Rita M Melendez
Biographic Data
| ID | 1567644 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rita M Melendez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rita M |
| FAMILY NAME | Melendez |
| SIGNATURE | MELENDEZ R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Francisco State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 99 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Masculinities and Biomedical Governmentality in the Contexts of HIV Prevention and Treatment for Latinx Immigrants
In this article, we discuss notions of masculinities from an understudied group in the United States: Latinx immigrants in regards to medical services regarding HIV and AIDS. We understand this group from the result of the intersection between migration policies and binational discourses, the idea of “vulnerability” and “risk” produced by an acute biomedicalization of bodies and human groups, and gender-particularly masculinity as a discourse tha…
Transgender individuals in Mexico
There is limited research of transgender individuals in Mexico. Transgender individuals on a whole tend to have increased exposure to violence and discrimination which complicates access to health services, despite a great need for services relating to HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and gender confirmation processes. Questionnaires from 148 transgender-identified participants were completed using both online and face-to-face recruiting. Pa…
Male-to-Female Transgender Individuals Building Social Support and Capital From Within a Gender-Focused Network
The literature on male-to-female transgender (MTF) individuals lists myriad problems such individuals face in their day-to-day lives, including high rates of HIV/AIDS, addiction to drugs, violence, and lack of health care. These problems are exacerbated for ethnic and racial minority MTFs. Support available from their social networks can help MTFs alleviate these problems. This article explores how minority MTFs, specifically in an urban environm…
It's really a hard life’
Scientific studies demonstrate high rates of HIV infection among male-to-female (MTF) transgender individuals and that stigma and discrimination place MTFs at increased risk for infection. However, there is little research examining how gender roles contribute to HIV risk. This paper reports on in-depth interviews with 20 MTFs attending a community clinic. Data reveal that stigma and discrimination create a heightened need for MTFs to feel safe a…
Gender Nonconformity, Homophobia, and Mental Distress in Latino Gay and Bisexual Men
This study explored whether gender nonconformity in gay and bisexual men is related to mental distress and if so, whether this relationship is mediated by negative experiences that are likely associated with gender nonconformity, including abuse and harassment. To study this question, data were analyzed from face-to face interviews with 912 self-identified gay and bisexual Latino men in three major U.S. cities collected by Diaz and colleagues (20…
Revisiting “Success”
On bodies and research
Health and Health Care Among Male-to-Female Transgender Persons Who Are HIV Positive
Recent studies have reported high rates of HIV infection among male-to-female transgender persons, but little research has examined how male-to-female transgender persons manage living with HIV. We compared demographic and health characteristics of 59 male-to-female transgender persons who were HIV positive with 300 nontransgender control subjects who were HIV positive. We found several demographic differences between the groups but no significan…
Intersubjectivity in the intrapsychic sexual scripting of gay men
Sexual scripting theory was utilized as a framework for conducting sexual history and multiple follow‐up diary interviews with 23 gay‐identified men in Houston, Texas. Longitudinal interviews were conducted concerning their sexual lives, behaviours, desires and fantasies. Analysis revealed that intersubjectivity, or what individuals thought others thought of them, is a common process in participants' intrapsychic sexual scripting. Respondents uti…
Intimate Partner Violence and Safer Sex Negotiation
Scripture and Ethics
Gender Nonconformity, Homophobia, and Mental Distress in Latino Gay and Bisexual Men
This study explored whether gender nonconformity in gay and bisexual men is related to mental distress and if so, whether this relationship is mediated by negative experiences that are likely associated with gender nonconformity, including abuse and harassment. To study this question, data were analyzed from face-to face interviews with 912 self-identified gay and bisexual Latino men in three major U.S. cities collected by Diaz and colleagues (20…
Male-to-Female Transgender Individuals Building Social Support and Capital From Within a Gender-Focused Network
The literature on male-to-female transgender (MTF) individuals lists myriad problems such individuals face in their day-to-day lives, including high rates of HIV/AIDS, addiction to drugs, violence, and lack of health care. These problems are exacerbated for ethnic and racial minority MTFs. Support available from their social networks can help MTFs alleviate these problems. This article explores how minority MTFs, specifically in an urban environm…
On bodies and research
Transgender individuals in Mexico
