scholarly journals Effects of Minority Stress Processes on the Mental Health of Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women: A Qualitative Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 2087-2097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian W. Holloway ◽  
Mark B. Padilla ◽  
Lauren Willner ◽  
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sex With Men

Productive pleasures across binary regimes: Phenomenologies of bisexual desires among Latino men

Sexualities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 645-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Fontdevila
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Sexual Agency ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Hetero Structure ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Liminal Spaces ◽  
Sexual Ambiguity ◽  
Sex With Men

Modern orders were founded on the repudiation of sexual ambiguity and the confinement of desire within discursive classifications of man/woman and hetero/homosexual binaries. However, the persistence of bisexual practices reveals the unstable nature of these modern binary regimes, which require the “erasure” of bisexuality to perpetuate their status quo. Yet some men negotiate their bisexual desires in productive ways without undermining their sense of masculinity and sexual agency. Based on qualitative interviews I explore the sexualities of a group of these men—Latino men who have sex with men and women in southern California. I find that sex with women involves interactional work that is more demanding on impression management and moral grounds. Sex with men is rougher, adventurous, and less restrained. I conclude that sex with men opens liminal spaces that resist binary definition and are less discursively regulated—relative “anti-structures” à la Victor Turner that decouple agency from (hetero)structure. This transgressive liminality is key to understanding these same-sex spaces' recurrent attraction and productive pleasure. The study challenges monolithic understandings of migrant sexualities by finding great diversity among non-gay identified men, including homoerotic practices combined with strong desire for women.

scholarly journals Addressing Minority Stress and Mental Health among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shufang Sun ◽  
John E. Pachankis ◽  
Xiaoming Li ◽  
Don Operario
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Sex With Men

Hombres Sanos: Exposure and Response to a Social Marketing HIV Prevention Campaign Targeting Heterosexually Identified Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (supplement b) ◽  
pp. 124-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana P. Martínez-Donate ◽  
Jennifer A. Zellner ◽  
Araceli Fernández-Cerdeño ◽  
Fernando Sañudo ◽  
Melbourne F. Hovell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Prevention Campaign ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals Heterosexual Partnerships and the Need for HIV Prevention and Testing for Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women in China: A Qualitative Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sijia Wang ◽  
Dandan Song ◽  
Wen Huang ◽  
Huan He ◽  
Min Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Mental Health, Sexual Risk Behaviors, and Drinking Patterns Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethan Czuy Levine ◽  
Omar Martinez ◽  
Brian Mattera ◽  
Elwin Wu ◽  
Sonya Arreola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Adult Mental Health ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals Understanding the Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Men�s Risk Behavior: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J Downing Jr ◽  
Dominique Brown ◽  
Jeffrey Steen ◽  
Ellen Benoit
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Black And Latino

BACKGROUND Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) remains a critical public health issue among black and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM), as it is associated with multiple negative outcomes including substance misuse, poor mental health, revictimization, and high-risk sexual behavior. Most CSA research with MSM relies on quantitative assessment that often precludes consideration of cultural variations in how formative sexual experiences are understood and is based on inconsistent or overly restrictive definitions of abuse, and therefore may fail to detect certain abusive experiences (eg, those involving female perpetrators), which can have harmful health consequences if they remain unrecognized. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to overcome existing limitations in the literature by drawing on perspectives of black and Latino MSM and men who have sex with men and women (MSMW), as well as relevant service providers to better understand the role of, and the need to include, sexual abuse histories (eg, CSA) in treatment and counseling settings, with the long-term goal of improving assessment and health outcomes. METHODS We will conduct mixed-methods interviews, framed by an intersectionality approach, with 80 black and Latino men (40 MSM and 40 MSMW) in New York City (NYC), exploring appraisals of their formative sexual experiences, including those described as consensual but meeting criteria for CSA. We will also interview 30 local service providers representing substance abuse treatment, mental health care, and HIV prevention and outreach. RESULTS The study was launched in May 2017. CONCLUSIONS This formative research will inform testable approaches to assessing and incorporating sexual abuse history into substance abuse treatment and other health and mental health services used by men with such histories.

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