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Gender & Society, Vol. 20, No. 1, 5-31 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0891243205281267

Making Men in Gay Fraternities

Resisting and Reproducing Multiple Dimensions of Hegemonic Masculinity

King-To Yeung

Rutgers University

Mindy Stombler

Georgia State University

Reneé Wharton

New Mexico Junior College

This article examines gay men’s efforts to break into the exclusive traditional fraternity institution by adopting the hegemonic model on their own terms. The authors examined to what extent members of a national gay fraternity, Delta Lambda Phi challenged or modified the entrenched fraternity culture that was hostile to homosexuals and whether they resisted or reproduced hegemonic masculinity in their efforts to redefine the meaning of college fraternities. This research examines gay fraternities in relation to two dimensions of hegemonic masculinity. The authors explore how members of gay fraternities negotiated their stigmatized status among other men—that is, within the internal dimension of hegemonic masculinity. They explore the external dimension of hegemonic masculinity by analyzing how gay brothers, as men, related to all women (gay or straight). The authors further examine the connection between these two hegemonic dimensions and provide evidence showing how these two dimensions are coupled or disjointed.

Key Words: gay fraternities • Delta Lambda Phi • hegemonic masculinity • resistance • collective identity


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