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Latinx Gay Fathers’ Pathways to Parenthood, Social Stigma, Helpfulness of Social Relationships and Comfort Being Out: A Life Course Perspective
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  • Fernando Salinas-Quiroz,
  • Elana McDermott,
  • Ellen Perrin,
  • Jocelyn Demos Utrera ,
  • Ellen Pinderhughes
Fernando Salinas-Quiroz
Tufts University

Corresponding Author:fernando.salinas@tufts.edu

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Elana McDermott
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Ellen Perrin
Tufts University School of Medicine
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Jocelyn Demos Utrera
Tufts University
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Ellen Pinderhughes
Tufts University
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Abstract

Historical events change the socio-cultural and political contexts that Latinx gay men live in, shaping how different generations are impacted by and respond to minority stress over time, as well as their external support and comfort being out—factors crucial in buffering the effects of stigma. The stigma Latinx gay fathers face is informed by racial and xenophobic prejudice they encounter as Latinx individuals and negative attitudes towards their parenting abilities as gay men. To better understand the lives of Latinx gay fathers, we employed a life course perspective to explore their pathways to parenthood, experiences and avoidance of stigma, helpfulness of social relationships, and their comfort being out. Eighty-six Latinx gay fathers from 47 states in the U.S. participated. Over half of participants’ first and second children were genetically related to them. Participants reported low frequencies of sexuality-based stigma and even lower levels of stigma avoidance, as well as relatively high levels of comfort being publicly out and helpfulness of social relationships. Generational differences between Latinx gay fathers in the AIDS-1 (born 1950-1969) and AIDS-2 generations (born 1970-1980s) were salient, signifying the importance of historical context in understanding this population.
Submitted to Infant and Child Development: prenatal, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood
06 Jun 2024Submission Checks Completed
06 Jun 2024Assigned to Editor
11 Jun 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
02 Aug 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
12 Aug 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor