The politics of invisibility: Homophobia and low-income HIV-positive women who have sex with women
The politics of invisibility: Homophobia and low-income HIV-positive women who have sex with women
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DOI：
10.1300/j082v49n01_05
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发表时间：
2005-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Arend, ED
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作者：
Arend, ED
与女性发生性行为的艾滋病毒阳性妇女（WSW）一直被政府研究人员、卫生保健提供者和艾滋病服务社区所忽视。除了在更大的社会中对同性恋和艾滋病毒的污名外，低收入、非裔美国人和拉丁裔艾滋病毒阳性的WSWs还面临着基于文化的污名，并且不成比例地受到贫困、吸毒、无家可归、性工作和虐待的影响。通过对16位低收入有色人种艾滋病阳性WSWs的深入访谈分析，我批判性地审视了这一人群的身体、情感和心理需求，以及他们应对艾滋病的方法。我还研究了参与者对现有支持网络和披露模式的看法，以提高他们与艾滋病毒和同性恋恐惧症作斗争的认识，并协助增强低收入艾滋病毒阳性WSW社区的权能。
HIV-positive women who have sex with women (WSW) have been overlooked by government researchers, health care providers and the AIDS service community. In addition to stigmas against homosexuality and HIV in larger society, low-income, African-American and Latina HIV-positive WSWs face culturally-based stigmas and are disproportionately affected by poverty, drug addiction, homelessness, sex work and abuse. Through an analysis of sixteen intensive interviews with low-income HIV-positive WSWs of color, I critically examine the physical, emotional and psychological needs of this population and their methods of coping with HIV. I also examine the participants' perceptions of available support networks and patterns of disclosure in order to raise awareness of their struggle against HIV and homophobia and to assist in empowering the low-income HIV-positive WSW community.