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General Challenges
     

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Sexual Stereotypes Ascribed to Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Intersectional Analysis.
Calabrese SK, Earnshaw VA, Magnus M, et al

Arch Sex Behav
.
2017 Feb 21.
Paper

Risk Behaviors and Testing History of African American MSM: Implications for Prevention.
McCree DH, Johnson W, Baytop C, Royal S.

J Natl Med Assoc
.
2016 Winter;108(4):220-224.
Abstract

Associations Among Neighborhood Characteristics and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Black and White MSM Living in a Major Urban Area.
Frye V, Nandi V, Egan JE, Cerda M,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2016 Nov 5.
Abstract

The relationship between life stressors and drug and sexual behaviors among a population-based sample of young Black men who have sex with men in Chicago.
Voisin DR, Hotton AL, Schneider JA;
UConnect Study Team.AIDS Care. 2016 Sep 2:1-7
Abstract

What's In an Identity Label? Correlates of Sociodemographics, Psychosocial Characteristics, and Sexual Behavior Among African American Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Rutledge SE, Jemmott JB 3rd, O'Leary A, Icard LD.
Arch Sex Behav. 2016 Jul 22
Abstract

Respondent-Driven Sampling in a Multi-Site Study of Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Murrill CS, Bingham T, Lauby J, et al
J Natl Med Assoc. 2016 Feb;108(1):69-76
Abstract

The limitations of 'Black MSM' as a category: Why gender, sexuality, and desire still matter for social and biomedical HIV prevention methods.
Garcia J, Parker RG, Parker C, et al 

Glob Public Health
. 2016 Feb 1:1-23.
Abstract

Assessing Collectivism in Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and African American Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Psychometric Evaluation.
Sauceda JA, Paul JP, Gregorich SE, Choi KH.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2016 Feb;28(1):11-25.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The Social Environmental Elements of Resilience among Vulnerable African American/Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Buttram ME.

J Hum Behav Soc Environ
. 2015;25(8):923-933.
Paper

Relation of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, and Depression to Risk Factors for HIV Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in 6 US Cities.
Williams JK, Wilton L, Magnus M, Wang L, et al

Am J Public Health
. 2015 Oct 15:e1-e9.
Abstract

Circumcision Status is Not Associated with Condom Use and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Black MSM.
Crosby RA, Graham CA, Mena L, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2015 Oct 7
Abstract

Correlates of internalized homonegativity among black men who have sex with men.
Quinn K, Dickson-Gomez J, DiFranceisco W,  et al
AIDS Educ Prev. 2015 Jun;27(3):212-26.
Abstract

The Role of Stigma and Medical Mistrust in the Routine Health Care Engagement of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Eaton LA, Driffin DD, Kegler C,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2014 Dec 18:e1-e8.
Abstract

Disparities in herpes simplex virus type 2 infection between black and white men who have sex with men in Atlanta, GA.
Okafor N, Rosenberg ES, Luisi N,  et al

Int J STD AIDS. 2014 Sep 22.
Abstract

We're Just Targeted as the Flock That Has HIV": Health Care Experiences of Members of the House/Ball Culture.
Rowan D, DeSousa M, Randall EM,  et al

Soc Work Health
Care
. 2014;53(5):460-77.
Abstract

"I Always Felt I Had to Prove My Manhood": Homosexuality, Masculinity, Gender Role Strain, and HIV Risk Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Fields EL, Bogart LM, Smith KC,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2014 May 15.
Abstract

The High Prevalence of Incarceration History Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Associations and Implications.
Brewer RA, Magnus M, Kuo I,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2014 Jan 16
Abstract

Engaging, Recruiting, and Retaining Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in Research Studies: Don't Underestimate the Importance of Staffing-Lessons Learned From HPTN 061, the BROTHERS Study.
Magnus M, Franks J, Griffith S,  et al
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Jan 9.
Abstract

Childhood sexual experiences among substance-using non-gay identified Black men who have sex with men and women.
Benoit E, Downing MJ Jr.
Child Abuse Negl. 2013 Jun 11.
Abstract

Experiences of discrimination and their impact on the mental health among african american, asian and pacific islander, and latino men who have sex with men.
Choi KH, Paul J, Ayala G, Boylan R, Gregorich SE.

