มมมองทางสงคมตอชมชนเกย: การศกษาเชงเปรยบเทยบทศนคตของเจนวายและเจนซทมตอเกย: Social Perceptions of Gay Community: A Comparative Study on Gen Y and Gen Z’s Attitudes towards Gay

This research seeks to examine the attitudes of Generation Y and Generation Z towards gay males in two Asian locales: Bangkok, Thailand, and Gwangju, South Korea. To achieve this purpose, the study addresses two primary questions: 1) what are the perceptions Generation Y and Generation Z have regarding gay males? and 2) how do attitudes towards gay males differ between the two regions? A mixed-methods approach, integrating quantitative and qualitative methodologies, is utilized to investigate the social perspectives surrounding gay males. The findings reveal several key themes, including the social acknowledgment of gay individuals, the imperative for anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation, the dynamics of homosexual identity expression and suppression, and the portrayal of gay individuals in popular culture and media. Additionally, the influence of power structures is recognized as a persistent factor in gay politics, while religious beliefs and contemporary pop culture also play significant roles in determining the potential for further normalization of gay individuals within the social fabric of these regional contexts