUS SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CHINESE GAY MEN

Abstract

Objectives The present study explored the factors that influenced the likelihood of 503 Chinese gay men’s choice of coming out in different social relationships in a Chinese cultural context. Methods The current study reports on data from a cross-sectional survey analyzing the relationships between the choice of coming out of a homosexual individual’s social relationships and its relation to demographics, internalized homophobia, sexual self-label, and attendance at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) center activity using a multivariate logistic regression model.