What has been called the “moment of engagement” with hegemonic masculinity (Connell 1990 as cited in Connell, 1992) happened for these men. They wore trousers, their fathers taught them sports such as football and rugby, and they learned about sexual difference (Thome forthcoming cited in Connell, 1992). Their homosexuality is not built on a lack of masculinity. Men had some involvement with hegemonic masculinity, but the construction of gender operates simultaneously through a series of cultural relationships and processes (West and Zimmerman 1987 as cited in Connell, 1992). The relationship between hegemonic masculinity and homosexual masculinity includes the criminalization of male-to-male sex, homophobic language and culture, and a history of intimidation and violence (Greenberg 1988 cited in Connell, 1992). Anti-gay attacks are common enough that they have become an issue in Sydney's urban politics. Ethnographic research has recorded homophobia in the youth culture of urban centers in the same area (Walker 1988 cited in Connell,