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A recent meta-analysis indicated strong support for the commonly observed finding that, in contrast to heterosexual men, same-sexorientedmenareatgreaterriskformentalhealthproblems, especiallyaffectivedisorders (Kingetal., 2008). Themost common explanations for these findings are the increased prevalence of societal prejudice, stigma, and violence that allegedly generate ‘‘minority-stress’’effects (King et al., 2008; Meyer, 2003; Saewyc, 2007). Hatzenbuehler (2009, p. 707) noted that stigma-related stress ‘‘gets under the skin’’by inducing elevations in emotional dysregulation, which, in turn, confers risk for increased psychopathology among nonheterosexual populations. Although this explanation is reasonable, few other hypotheses have been proposed for the apparent elevation of depressive symptoms among same-sex attracted individuals. The alternative considered here is that mental health …