“The fear of being Black plus the fear of being gay”: The effects of intersectional stigma on PrEP use among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men
Katherine Quinn,
Lisa Bowleg and
Julia Dickson-Gomez
Social Science & Medicine, 2019, vol. 232, issue C, 86-93
Abstract:
•Intersectional stigma is a persistent barrier to PrEP use among young Black men.•Decisions about PrEP use are informed by racism, homonegativity, and HIV stigma.•Intersectional stigma contributes to othering, PrEP stigma, and HIV stigma.•Intersectional stigma influenced decisions about identity disclosure in healthcare.•Social and structural interventions are needed to reduce the sources of stigma.
Keywords: Intersectional stigma; HIV; Racism; Homonegativity; Young Black MSM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.04.042
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