ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2019
"Blocking" and "Filtering": a Commentary on Mobile Technology, Racism, and the Sexual Networks of Young Black MSM (YBMSM).
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- Depathologizing Queer Adults' Dating App Use in Canada: Convergent Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Sexual Racism on Geosocial Networking Applications and Identity Outness Among Sexual Minority Men in the US.Journal of homosexuality · 2025Article
- Online Dating and Mental Health among Young Sexual Minority Black Men: Is Ethnic Identity Protective in the Face of Sexual Racism?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Good App Is Hard to Find: Examining Differences in Racialized Sexual Discrimination across Online Intimate Partner-Seeking Venues.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Disclosure of Sexual Identities Across Social-Relational Contexts: Findings from a National Sample of Black Sexual Minority Men.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
- Blocking and being blocked on gay dating apps among MSM attending a sexual health clinic: an observational study.BMC public health · 2021Observational
- Increasing HIV Testing and Viral Suppression via Stigma Reduction in a Social Networking Mobile Health Intervention Among Black and Latinx Young Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men (HealthMpowerment): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Potential HIV transmission risk among spouses: marriage intention and expected extramarital male-to-male sex among single men who have sex with men in Hunan, China.Sexually transmitted infections · 2020Article
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Abstract
While research investigates the role and influence of geo-social networking (GSN) applications on HIV, less is known about the impact of GSN functions on disease transmission. In our formative research on young Black men who have sex with men's (YBMSM) technology use patterns and preferences for a smartphone-based HIV prevention intervention, we found that study participants used GSN "block" and "filter" functions as protective mechanisms against racism and racial sexual discrimination. Yet, we suggest that these functions may unintentionally create restrictive sexual networks that likely increase their risk for disease transmission. As such, we contend that attention to the unintended effects of these protective mechanisms against racism on GSN applications is fundamentally a public health issue that requires more research and explicit intervention. Ultimately, we use this work to hypothesize the role of blocking and filtering as a strategy to avoid racism on GSN applications that may partly explain HIV disparities among YBMSM.
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