What's Good About Being Gay? Perspectives from Youth

Harper, Gary W.; Brodsky, A; Bruce, Douglas

doi:10.1080/19361653.2012.628230

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“…14 In addition, gay and bisexual adolescents may evidence strength and resilience related to their shared sexual orientation culture and the supportive relationships that may exist for them in the larger gay community. [46][47][48][49] Heterosexual young women living with HIV often have different life experiences than gay/bisexual young men living with HIV, as several authors have suggested that women living with HIV experience various forms of stigmatization in their relationships with others. [50][51][52] Quantitative studies have STIGMA IN YOUTH NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV revealed that women living with HIV experience more social rejection, shame, discrimination, violence, and overall perceived HIV stigma than men with HIV/AIDS.…”

Section: Gender Differences In Stigma Reductionmentioning

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Stigma Reduction in Adolescents and Young Adults Newly Diagnosed with HIV: Findings from the Project ACCEPT Intervention

Harper

Lemos

Hosek

2014

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

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This article describes the influence of a group-based behavioral intervention for adolescents and young adults newly diagnosed with HIV (Project ACCEPT) on four dimensions of HIV-related stigma-personalized stigma, disclosure concerns, negative self-image, and concern with public attitudes about people with HIV-as measured by the Berger HIV Stigma Scale. Stigma was addressed in a holistic manner during the intervention by providing HIV/AIDS-related information, facilitating the acquisition of coping skills, and providing contact with other youth living with HIV in order to improve social support. Fifty youth (28 male, 22 female; mean age=19.24 years) newly diagnosed with HIV from four geographically diverse clinics participated in a one-group pretest-posttest design study whereby they received the intervention over a 12-week period, and completed assessments at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up. Results from the combined sample (males and females) revealed overall reductions in stigma in three dimensions: personalized stigma, disclosure concerns, and negative self-image, although only the combined-sample effects for negative self-image were maintained at 3-month follow-up. Gender-specific analyses revealed that the intervention reduced stigma for males across all four dimensions of stigma, with all effects being maintained to some degree at the 3-month follow-up. Only personalized stigma demonstrated a decrease for females, although this effect was not maintained at the 3-month follow-up; while the other three types of stigma increased at post-intervention and 3-month follow-up. Findings are discussed in terms of gender specific outcomes and the need for a different type of intervention to reduce stigma for young women.

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Stigma Reduction in Adolescents and Young Adults Newly Diagnosed with HIV: Findings from the Project ACCEPT Intervention

Harper

Lemos

Hosek

2014

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

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“…Focus groups pose additional challenges to moving around (some researchers have attempted this), and are most often conducted stationary. Certainly, there are important qualitative studies recently conducted with LGBTQ youth that have explored social influences using stationary oral/written storytelling narrative techniques (Bond & Loewenstern, 2014; Harper, Brodsky, & Bruce, 2012; Hillier, Mitchell, & Ybarra, 2012; Olive, 2012; Trocki, Michalak, & Drabble, 2013). Go-along interview methods present opportunities to overcome the constraints of stationary qualitative techniques and expand the utility of open-ended interviewing, as well as increases youth ownership and direction over the data collection experience.…”

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Go-along interviewing with LGBTQ youth in Canada and the United States

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Corliss

Wolowic

et al. 2017

Journal of LGBT Youth

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Go-along interviews, which are interviews conducted whilst being in and moving within participant selected spaces, were conducted with 66 LGBTQ adolescents (14-19 years old) in their self-identified communities to explore perceived community attributes, including safe spaces, resources, and supports; this paper highlights methodological lessons learned. Successful recruitment in two countries and varied community settings required partnership with local LGBTQ supporting agencies, including school-based Gay Straight Alliances. Youth chose to walk, use public transportation, and drive to community locations, identifying numerous formal and informal resources in their communities. Participant reflections highlighted that go-along interviews can be conducted in safe ways that encourage LGBTQ youth to express themselves about communities in which they live, study, work, play, and relax.

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“…As Harper, Jernewall and Zea (2004) argue, the voices of healthy Black sexual minorities are almost entirely absent in the academic literature. In particular, much of the literature addressing the HIV burden among Black GBM focuses on poor outcomes and the conditions giving rise to negative health (Harper, Brodsky & Bruce, 2012). Many Black GBM thrive despite marginalization, suggesting a need for a concomitant line of research focused on resilient Black GBM.…”

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Thriving and Adapting: Resilience, Sense of Community, and Syndemics among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men

Reed

Miller

2016

American J of Comm Psychol

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We examined resilience associated with the avoidance of psychosocial health conditions (i.e., syndemics) that increase vulnerability for HIV among young Black gay and bisexual men. We used analytic induction to compare a sample of 23 men who showed no evidence of syndemic conditions to a sample of 23 men who experienced syndemic conditions. The men who avoided syndemics reported supportive relationships with people who helped them to develop a strong sense of identity, provided them with opportunities to give back to their communities, and promoted positive norms about health. In contrast, the men experiencing syndemic conditions described numerous instances of trauma and oppression that infringed upon their desire to form positive relationships. Among these men, experiences of oppression were associated with shame, identity incongruence, social isolation, relational disconnection, mistrust of men, and expectations of further marginalization. We examined participants' experiences through the framework of the psychosocial sense of community. Results of this study provide evidence for using strength-based intervention strategies to prevent syndemic conditions. Findings suggest that to attenuate socio-structural barriers to health and comorbid psychosocial health concerns, interventions must address young men's social isolation and promote positive identity and sense of community. Keywords SyndemicsHIV prevention Gay and bisexual men Black men Resilience Adolescents and young adults

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What's Good About Being Gay? Perspectives from Youth

Cited by 63 publications

References 48 publications

Stigma Reduction in Adolescents and Young Adults Newly Diagnosed with HIV: Findings from the Project ACCEPT Intervention

Stigma Reduction in Adolescents and Young Adults Newly Diagnosed with HIV: Findings from the Project ACCEPT Intervention

Go-along interviewing with LGBTQ youth in Canada and the United States

Thriving and Adapting: Resilience, Sense of Community, and Syndemics among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men

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