Am J Public Health
. 2013 May;103(5):868-74.
Abstract

"It's crazy being a Black, gay youth." Getting information about HIV prevention: A pilot study.
Voisin DR, Bird JD, Shiu CS, Krieger C.
J Adolesc. 2012 Dec 4.
Abstract

Gender Role Conflict Among African American Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women: Associations With Mental Health and Sexual Risk and Disclosure Behaviors.
Bingham TA, Harawa NT, Williams JK.
Am J Public Health. 2012 Nov 15.
Abstract

Role Flexing: How Community, Religion, and Family Shape the Experiences of Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Balaji AB, Oster AM, Viall AH,  et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2012 Nov 7
Abstract

Reaching and engaging non-gay identified, non-disclosing Black men who have sex with both men and women.
Benoit E, Pass M, Randolph D,  et al

Cult Health Sex
. 2012 Aug 31
Abstract

Reaching black men who have sex with men: a comparison between respondent-driven sampling and time-location sampling.
Wei C, McFarland W, Colfax GN, et al

Sex Transm Infect
.
2012 Jun 29.
Abstract

"It's Like Our Own Little World": Resilience as a Factor in Participating in the Ballroom Community Subculture.
Kubicek K, McNeeley M, Holloway IW,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2012 May 23.
Abstract

Application of Syndemic Theory to Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study.
Dyer TP, Shoptaw S, Guadamuz TE,  et al

J Urban Health
. 2012 Mar 2.
Abstract

Ethical Issues in a Study of Bipolar Disorder and HIV Risk Among African-American Men Who Have Sex With Men: Case Study in the Ethics of Mental Health Research.
Loue S.

J Nerv Ment Dis
. 2012 Mar;200(3):236-41.
Abstract

The Relationship Between Gender Role Conflict and Condom Use Among Black MSM.
Malebranche DJ, Gvetadze R, Millett GA, Sutton MY.

A
IDS Behav
. 2011 Oct 8
Abstract

Exploring the Perspectives of Black Substance Abusing Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women in Addiction Treatment Programs: A Need for a Human Sexuality Educational Model for
Addiction Professionals.
Washington TA, Brocato J.

Am J Mens Health
. 2010 Nov 8
Abstract

A Comparison of the Social and Sexual Networks of Crack-Using and Non-Crack Using African American Men who Have Sex with Men.
Tobin KE, German D, Spikes P,  et al
 
J Urban Health
. 2011 Sep
Abstract

Feasibility and Promise of a Couple-Based HIV/STI Preventive Intervention for Methamphetamine-Using, Black Men Who have Sex with Men.
Wu E, El-Bassel N, Donald McVinney L, et al
AIDS Behav. 2011 Jul 16.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Predictors of Retention in an Online Follow-up Study of Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Khosropour CM, Sullivan PS.
J
 ed Internet Res
. 2011 Jul 11;13(3):e47.
Paper

House/ball culture and adolescent African-American transgender persons and men who have sex with men: a synthesis of the literature.
Phillips G 2nd, Peterson J, Binson D,  et al

AIDS Care
. 2011 Jan 24:1-6
Abstract

Keeping Them in "STYLE": Finding, Linking, and Retaining Young HIV-Positive Black and Latino Men WhoHave Sex with Men in Care.
Hightow-Weidman LB, Smith JC, Valera E,
 et al |
AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2010 Dec 16
Abstract

The role of peer support on condom use among Black and Latino MSM in three urban areas.
Carlos JA, Bingham TA, Stueve A,
et al
AIDS Educ Prev
. 2010 Oct;22(5):430-44.
Abstract

