Strategies for managing racism and homophobia among U.S. ethnic and racial minority men who have sex with men.

摘要: Despite widespread recognition that experiences of social discrimination can lead to poor physical and mental health outcomes for members minority groups, little is known about how U.S. ethnic men who have sex with (MSM) manage their racism homophobia. We conducted six focus group discussions (n=50) 35 in-depth interviews African American, Latino, Asian or Pacific Islander MSM (aged 18+) recruited in Los Angeles, CA. This process revealed five strategies color employed order mitigate the impact To minimize opportunities stigmatization, used (1) concealment homosexuality (2) disassociation from settings associated stigmatization. experienced stigma, (3) dismissed stigmatization (4) drew strength comfort external sources. Men also actively countered by (5) direct confrontation. More research needed understand efficacy these coping mitigating negative consequences discrimination.