ArticleCulture, health & sexuality2011
'It's my inner strength': spirituality, religion and HIV in the lives of young African American men who have sex with men.
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- An Exploration of the Relationship Between Spirituality, Religion and Mental Health Among Youth Who Identify as LGBT+: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of religion and health · 2020Pooled it
- Religion and Spirituality's Influences on HIV Syndemics Among MSM: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model.AIDS and behavior · 2016Pooled it
- Barriers, Facilitators and Opportunities for HIV Status Disclosure Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Qualitative Findings from the Tough Talks Intervention.AIDS and behavior · 2024Trial
- Understanding African American/Black and Latine young and emerging adults living with HIV: a sequential explanatory mixed methods study focused on self-regulatory resources.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Spiritual coping behaviors among injured urban black men in Philadelphia.Archives of psychiatric nursing · 2023Article
- An Engaged Community of Faith to Decrease HIV Stigma in the U.S. South.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- "The Awesomeness and the Vastness of Who You Really Are:" A Culturally Distinct Framework for Understanding the Link Between Spirituality and Health for Black Sexual Minority Men.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Increasing Opportunities for Spiritual and Religious Supports to Improve HIV-Related Outcomes for Black Sexual Minority Men.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2020Article
- An Exploration of U.S. Southern Faith Leaders' Perspectives of HIV Prevention, Sexuality, and Sexual Health Teachings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Spirituality and Multiple Dimensions of Religion Are Associated with Mental Health in Gay and Bisexual Men: Results From thePsychology of religion and spirituality · 2019Article
- Reducing the African American HIV Disease Burden in the Deep South: Addressing the Role of Faith and Spirituality.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
- Risk and Protective Factors for Sexual Health Outcomes Among Black Bisexual Men in the U.S.: Internalized Heterosexism, Sexual Orientation Disclosure, and Religiosity.Archives of sexual behavior · 2019Article
- The Influence of Religion and Spirituality on HIV Prevention Among Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men, New York City.Journal of religion and health · 2018Article
- Mortality Among Black Men in the USA.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2018Article
- Childhood Exposure to Religions With High Prevalence of Members Who Discourage Homosexuality Is Associated With Adult HIV Risk Behaviors and HIV Infection in Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.American journal of men's health · 2017Article
- Coping with discrimination among HIV-positive Black men who have sex with men.Culture, health & sexuality · 2017Article
- Spirituality/religiosity, substance use, and HIV testing among young black men who have sex with men.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2017Article
- Examining the Relationships Between Religiosity, Spirituality, Internalized Homonegativity, and Condom Use Among African American Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Deep South.American journal of men's health · 2017Article
- Social risk, stigma and space: key concepts for understanding HIV vulnerability among black men who have sex with men in New York City.Culture, health & sexuality · 2017Article
- Reconnecting to Spirituality: Christian-Identified Adolescents and Emerging Adult Young Men's Journey from Diagnosis of HIV to Coping.Journal of religion and health · 2017Article
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Abstract
Young black men who have sex with men account for 48% of 13-29-year-old HIV-positive men who have sex with men in the USA. It is important to develop an effective HIV prevention approach that is grounded in the context of young men's lives. Towards this goal, we conducted 31 interviews with 18-30-year-old men who have sex with men in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area. This paper examines the roles of religion and spirituality in men who have sex with men's lives, which is central in the lives of many African Americans. Six prominent themes emerged: (1) childhood participation in formal religious institutions, (2) the continued importance of spirituality among men who have sex with men, (3) homophobia and stigmatisation in traditional black churches, (4) tension between being a man who has sex with men and being a Christian, (5) religion and spirituality's impact on men's sense of personal empowerment and coping abilities and (6) treatment of others and building compassion. Findings suggest that integrating spiritual practice into HIV prevention may help programmes be more culturally grounded, thereby attracting more men and resonating with their experiences and values. In addition, faith-based HIV/AIDS ministries that support HIV-positive men who have sex with men may be particularly helpful. Finally, targeting pastors and other church leaders through anti-stigma curricula is crucial.
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