Do Social Support, Stress, Disclosure and Stigma Influence Retention in HIV Care for Latino and African American Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women?
Wohl AR, Galvan FH, Myers HF
, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2010 Oct 21.
Abstract

Using Motivational Interviewing in HIV Field Outreach With Young African American Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Outlaw AY, Naar-King S, Parsons JT,
et al 
Am J Public Health
. 2010 Feb 10
Abstract

 

 
    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
  
 

Presence at the table (PAT): a cultural competency/humility workshop for anyone working with BMSM in clinical research
C.C. Watson, J.P. Lucas, S.D. Fields, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

The impact of childhood sexual abuse among bisexual black men: mental health treatment and HIV prevention needs
S. Feist-Price
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Depression among black bisexual men with early and later life adversities
V. Allen, Jr., H. Myers, J. Williams. et al
XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

The additive effects of traumatic life events on HIV risk, substance use and mental health among young black men who have sex with men in the United States
P. Wilson, N. Dennis, S. Cook,et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

A focus on neighborhood composition to better understand racial HIV disparities among black and white men who have sex with men (MSM)
K. Jones
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Demographic and behavioral characteristics of black men who have sex with men and women recruited via community and chain referral sampling for three HIV prevention studies
H. Joseph, L. Belcher, R.N. Bluthenthal, et  al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

The high prevalence of incarceration among black men who have sex with men (BMSM): associations
and implications

R. Brewer, M. Magnus, L. Wang
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Racial/ethnic comparison of sexual network characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City
H.V. Tieu,, V. Nandi, K. Goodman, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Stress and coping with racism and HIV risk among African American, Asian/Pacific Islander and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM)
K.-H. Choi, J. Paul, G. Ayala,  et al

(XIX International AIDS Conference)

Abstract

Comparison of Strategies to Increase HIV Testing Among African American Men Who Have Sex with Men (AA MSM)
C Baytop, S Royal, R Tregerman, et al
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Strategic planning with young African-American gay, bi, and other MSM at risk for HIV/AIDS and other health problems
EL Strickler
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Social contexts and HIV risk among low-income cocaine-, crack-, and heroin-using WSW/M of color
SJ Hwahng
139 APHA)
Abstract

How community involvement informed the development of a national HIV testing campaign for Black men who have sex with men (BMSM)
J White, D Green, JE Stryker
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Childhood sexual trauma as a predictor of psychological distress among Black HIV positive men who have sex with men in New York City
S Cook, PA Wilson
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Association between gay-related development and experiences of external and internal discrimination among Black young MSM
M Milnamow, JL Lauby, H Batson
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Strategic planning with young African-American gay, bi, and other MSM at risk for HIV/AIDS and other health problems
EL Strickler
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Change over time in drug and alcohol use patterns among Black and White young men who have sex with men
JL Lauby, M Milnamow, H Batson
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Understanding the HIV Prevention Needs of Young Black MSM Voices from Our Youth
R Swayzer III, L Wendy
(139 APHA)
Abstract

An examination of the social and sexual networks of crack-using AA MSM: Implications for HIV prevention
KE Tobin, C Yang, C Latkin
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Mobilizing the United States' Diverse African American MSM population: Engagement, Recruitment and Retention Strategies of HPTN 061, the BROTHERS Study
C Watson, C Hucks-Ortiz, SD Fields. L Wilton
(139 APHA)
Abstract


Risk Behaviors
     

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Prevalence of and risk factors for anal HPV among a sample of predominantly black men who have sex with men in Houston, Texas.
Nyitray AG, Fujimoto K, Zhao J, ert al
J Infect Dis. 2017 Dec 5
Abstract

Risky Trade: Individual and Neighborhood-Level Socio-Demographics Associated with Transactional Sex among Urban African American MSM.
Stevens R, Icard L, Jemmott JB,  et al

J Urban Health
.
2017 Aug 1.
Abstract

Is Sex with Older Male Partners Associated with Higher Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Black MSM?
Chamberlain N, Mena LA, Geter A, Crosby RA.

