ABSTRACT
The lack of research on Anglo-Cypriot men who have sex with men has precluded highly focused work within a particular zone of 'gay Cypriot' issues and has resulted in research parameters being set wide enough to give meaning to a general exploration of the domain. This chapter highlights disclosure or nondisclosure of gay identity to their families; Cypriot cultural factors in acceptance of gayness; activism and participation in the Anglo-Cypriot and gay communities; choice of community; and self-definition of identity. When respondents were asked to describe the Anglo-Cypriot perception of gay Anglo-Cypriots, nearly all the respondents agreed that there was a denial of existence of Anglo-Cypriot gay men. Whether a Greek man is gay or heterosexual, because the philotimo is so important he has learned at a very young age to make use of lies and deception to cover up any shortcomings or unacceptable behaviour, because, after all, nobody is perfect.
