Abstract
ABSTRACT This paper charts a portion of the psychoanalytic therapy of a gay male patient with a gay male analyst. The therapist discloses his sexual identity at the time of referral but otherwise works within a contemporary neutral framework. The case material shows how a patient uses the disclosure of the analyst's sexuality to fortify stereotypical views of what it means to be a gay man, and to avoid the potentially traumatizing exploration of their differences. Analysis of the patient's defense strategies eventually allows him to accept a more complex view of himself, of his relationships and of what it means to be a gay man.
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