“Take It Out on the Floor”: Experiences of Violence Among Black LGBT House and Ball Community Youth in a Rust Belt City

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• Alternative Title:
  J Interpers Violence
• Personal Author:
  López, Daniel Jacobson ; Chandler, Cristian ; Whitfield, Darren L. ; Adams, Brian ; Burdick, Jessica ; Friedman, Mackey R.
• Description:
  Black, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), individuals experience higher rates of violent victimization compared to their cisgender heterosexual counterparts over their life course. Among Black LGBT people, witnessing and experiencing violence have been related to poor health outcomes, including depression, risky sexual behavior, substance use, and lower engagement in healthcare services. We engaged in research to better understand the effects of violence experienced by the Black LGBT youth community. We conducted a qualitative, phenomenological study focused on the causes of violence occurring in the lives of Black LGBT youth engaged in a recreation-based community health program. The study consisted of four focus groups with Black LGBT youth (| = 24) and in-depth individual interviews with medical and social service providers who work with Black LGBT youth (| = 4). Data analysis presented three themes: (1) causes of violence, (2) the context of intracommunity violence, and (3) solutions to violence. The first theme describes the reasoning, motivation, or explanation for violence experienced by the Black LGBT youth community. The second theme, the context of intracommunity violence, describes how violence occurs specifically within Black LGBT young adult communities. The third theme, solutions to violence, describes the recommendations for addressing, reducing, and/or eliminating violence within the Black LGBT youth community. Our findings highlight the need for safe spaces, culturally-relevant services, and trusted figures for Black LGBT young adults, which can serve as mechanisms for mitigating violence.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Female Homosexuality, Female Humans Sexual And Gender Minorities Sexual Behavior Transgender Persons Violence Young Adult
• Keywords:
  Black Black LGBT Community Health House And Ball LGBT Mental Health Violence Youth
• Source:
  J Interpers Violence. 38(3-4):3950-3978
• Pubmed ID:
  36004529
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10105583
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T32 MH094174/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U62 PS001202/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  38
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha-512:0dc9088fa04e6ba6bf2426745a4702576ee2301c6569b94d49d0f518dce93951f74c5e56c27856bb4c4bbf4063219d17721a077d5c0868d7e028904f2952163f
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