ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the effects of sexual trauma for gay and bisexual males. Sexual trauma furthermore introduces confusion and distress about matters of gender and sexuality. All survivors of sexual trauma in general hold a minority status. The term "sexual and/or gender minority" is an inclusive term denoting the spectrum of sexual and gender identities. Historically, however, bisexual people have been left out of – or been invisible within – this LGB group membership, even though LGB includes bisexuality. Within a binary paradigm, options for sexuality and gender are right or wrong, normal or pathological. Tolerance for expressions of diversity is narrow within families and cultures that adhere to binary perspectives about sexuality and gender. Gender and/or sexually diverse" (GSD) male survivors may exhibit a number of health and behavior issues whose origin can be linked to the residual impact of sexual minority stress.
