Homonegativity Experienced over the Life Course by Young Black Gay, Bisexual and other Men Who Have Sex with Men (YB-GBMSM) Living with HIV in Atlanta, Georgia

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Moore, Shamia J. ; Jones, Marxavian ; Smith, Justin C. ; Hood, Jasper ; Harper, Gary W. ; Camacho-Gonzalez, Andres ; del Rio, Carlos ; Hussen, Sophia A.
• Description:
  Minority stress theory posits that homonegativity-whether experienced, anticipated, or internalized-adversely impacts health. We conducted qualitative interviews with 28 YB-GBMSM living with HIV to explore manifestations of homonegativity over the life course. Thematic analysis identified patterns in the ways that homonegativity was discussed at different points in participants' lives. Stifling, and sometimes traumatic, familial and religious environments led to experienced homonegativity early in life. These experiences led to anticipated and internalized homonegativity, which in turn shaped sexual identity formation processes in adolescence and into young adulthood. Ultimately, many participants distanced themselves from home environments, seeking and often finding extrafamilial support. Most participants eventually reached self-acceptance of both their sexuality and HIV status. In conclusion, experienced, anticipated and internalized homonegativity were pervasive as YB-GBMSM navigated family and religious environments over the life course. Future interventions should work with youth, families, and churches to prevent these harmful experiences.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Bisexuality Black Or African American Black People HIV Infections Homosexuality, Male Humans Interviews As Topic Male Minority Groups Qualitative Research Sexual And Gender Minorities Sexual Behavior Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  HIV/AIDS Salud De Minorías Sexuales Sexual Minority Health VIH / SIDA
• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 23(Suppl 3):266-275
• Pubmed ID:
  31463712
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8380492
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P30 AI050409/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 PS005112/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01 PS005112/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; P30AI050409/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia
• Volume:
  23
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:54db9d33bbd6c8cc676575862a17723c006f402841dfe1eba19a883c94df21c5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/109146/cdc_109146_DS1.pdf
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