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Sexual racism on queer dating apps screws with your mental health<\/b><\/p>\n

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A new study has concluded what many may already suspect: experiencing sexual racism on the dating scene impacts your mental health.<\/p>\n

The study, entitled Sexual Racism Is Associated with Lower Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction in Men Who Have Sex with Men, was published last month in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was carried out by Dr Michael Thai from Australia\u2019s University of Queensland.<\/p>\n

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The study surveyed over 1,000 men<\/a> in Australia, approximately three-quarters of whom were white and a quarter of whom were men<\/a> of color. All were recruited via Grindr.<\/p>\n

Related: \u201cPhotographer hopes to end sexual racism with stunning new photo book celebrating Asian men\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The survey asked respondents questions about their experiences of sexual racism. These included: \u201cHow often are you rejected in the domain of sex<\/a> and dating due to your race?\u201d (answered on a sliding scale between \u2018never\u2019 and \u2018always\u2019).<\/p>\n

They were then asked to agree or disagree with statements to measure self-esteem and life satisfaction, such as: \u201cI feel that I am a person of worth, at least on an equal plane with others.\u201d (again, answered on a sliding scale between \u2018strongly disagree\u2019 and \u2018strongly agree\u2019).<\/p>\n

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The findings showed that experiencing race-based discrimination in dating (e.g., being rejected due to your race) was associated with lower self-esteem and lower life satisfaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re a racial minority or if you\u2019re white \u2013 when it comes to dating, being discriminated against because of your race hurts for everyone,\u201d says Thai.<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cThe good thing for white men<\/a>, though, is they don\u2019t appear to experience this form of discrimination very often. Men of color, on the other hand, report experiencing it a lot more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From those surveyed, white respondents reported experiencing sexual racism the least while Asian and South Asian respondents reported experiencing it the most.<\/p>\n

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The 1-5 scale on the left represents how likely respondents were to have experienced sexual racism online<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thai notes, \u201cThere is contention regarding whether discriminating between potential sexual and romantic partners based on race constitutes racism, with some considering it a form of racial bias and others maintaining that it merely reflects benign personal preference.\u201d<\/p>\n

He contends, however, that, \u201cregardless of whether or not it is actually racist, it is certainly not<\/em> benign; experiencing race-based sexual discrimination in dating is associated with detriments to psychological well-being much in the same way experiencing general forms of racial discrimination is.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: \u201cIn an effort to curb sexual racism, Grindr goes Kindr\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

He suggests that dating apps should help to promote anti-discrimination messages to tackle sexual racism and other forms of discrimination in dating (e.g., HIV stigma, femmephobia), and highlights initiatives like Grindr\u2019s Kindr.<\/p>\n

Launched last year, this aims to encourage users to be nicer to one another and not use exclusionary language.<\/p>\n

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