The loss of a same sex partner: gay and masculine identity in men’s experience of bereavement

Jones, Kerry (2024). The loss of a same sex partner: gay and masculine identity in men’s experience of bereavement. In: Jones, Kerry and Robb, Martin eds. Men and Loss: New Perspectives on Bereavement, Grief and Masculinity. London: Routledge.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003333999-3

Abstract

Much of the general understanding of grief and responses to loss are dominated by studies and accounts based on a heterosexual population and theoretical contributions which propose a prescriptive approach to adapting to loss. Therefore, the experiences of grief among gay men who have encountered the death of their partner remain invisible within the larger culture and within the academic and counselling -practitioner literature. This chapter contributes a conceptual review of the literature and of studies of bereavement of individuals who identify as gay men. Specific focus is given to the concept of disenfranchised grief and its impact on grieving for same sex partners as well as the way in which gay identity and masculine identity intersect in gay men’s experience of bereavement.

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