AIDS Behav
. 2017 Jan 31
Abstract

Preferences for Condomless Sex in Sexually Explicit Media Among Black/African American Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for HIV Prevention.
Nelson KM, Eaton LA, Gamarel KE
.
Arch Sex Behav
. 2016 Dec 16.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Sexual Behavior and Network Characteristics and Their Association with Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States.
Scott HM, Irvin R, Wilton L, et al

PLoS One
. 2015 Dec 31;10(12):e0146025.

Paper

Associations Between Drug and Alcohol Use Patterns and Sexual Risk in a Sample of African American Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Tobin KE, Yang C, King K, et al
AIDS Behav. 2015 Nov 11
Abstract

Similarities and Differences in Sexual Risk Behaviors Between Young Black MSM Who Do and Do Not Have Sex with Females.
Crosby RA, Mena L, Geter A, Hickson D.

AIDS Behav
. 2015 Nov 7
Abstract

Drinking Patterns and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex Within Los Angeles County
Washington TA, Patel SN, Meyer-Adams N.
Am J Mens Health
. 2015 Sep 23

Abstract

Reduced Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men: Findings from the Community-Based Organization Behavioral Outcomes of Many Men, Many Voices (CBOP-3MV) Project.
Stein R, Shapatava E, Williams W,  et al

Prev Sci
. 2015 Jun 3.
Abstract

A Qualitative Study of African American/Black MSM's Experiences of Participating in a Substance Use and Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention.
Buttram ME, Kurtz SP.
Am J Mens Health. 2015 May 7.
Abstract

The Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Condom Use: Considering Correlates of HIV Risk Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Allen VC Jr, Myers HF, Ray L.

AIDS Behav
. 2015 May 3.
Abstract

Social Media Use and High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Three-City Study.
Broaddus MR, DiFranceisco WJ, Kelly JA,  et al
AIDS Behav. 2015 Jan 8.
Abstract

The Association Between Substance Use and Intimate Partner Violence Within Black Male Same-Sex Relationships.
Wu E, El-Bassel N, McVinney LD,  et al

J Interpers Violence
. 2014 Jun 11
Abstract

.An Exploratory Investigation of Treatment Strategies for Black, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Who Use Methamphetamine,
Roy C. Jerome & Perry N. Halkitis

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling,
03 April 2014,8:1, 2-24,
Abstract

Types of Female Partners Reported by Black Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women (MSMW) and Associations with Intercourse Frequency, Unprotected Sex and HIV and STI Prevalence.
Harawa N, Wilton L, Wang L,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2014 Feb 13.
Abstract

An examination of associations between social norms and risky alcohol use among African American men who have sex with men.
T
obin K, Davey-Rothwell M,  et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Oct 12.
Abstract

Differences in Substance Use, Psychosocial Characteristics and HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behavior Between Black Men Who Have Sex with Men Only (BMSMO) and Black Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women (BMSMW) in Six US Cities.
Dyer TP, Regan R, Wilton L, Harawa NT,  et al

J Urban Health
. 2013 Jul 30
Abstract

Efficacy of a culturally congruent HIV risk-reduction intervention for behaviorally bisexual black men: results of a randomized trial.
Harawa NT, Williams JK, McCuller WJ, et
A;
AIDS
. 2013 Jul 31;27(12):1979-88.
Abstract

Stimulant Use Among African American and Latino MSM Social Networking Users.
Young SD, Shoptaw S.
J Addict Dis. 2013 Jan;32(1):39-45
Abstract

Racial Differences in Same-Race Partnering and the Effects of Sexual Partnership Characteristics on HIV Risk in MSM: A Prospective Sexual Diary Study.Newcomb ME, Mustanski B.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2012 Nov 26
Abstract

