MenWho Have Sex with Men of Color in the Age of AIDS: The Sociocultural Contexts of Stigma, Marginalization, and Structural Inequalities

Resilience in Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals: A Critical Review of the Literature

“…Participants also demonstrated an acute awareness of how the multiple aspects of their identities continuously and simultaneously interact with one another and impact their experiences (Bowleg, 2008;Wilton, 2005). With Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 19:57 13 April 2015 regard to socialization factors, families of origin and religious communities provided many participants with emotional and instrumental support.…”

Understanding Structural Barriers to Accessing HIV Testing and Prevention Services Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (BMSM) in the United States

“…Others found non-significant associations between low income and HIV infection [44], financial hardship and UAI [105], and unemployment and UAI [110]. More rigorous research aiming to better understand the effects of poverty—and those of its intersectional nature with race, gender, and sexuality [160]—on access to services and risk of HIV infection among BMSM is needed. As the impact of poverty on access to HIV testing and prevention services among BMSM is complex, future research should consider specific mechanisms by which low SES may impede access to services, potentially involving the locations of HIV prevention service providers, convenience of available forms of transportation, physical layout of facilities, and exposure to community violence.…”

Efficacy of an HIV/STI Prevention Intervention for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: Findings from the Many Men, Many Voices (3MV) Project

“…Moreover, surveillance data on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in New York city during 2006 indicate that Black men and MSM accounted for more diagnoses of primary and secondary syphilis and anorectal gonorrhea than any other group (NYCDOHMH 2007). Taken together, these data demonstrate the severe and disproportionate impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and STIs on Black MSM in the US (Wilton 2009). …”

“…Research is currently underway to develop new interventions for Black MSM Williams et al 2008), and a recent evaluation of an efficacious community-level intervention originally developed for White MSM and adapted for Black MSM reported favorable results (Jones et al 2008). However, there is an urgent need for innovative approaches to address the paucity of efficacious and culturally appropriate HIV/STI prevention interventions that are available for Black MSM (Black Gay Research Group 2007;Mays et al 2004;Wheeler et al 2008;Wilton 2009). One such approach consists of identifying and supporting rigorous evaluations of interventions that have been developed by community-based organizations (CBOs) for Black MSM with considerable input from served communities (CDC 2004).…”