Increasing acceptance of homosexuality in the United States across racial and ethnic subgroups

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 319-322

  Glick, Sara Nelson ^a   Cleary, Sean D ^b   Golden, Matthew R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; HIV AIDS; Homosexuality; Men who have sex with men; Race; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY GROUP; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HIV TEST; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84944447689     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000740     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas, 2013; HIV Surveillance Report. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/surveillance/index.html. Accessed May 14, 2015.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Estimated HIV incidence in the United States, 2007-2010; HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2012. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/surveillance/index.html. Accessed May 14, 2015.
3. Maulsby C, Millett G, Lindsey K, et al. HIV among black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States: a review of the literature. AIDS Behav. 2014;18:10-25.
4. Glick SN, Golden MR. Persistence of racial differences in attitudes toward homosexuality in the United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010;55:516-523.
5. Earnshaw VA, Bogart LM, Dovidio JF, et al. Stigma and racial/ethnic HIV disparities: moving toward resilience. Am Psychol. 2013;68: 225-236.
6. Mizuno Y, Borkowf C, Millett GA, et al. Homophobia and racism experienced by Latino men who have sex with men in the United States: correlates of exposure and associations with HIV risk behaviors. AIDS Behav. 2012;16:724-735.
7. Jeffries WL IV, Marks G, Lauby J, et al. Homophobia is associated with sexual behavior that increases risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV infection among black men who have sex with men. AIDS Behav. 2013; 17:1442-1453.
8. Hightow-Weidman LB, Phillips G II, Jones KC, et al. Racial and sexual identity-related maltreatment among minority YMSM: prevalence, perceptions, and the association with emotional distress. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2011;25(Suppl 1):S39-S45.
9. Newcomb ME, Mustanski B. Moderators of the relationship between internalized homophobia and risky sexual behavior in men who have sex with men: a meta-analysis. Arch Sex Behav. 2011;40:189-199.
10. Herrick AL, Stall R, Chmiel JS, et al. It gets better: resolution of internalized homophobia over time and associations with positive health outcomes among MSM. AIDS Behav. 2013;17:1423-1430.
11. Smith TW, Marsden P, Hout M. General Social Surveys, 1972-2014 [machine-readable data file]. Sponsored by National Science Foundation. NORC ed. Chicago, IL: National Opinion Research Center; 2015.
12. American Association for Public Opinion Research. Standard Definitions: Final Disposition of Case Codes and Outcome Rates for Surveys. 7th ed. AAPOR; 2011.
13. Pew Research Center. The Global Divide on Homosexuality; Pew Research Center, Global Attitudes Project. Available at: http://www. pewglobal.org/2013/06/04/the-global-divide-on-homosexuality/. Accessed September 18, 2014.
14. Wilke J, Saad L. Older Americans' Moral Attitudes Changing; Gallup. Available at: http://www.gallup.com/poll/162881/older-americans-moral-attitudes-changing.aspx. Accessed September 18, 2014.
15. Peterson JL, Bakeman R, Sullivan P, et al. Social discrimination and resiliency are not associated with differences in prevalent HIV infection in black and white men who have sex with men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014;66:538-543.
16. Ross MW, Berg RC, Schmidt AJ, et al. Internalised homonegativity predicts HIV-associated risk behavior in European men who have sex with men in a 38-country cross-sectional study: some public health implications of homophobia. BMJ Open. 2013;3:e001928.
17. Ross MW, Kajubi P, Mandel JS, et al. Internalized homonegativity/homo-phobia is associated with HIV-risk behaviours among Ugandan gay and bisexual men. Int J STD AIDS. 2013;24:409-413.
18. Diaz R. Latino Gay Men and HIV: Culture: Sexuality and Risk Behavior. New York, NY: Routledge; 1998.
19. Nakamura N, Zea MC. Experiences of homonegativity and sexual risk behaviour in a sample of Latino gay and bisexual men. Cult Health Sex. 2010;12:73-85.
20. Chandra A, Mosher W, Copen C, et al. Sexual Behavior, Sexual Attraction, and Sexual Identity in the United States: Data From the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth. National Health Statistics Reports; No. 36. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2011.