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Quinn, Katherine G.

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The role of the Church in the lives of young, Black, men who have sex with men.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The role of the Church in the lives of young, Black, men who have sex with men./
Author:	Quinn, Katherine G.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2015,
Description:	329 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-04(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International77-04B(E).
Subject:	Public health. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3734094
ISBN:	9781339225678

The role of the Church in the lives of young, Black, men who have sex with men.
Quinn, Katherine G.

The role of the Church in the lives of young, Black, men who have sex with men. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2015 - 329 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-04(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015.

Background: Young, Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV. Although public health policymakers and researchers promote the engagement of churches and faith communities as a necessary aspect of HIV prevention for these young men, research simultaneously suggests that Black churches may be a source of stigma and homophobia, which can exacerbate HIV. Understanding the experiences YBMSM have within churches and exploring the attitudes and beliefs of pastors and faith leaders can inform community-based public health interventions and determine the extent to which churches are an appropriate site in which to situate HIV prevention interventions.

ISBN: 9781339225678Subjects--Topical Terms:

534748
Public health.

The role of the Church in the lives of young, Black, men who have sex with men.
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520 $a Background: Young, Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV. Although public health policymakers and researchers promote the engagement of churches and faith communities as a necessary aspect of HIV prevention for these young men, research simultaneously suggests that Black churches may be a source of stigma and homophobia, which can exacerbate HIV. Understanding the experiences YBMSM have within churches and exploring the attitudes and beliefs of pastors and faith leaders can inform community-based public health interventions and determine the extent to which churches are an appropriate site in which to situate HIV prevention interventions.
520 $a Methods: Findings from this study are based on 21 semi-structured interviews with pastors of Black churches, 30 semi-structured interviews with YBMSM and over 35 hours of ethnographic observation within six Black churches. Interview transcripts and field notes were analyzed in MAXQDA using thematic content analysis, guided by principles of grounded theory and constant comparative method.
520 $a Results: Results document the importance of religion in the lives of YBMSM. The Church was an integral aspect of many YBMSM's families and communities and although YBMSM noted myriad positive attributes of the Church, they also experienced significant stigma and homonegativity from their pastor and broader church community. Given their sexuality, YBMSM felt as though they had only marginal and conditional acceptance into the Church, and few felt they were able to be openly gay in their church. The centrality of the Church in the lives of YBMSMs' families and communities made it difficult for them to dissociate from the Church and as a result, many YBMSM remained active in churches they perceived to be unwelcoming or those which necessitated they hide their sexuality. YBMSM believed churches should be involved in HIV prevention, but noted that given the stigma around homosexuality, such efforts should be targeted toward the entire community.
520 $a Pastors believed homosexuality to be a sinful lifestyle, yet simultaneously adhered to a 'love the sinner, hate the sin' mentality. While homosexuality was unequivocally believed to be a sin, it was generally seen as no worse than any other sin, and pastors believed they had a responsibility to love gay and lesbian individuals. Pastors similarly believed their churches to be accepting, yet their acceptance was often conditional on YBMSM's conforming to heterosexual norms and traditional expressions of masculinity. The racial disparities in HIV were troubling to pastors, who believed they had an obligation as community leaders to get involved in issues that disproportionately affect the Black community. Pastors noted numerous barriers to their involvement including competing social and health issues, constrained resources, and the stigma surrounding homosexuality and HIV.
520 $a Conclusion: The importance of the Church for YBMSM and their continued involvement in the Church despite experiences of homonegativity, coupled with pastors' general interest and willingness to participate in HIV prevention, lends support for HIV prevention interventions within the Black Church. Yet, integral to such efforts must be an acknowledgement of the effects of homonegativity on YBMSM, especially within the context of HIV risk.
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