Because of HIV, It Opened My Mind
Intersectional Stigma Experiences Among Filipino Gay and Bisexual Men Living With HIV
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4624383 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A H G Pamoso (0000-0001-9335-8914, School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia, corresponding author), Brett Scholz (0000-0003-2819-994X, School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia), Austin Ferolino (0000-0002-3955-062X, University of San Carlos) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1037-1052 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10497323241280213 |
| PMID | 39533824 |
| OpenAlex | W4404331352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 72 |
Previous work has demonstrated that gay, bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) living with HIV are likely to experience intersectional stigma. However, mainstream systems often fail to recognize how power and privilege shape this experience. Such a complex psychological phenomenon requires an in-depth reflective inquiry that acknowledges individuals as experts in their own experiences. To explicate this matter, this study aimed to develop an understanding of how intersectional stigma impacts the experiences of GBM living with HIV and to illuminate how contexts (un)fuel inequities. The semi-structured interviews with five Filipino GBM living with HIV were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Exploration of their accounts elucidated how cultural elements fueled power dynamics and privilege, which in turn shaped intersectional stigma and their experiences. Narratives accentuated how Filipino GBM living with HIV situate themselves from victims to agents of change who empower and liberate others in the community. Insights from this study underscore the critical role of collective actions in bridging gaps in inequities and guiding the improvement of policies and interventions that are well-suited to the context and culturally appropriate for people living with HIV and other multiply marginalized populations
Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Intersectionality · Lived experience · Mainstream · Narrative · Political science · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology
HIV, Gender, Race, Sexual Orientation, and Sex Work
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Interpretative phenomenological analysis.
Interpretative phenomenological analysis as a useful methodology for research on the lived experience of pain
Stigma and racial/ethnic HIV disparities
Homonegativity in Southeast Asia
Intersectionality in quantitative research
Stigma
Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex
Workable Sisterhood
Pursuing Intersectionality, Unsettling Dominant Imaginaries
Black Feminist Thought
‘Does he look like a Paki?’ an exploration of ‘whiteness’, positionality and reflexivity in inter-racial sports research
The impact of sources of stigma on health care avoidance among gay and bisexual men in Australia
‘Intimacy is not free of charge’
What do we know about interventions to reduce intersectional stigma and discrimination in the context of HIV? A systematic review
Finding the Right Angle
Engaging religious leaders to support HIV prevention and care for gays, bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men in coastal Kenya
We talk, we do not have shame’
Yes It Is Phenomenological”
Intersectionality in quantitative health disparities research
Syndemics and intersectionality
What predicts homonegativity in Southeast Asian countries? Evidence from the World Values Survey
Uncloaking the Researcher
Stigma Regarding HIV and Sexual Identity as Barriers to Accessing HIV Testing and Prevention Services Among Gay and Bisexual Migrants in Australia
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)
Achieving excellence in interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)
Toward multi-dimensional and developmental notion of researcher positionality
Exploring analytical trustworthiness and the process of reaching consensus in interpretative phenomenological analysis
Placing intersectional inequalities in health
From the bathroom to a national discussion of LGBTQ+ rights
Sogie equality bill deliberations in the 18th Congress of the Philippines
Intersectionality in Quantitative Psychological Research
When Black + Lesbian + Woman ≠ Black Lesbian Woman
Methods in HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma Research
An Expanded Definition of Intersectional Stigma for Public Health Research and Praxis
Disability as Moral Experience
We’re All Human, Right?”
Incorporating intersectionality into psychology
The Intersectional Discrimination Index
The Problem With the Phrase Women and Minorities
Dimensionalizing Cultures
Considerations for employing intersectionality in qualitative health research
The social course of epilepsy
Applying an intersectional framework to understand syndemic conditions among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men
Struggling to care
The Church, the State and Women's Bodies in the Context of Religious Fundamentalism in the Philippines
Us versus Them
Exploring Understandings of Sexuality Among "Gay" Migrant Filipinos Living in New Zealand
Outsider From Within, Insider From Without
Experience of Conducting Sensitive Qualitative Research as a Cultural Outsider
Negotiating Insider and Outsider Identities in the Field
Changing Patterns of Individualism and Collectivism in the United States and Japan
Conceptualizing Stigma
| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |