This review aimed to analyze the academic literature with a sociocultural approach regarding the relationship between topics of male homosexuality, young men and health. It was based on thematic content analysis on 37 articles published between 2004 and 2013 that were selected from the Medline and Lilacs databases. The scarcity of literature on the sociocultural perspective showed that there were obstacles and challenges relating to health promotion, ranging from the quality of information to unconscious symbolic values and how proposals from healthcare managers are put into effect. It was concluded that heterosexual hegemony is present in the unconscious structures of the construct of homosexuality, thereby contributing towards perpetuation of the heteronormative habitus. Studies valuing the meeting point of technical knowledge with the knowledge that each individual produces, relating to personal and cultural values, may serve as a basis for deepening this discussion.
Male homosexuality; Sexual behavior; Attitude to health; Attitude of healthcare personnel; Unprotected sex
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