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A Qualitative Study: The Journey to Self-Acceptance of Sexual Identity among Young, Black MSM in the South.
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- Racism, homophobia, and the sexual health of young Black men who have sex with men in the United States: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
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- Feasibility and acceptability of B6: a social capital program for young Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men living with HIV.Health education research · 2022Trial
- Extreme Community PrEP Stigma Perceptions as a Potential Deterrent to PrEP Use Among Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Deep South.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Longitudinal associations between dating app use, sexual racism, and mental health among Black and Latinx gay and bisexual men: The protective roles of general social support and identity-specific community connection.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology · 2026Article
- An mHealth App-Based Social Capital Intervention (PrEP US NoW) to Improve Sexual Health and Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Young, Black, Sexual Minority Men: Protocol for Intervention Development and a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Promoting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the US Deep South: A Qualitative Exploration of Promotion Perceptions and Preferences.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2025Article
- Psychosocial Profiles of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Influencing PrEP Acceptability: A Latent Profile Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Intersecting Identities: Exploring stigma, minority stress, resilience, and identity in sexual and gender diverse youths of color.SSM. Mental health · 2025Article
- Intersectional Microaggressions, Sexual Identity Concealment, and Mental Health of Young Black Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Determinants of an HIV Preventive Vaccine among a Highly Vulnerable Population: African American Men Who Have Sex with Men.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Strong Ethnic Identity Buffers the Association of Heterosexism with Substance Use Among Black Sexual Minority Men.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Black Sexual Minority Men's Stigma-Based Experiences Surrounding Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the Southern United States.LGBT health · 2023Article
- Engaging Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the South in identifying strategies to increase PrEP uptake.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Latent profiles of stigma and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among Black sexual minority men: an exploratory study.SN social sciences · 2022Article
- Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among Black/African American men who have sex with other men in Iowa: COM-B model analysis.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
HIV disparities among Young, Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) persist despite concerted efforts to increase uptake of prevention tools like HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We conducted in-depth interviews with 25 YBMSM (aged 18-29 years old) to understand factors contributing to PrEP access in Birmingham, Alabama. We identified that one major barrier to PrEP uptake was intersectional stigma related to their multiple identities and contributed to lack of feeling able to accept their sexual identities. Facilitators of validation and acceptance of sexual identity were strong social support networks, which participants reported consisted of, not only other gay and bisexual Black men, but also Black women, an unexplored social support group among YBMSM networks. However, participants felt that internal, perceived and experienced homophobia were exacerbated in Southern, Black communities due to perceived values surrounding masculinity, which were reinforced by religious doctrine. Looking forward, public health officials will need to add additional resources to support interventions that have meso-level impact to effectively change social norms as a critical determinant of individual-level prevention practices within this at-risk group and their social networks.
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