HIV Sexual Risk Behavior among Black Men Who Meet Other Men on the Internet for Sex.
White JM, Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Mayer KH.
J Urban Health. 2012 Jun 12.
Abstract

Modeling the Impact of Social Discrimination and Financial Hardship on the Sexual Risk of HIV Among Latino and Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Ayala G, Bingham T, Kim J,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2012 Mar 8.
Abstract

We're Going to Have to Cut Loose Some of Our Personal Beliefs": Barriers and Opportunities in Providing HIV Prevention to African American Men who have Sex with Men and Women.
Saleh LD, Operario D, Smith CD,  et al
AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Dec;23(6):521-32.
Abstract

A randomized trial of a behavioral intervention for Black men who have sex with men: The DiSH Study.
Koblin BA, Bonner S, Powell B, et al
AIDS. 2011 Dec 7.
Abstract

Exploring the Perspectives of Black Substance Abusing Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women in Addiction Treatment Programs: A Need for a Human Sexuality Educational Model for Addiction Professionals.
Washington TA, Brocato J.

Am J Mens Health
. 2010 Nov 8
Abstract

 

         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Examining the relationship between substance use and sexual risk behavior among low socioeconomic status Black men who have sex with men
V. Allen Jr., R. Brooks, S. Johnson
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Considering context: the role of neighborhood on HIV risk behavior among urban African American men who have sex with men
R. Stevens, A. Stephens, S. Rutledge, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

High prevalence of HIV-related risk behaviors among mobile app-using men who have sex with men (MSM): opportunities for public health interventions through mobile social media
G.-M. Santos, K. Makofane, S. Arreola, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

A pragmatic meso-level approach to mitigate HIV vulnerability for Black men who have sex with men in New York City: findings and recommendations based on ethnographic research
J.S. Hirsch, R.G. Parker, P.A. Wilson. et al

(X
X International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Considering context: the role of neighborhood on HIV risk behavior among urban African American men who have sex with men
R. Stevens, A. Stephens, S. Rutledge, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

'The stigma of masculinity:' gender norms, racism and HIV in relationships of women partnered with African American bisexual men
S. Mackenzie, C. Jenkins Barnes, C. Hoff
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

POSTER
Racism, racial identity development and sexual risk behaviour in MSM internet-based social networks: online interviews with African American MSM
W. Brown III
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Poster     Abstract

Differences in psychological, social, substance use and HIV sexual risks between urban black men who have sex with men only (BMSMO) and black men who have sex with men and women (BMSMW)
T. Penniman Dyer, L. Wilton, N. Harawa, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Family network proportion and HIV risk among black men who have sex with men
J.A. Schneider, S. Michaels, A. Bouris, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Racialized risk: fear and fatalism among black MSM in intimate relationships
K. Grisham, P. Wilson, A. Gomez, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

A contextual comparison of risk-related sexual practices between black and other MSM: sexual positioning, condoms, semen, lubricant and enemas
S.K. Calabrese, J.G. Rosenberger, V.R. Schick, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Results of a randomized intervention trial to reduce HIV risk behaviour and substance use and increase social support among vulnerable African American/black men
M. Buttram, S. Kurtz
)XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Self-homophobia is differentially linked to sexual risk behaviour for some black and some white men in a diverse sample of substance-using MSM in the United States
G. Mansergh, P. Spikes, S. Flores,  et al

(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Violence
     

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  The Association Between Substance Use and Intimate Partner Violence Within Black Male Same-Sex Relationships.
Wu E, El-Bassel N, McVinney LD,  et al

J Interpers Violence
. 2014 Jun 11
Abstract

Childhood sexual abuse in black men who have sex with men: Results from three qualitative studies.
Fields SD, Malebranche D, Feist-Price S.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2008 Oct;14(4):385-90
Abstract


