The Influence of Pastors’ Ideologies of Homosexuality on HIV Prevention in the Black Church

Young, Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV, and Black Churches may be a source of stigma which can exacerbate HIV risk and contribute to negative health and psychosocial outcomes. Findings from this study are based on 21 semi-structured interviews with past...

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1. VerfasserIn: Quinn, Katherine (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Dickson-Gomez, Julia (BeteiligteR) ; Young, Staci (BeteiligteR)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2016]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2016, Band: 55, Heft: 5, Seiten: 1700-1716
weitere Schlagwörter:B Homosexuality
B HIV
B Black Church
B Black MSM
B Stigma
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Zusammenfassung:Young, Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV, and Black Churches may be a source of stigma which can exacerbate HIV risk and contribute to negative health and psychosocial outcomes. Findings from this study are based on 21 semi-structured interviews with pastors and ethnographic observation in six Black Churches. Interview transcripts and field notes were analyzed in MAXQDA using thematic content analysis. Although pastors espoused messages of love and acceptance, they overwhelmingly believed homosexuality was a sin and had difficulty accepting YBMSM into their churches. The tension around homosexuality limited pastors’ involvement in HIV prevention efforts, although there still may be opportunities for some churches.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-016-0243-6