What has been called the “moment of engagement” with hegemonic masculinity (Connell 1990 cited in Connell, 1992) occurred for these men. They wore pants, their fathers taught them sports like football and rugby, and they learned about sexual differences (Thome forthcoming, cited in Connell, 1992). Their homosexuality is not based on a lack of masculinity. Men were to some extent committed to hegemonic masculinity, but the construction of gender occurs simultaneously through a series of cultural relationships and processes (West and Zimmerman 1987 cited in Connell, 1992). The relationship between hegemonic masculinity and homosexual masculinity includes the criminalization of sexual relations between men, homophobic discourse and culture, and a history of intimidation and violence (Greenberg 1988 cited in Connell, 1992). Attacks on gay people are common enough to become an issue in Sydney's urban politics. Ethnographic research has recorded homophobia in inner-city youth culture in the same region (Walker, 1988, cited in Connell).,