Health Issues Confronting Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men
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Despite the growing body of research on minority men who have sex with men (MSM), coverage has tended to center around HIV/AIDS. Health Issues Confronting Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men presents a fuller picture by focusing on infrequently-studied health/mental health concerns, exploring day-to-day struggles under double-minority conditions, and spotlighting the innovative efforts of professionals and advocates in addressing these issues. Reflecting a spectrum of MSM (gay, bisexual, transgender, situational, "questioning") and ethnic communities (African-American, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American), editor Sana Loue brings together a panel of collaborators including researchers, practitioners, activists, and first-person perspectives from minority MSM, to give readers an especially nuanced understanding of this diverse population.Among the issues covered in this important volume:Other-definition versus self-definition.Substance use/abuse.Sexual abuse and its aftermath. Body image disorders.HIV, AIDS, and HIV-related stigma.Homelessness.The combined perspectives will give professionals and advanced students in public health, social workers, and other interested readers a window beyond risks and behaviors, and onto community building, individual resilience, and survival as well. Doody Review Services Reviewer:Jesus Ramirez-Valles, MPH, PhD(University of Illinois at Chicago)Description:This is a collection of articles on health issues, mainly from a psychological perspective, of ethnic minority men who have sex with men.Purpose:The purpose is to go beyond the narrow view of HIV/AIDS into the health of men who have sex with men. This is a welcome contribution to the field, given the limited research on this population. Unfortunately, with a couple of exceptions, most of the chapters are on HIV/AIDS and from a somewhat limited psychological perspective.Audience:The editor and the contributing authors bring scientific and community-level expertise to the book and many of them are well established researchers. The audience includes undergraduate and graduate students and practitioners.Features:The book covers a variety of issues related to HIV/AIDS, such as stigma, substance use, disclosure, and identity. Unlike other compilations, this one includes narratives and cases from community members. Yet, the book does little to look beyond HIV/AIDS and its psychology.Assessment:The strength of the book lies in its focus on ethnic minorities, a perspective not available in other books on gay men's health. A weakness is its narrow focus on psychological issues and HIV/AIDS.
Preface.- I. Identities.- 1. Defining Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM).- 2. Rebirth: Evolution of A Gender.- 3. De Donde?.- 4. Untitled.- II. Sexual Abuse.- 5. Childhood Sexual Abuse and its Sequelae Among Latino Gay and Bisexual Men.- 6. May and December: Dangerous Intimacies.- III. Mental Illness and Substance Use.- 7. Body Image Disturbance and its Related Disorders.- 8. Cutting.- 9. Substance Use Among Minority MSM.- IV. Homelessness.- 10. Homelessness Among Substance Using Minority MSM.- 11. My Body and my Spirit Took Care of Me: Homelessness, Violence, and Resilience Among American Indian Two-Spirit Men.- V. HIV/AIDS.- 12. National Trends in HIV Transmission And Minority MSM.- 13. HIV/AIDS in Cleveland: A Case Study of one Community.- VI. HIV, Multiple Minority Status, and Stigma.- 14. Why Tell? Serostatus Disclosure and HIV Stigma Among HIV Seropositive Asians and Pacific Islander Men who Have Sex with Men in New York City.- 15. Disclosure of HIV Status and Mental Health Among Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men.- VII. Building Community.- 16. The Beyond Identities Community Center (BICC): A Community-Focused, Rights-Based Program to Address HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Among Young Men of Color in Cleveland, Ohio.- 17. For Jayla.- 18. Rage of Betrayal.- 19. Community Comment.- Index.
