Also not all homosexuals come out as Troiden s theory states. Males that are homosexual face societal and personal rejection. The stigma of being a fag causes many men to question their own masculinity. This is a socially constructed viewpoint that a male can not be a man if he is gay. Acceptance of oneself as being homosexual is a life long process.
Society still holds many stigmas of what a fag is or does.
This directly affects a person who is attracted to the same sex and therefore internalizes it as wrong. To overcome these barriers one must construct their own perception of homosexuality that is acceptable to them. Some males engage in homosexual sex and do not consider themselves as homosexual. Laud Humphrey s research in The Tearoom Trade studied men engaging in sex in public restrooms. George, a participant, later interviewed by Humphery s consider himself heterosexual, was married with seven children and, being Roman Catholic did not use contraception.