State/Local Challenges
     

Alabama

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Secret encounters: black men, bisexuality, and AIDS in Alabama.
Lichtenstein B.
Med Anthropol Q 2000 Sep;14(3):374-93
Abstract
 
 

California

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Minority Stress Experiences and Psychological Well-Being: The Impact of Support from and Connection to Social Networks Within the Los Angeles House and Ball Communities.
Wong CF, Schrager SM, Holloway IW,  et al

Prev Sci
.
2013 Feb 15
Abstract
 
Community-engaged research to identify house parent perspectives on support and risk within the house and ball scene.
Kubicek K, Beyer WH, McNeeley M,  et al
J Sex Res. 2013 Feb;50(2):178-89
Abstract
 
 

Georgia

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Concordance of Demographic Characteristics, Sexual Behaviors, and Relationship Attributes Among Sex Dyads of Black and White Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Hernández-Romieu AC, Sullivan PS, et al

Arch Sex Behav
. 2016 Jan 12.

Abstract
 

Illinois
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Sex Behaviors as Social Cues Motivating Social Venue Patronage Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Young LE, Michaels S, Jonas A,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2017 Jan 17.

Abstract

Structural Bridging Network Position is Associated with HIV Status in a Younger Black Men Who Have Sex with Men Epidemic
Shah NS, Iveniuk J, Muth SQ,  et al
AIDS Behav. 2014 Feb;18(2):33
Abstract

Estimating the Number of Young Black Men who have Sex with Men (YBMSM) on the South Side of Chicago: Towards HIV Elimination within US Urban Communities.
Livak B, Michaels S, Green K, et al
J Urban Health. 2013 Oct 11
Abstract
 

Massachusetts
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Clinically Significant Depressive Symptoms as a Risk Factor for HIV Infection Among Black MSM in Massachusetts.
Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Skeer M, et al 

AIDS Behav
. 2009 May 22
Abstract

 

New York

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Risk behaviors and psychosocial stressors in the new york city house ball community: a comparison of men and transgender women who have sex with men.
Sanchez T, Finlayson T, Murrill C,  et al
AIDS Behav. 2010 Apr;14(2):351-8
Abstract

Sexual Partnering and HIV Risk among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: New York City.
Tieu HV, Murrill C, Xu G, Koblin BA.

J Urban Health
. 2009 Dec 1.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Sex Workers, Fem Queens, and Cross-Dressers: Differential Marginalizations and HIV Vulnerabilities Among Three Ethnocultural Male-to-Female Transgender Communities in New York City.
Hwahng SJ, Nuttbrock L.
Sex Res Social Policy. 2007 Dec;4(4):36-59
Paper

Sexual Diversity Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in an Inner-City Community.
Miller M, Serner M, Wagner M. 
 
J Urban Health.
2005 Feb 28;
Abstract


Religion/Spirituality
     

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  On the Battlefield: The Black Church, Public Health, and the Fight against HIV among African American Gay and Bisexual Men.
Jeffries Iv WL, Sutton MY, Eke AN.

J Urban Health
.
2017 Apr 13
Abstract

The Relationship Between HIV Risk, High-Risk Behavior, Religiosity, and Spirituality Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): An Exploratory Study.
Watkins TL Jr, Simpson C, Cofield SS,et al

J Relig Health
. 2015 Oct 16.
Abstract

Role Flexing: How Community, Religion, and Family Shape the Experiences of Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Balaji AB, Oster AM, Viall AH,  et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2012 Nov 7
Abstract

"Let us go into the house of the Lord": participation in African American churches among young African American men who have sex with men.
Woodyard JL, Peterson JL, Stokes JP. et al
J Pastoral Care 2000 Winter;54(4):451-60
Abstract


Ethics
     

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Ethical Issues in a Study of Bipolar Disorder and HIV Risk Among African-American Men Who Have Sex With Men: Case Study in the Ethics of Mental Health Research.
Loue S.

J Nerv Ment Dis
. 2012 Mar;200(3):236-41.
Paper

 


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