In this study a discriminant function analysis was conducted utilizing seven predictor variables to see if they could predict whether or not a gay or bisexual man had disclosed their sexual orientation to their health care providers. The discriminant function analysis confirmed that the predictor variables do serve as reliable predictors of disclosure status. Overall the seven predictor variables were able to correctly classify 90.1 percent of the participants. A one-way MANOVA was conducted to evaluate whether or not there were significant differences between participant's disclosure status to their health care providers and their importance ratings on a 24 item importance survey. The one-way MANOVA confirmed that there were significant differences between disclosers and non-disclosers. Post-hoc analyses utilizing Bonferroni corrected ANOVAs were ran on the 24 items which revealed that two items (desire to share and previous experience) were statistically significant between disclosers and non-disclosers. ThSchool of Teaching and Curriculum Leadershi
