ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2020
Changes in Sexual and Gender Identity and Their Associations with Internalized Homophobia Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the HPTN 061 BROTHERS Cohort.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Relationships between internalized stigma and depression and suicide risk among queer youth in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Sexual Orientation Change among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Pooled it
- Changes in sexual identity and family support: A cohort analysis.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2026Article
- Gender, Heteronormative Attitudes, and Sexual Identity Stability and Change.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Branched sexuality and sexual health among Black cisgender sexual minority men in Baltimore, Maryland: an exploratory study.Culture, health & sexuality · 2023Article
- 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
- An evaluation of assumptions underlying respondent-driven sampling and the social contexts of sexual and gender minority youth participating in HIV clinical trials in the United States.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Article
- Fluidity in Reporting Gender Identity Labels in a Sample of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults, Los Angeles, California, and New Orleans, Louisiana, 2017-2019.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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Abstract
Sexual and gender identity have frequently been assessed in public health research as static states. However, a substantial and growing body of evidence indicates that both identities may have greater potential for change over time than once supposed. Despite this evidence, research into adult identity change remains relatively limited. Using longitudinal data from 1553 Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) aged 18-68 years and recruited from study locations in six major cities across the country, we examined changes in sexual and gender identities over a period of 12 months. The results showed that sexual and gender identity did indeed change among adult BMSM. Additionally, we explored internalized homophobia (IH) as a potential driver of identity change and found that IH significantly impacts the degree and direction of change, with individuals who reported higher baseline IH more likely to demonstrate a shift toward a heterosexual/straight identity at 6 and 12 months. The results are discussed in light of what is known and unknown regarding identity change, and potential avenues for future research are explored.
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