It's really a hard life’
Love, gender and HIV risk among male‐to‐female transgender persons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099150 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rita M Melendez (San Francisco State University Human Sexuality Studies and Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality San Francisco, corresponding author), Rolando Morel Pinto (0000-0002-6077-3406, Columbia University), Rogério Pinto (Columbia University School of Social Work) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 233-245 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691050601065909 |
| PMID | 17457728 |
| PMCID | PMC3539165 |
| OpenAlex | W2025778964 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 73 |
| References cited | 27 |
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 and loved by a male companion and that in turn places them at a higher risk for acquiring HIV. Male-to-female transgender individuals appear to turn to men to feel loved and affirmed as women; their main HIV risk stems from their willingness to engage with sexual partners who provide a sense of love and acceptance but who also may also request unsafe sexual behaviours. A model illustrating how HIV risk is generated from stigma and discrimination is presented
Family medicine · Female to male · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Men who have sex with men · Sociology · Transgender · Transgender women · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Demography · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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Integrated and Gender-Affirming Transgender Clinical Care and Research
The transgender pains of imprisonment
Voices of Resilience
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Dyadic dynamics of HIV risk among transgender women and their primary male sexual partners
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Sexual risk behaviors and psychosocial health concerns of female-to-male transgender men screening for STDs at an urban community health center
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HIV prevention barriers in transgender women
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Contextual Influences on Sexual Risk-Taking in the Transgender Community
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Transgender HIV prevention
HIV risk behaviours among male-to-female transgenders in comparison with homosexual or bisexual males and heterosexual females
Social context of HIV risk behaviours among male-to-female transgenders of colour
HIV among transgendered people
The risk less known
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Gender, culture, and power
Naturalistic inquiry
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Women and aids in developing countries
Community participation in HIV prevention
Disability, stigma and deviance
Aids Stigma and Sexual Prejudice
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| Unique citing works | 73 |
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| Citations per year | 3,65 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 70 |