Gay Youth and Aids

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ID3650699
AuthorsDouglas A Feldman (American Anthropological Association, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume17
Issue1-2
Pages185-193
Publication date1989-05-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j082v17n01_08
PMID2760446
OpenAlexW1973047865
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Gay male teenagers face considerable adversity during their "coming out" process due to the AIDS epidemic. They must decide whether to be tested for HIV-1 infection, whether to postpone sexual activity, how to select a partner, and which kinds of sexual practices to engage in. Gay youth often make such decisions based upon misinformation and faulty premises. This paper reviews what is known about gay youth and AIDS, and assesses their possible risk for HIV-1 infection. It is recommended that school and community-based health education programs be developed to teach gay and bisexual youth about safe sex. Moreover, research is needed into sociocultural variations among gay youth in order to develop appropriate and effective intervention strategies for AIDS risk reduction in this diverse population

Condom · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Face (sociological concept · Family medicine · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Intervention (counseling · Misinformation · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Safer sex · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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