There is limited research of transgender individuals in Mexico. Transgender individuals on a whole tend to have increased exposure to violence and discrimination which complicates access to health services, despite a great need for services relating to HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and gender confirmation processes. Questionnaires from 148 transgender-identified participants were completed using both online and face-to-face recruiting. Pa…
Intimate Partner Violence and Safer Sex Negotiation
Health and Health Care Among Male-to-Female Transgender Persons Who Are HIV Positive
Recent studies have reported high rates of HIV infection among male-to-female transgender persons, but little research has examined how male-to-female transgender persons manage living with HIV. We compared demographic and health characteristics of 59 male-to-female transgender persons who were HIV positive with 300 nontransgender control subjects who were HIV positive. We found several demographic differences between the groups but no significan…
Masculinities and Biomedical Governmentality in the Contexts of HIV Prevention and Treatment for Latinx Immigrants
In this article, we discuss notions of masculinities from an understudied group in the United States: Latinx immigrants in regards to medical services regarding HIV and AIDS. We understand this group from the result of the intersection between migration policies and binational discourses, the idea of “vulnerability” and “risk” produced by an acute biomedicalization of bodies and human groups, and gender-particularly masculinity as a discourse tha…
Scripture and Ethics
Intimate Partner Violence and Safer Sex Negotiation
Intersubjectivity in the intrapsychic sexual scripting of gay men
Sexual scripting theory was utilized as a framework for conducting sexual history and multiple follow‐up diary interviews with 23 gay‐identified men in Houston, Texas. Longitudinal interviews were conducted concerning their sexual lives, behaviours, desires and fantasies. Analysis revealed that intersubjectivity, or what individuals thought others thought of them, is a common process in participants' intrapsychic sexual scripting. Respondents uti…
Revisiting “Success”
On bodies and research
Health and Health Care Among Male-to-Female Transgender Persons Who Are HIV Positive
Recent studies have reported high rates of HIV infection among male-to-female transgender persons, but little research has examined how male-to-female transgender persons manage living with HIV. We compared demographic and health characteristics of 59 male-to-female transgender persons who were HIV positive with 300 nontransgender control subjects who were HIV positive. We found several demographic differences between the groups but no significan…
It's really a hard life’
Scientific studies demonstrate high rates of HIV infection among male-to-female (MTF) transgender individuals and that stigma and discrimination place MTFs at increased risk for infection. However, there is little research examining how gender roles contribute to HIV risk. This paper reports on in-depth interviews with 20 MTFs attending a community clinic. Data reveal that stigma and discrimination create a heightened need for MTFs to feel safe a…
Gender Nonconformity, Homophobia, and Mental Distress in Latino Gay and Bisexual Men
This study explored whether gender nonconformity in gay and bisexual men is related to mental distress and if so, whether this relationship is mediated by negative experiences that are likely associated with gender nonconformity, including abuse and harassment. To study this question, data were analyzed from face-to face interviews with 912 self-identified gay and bisexual Latino men in three major U.S. cities collected by Diaz and colleagues (20…
Male-to-Female Transgender Individuals Building Social Support and Capital From Within a Gender-Focused Network
The literature on male-to-female transgender (MTF) individuals lists myriad problems such individuals face in their day-to-day lives, including high rates of HIV/AIDS, addiction to drugs, violence, and lack of health care. These problems are exacerbated for ethnic and racial minority MTFs. Support available from their social networks can help MTFs alleviate these problems. This article explores how minority MTFs, specifically in an urban environm…
Transgender individuals in Mexico
There is limited research of transgender individuals in Mexico. Transgender individuals on a whole tend to have increased exposure to violence and discrimination which complicates access to health services, despite a great need for services relating to HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and gender confirmation processes. Questionnaires from 148 transgender-identified participants were completed using both online and face-to-face recruiting. Pa…
Masculinities and Biomedical Governmentality in the Contexts of HIV Prevention and Treatment for Latinx Immigrants
In this article, we discuss notions of masculinities from an understudied group in the United States: Latinx immigrants in regards to medical services regarding HIV and AIDS. We understand this group from the result of the intersection between migration policies and binational discourses, the idea of “vulnerability” and “risk” produced by an acute biomedicalization of bodies and human groups, and gender-particularly masculinity as a discourse tha…
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (4 works) · Transgender (4 works)