Latinos Facing Stigma

描述(申请人提供)：拉美裔社区受到艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行的不成比例的影响，特别是拉美裔男同性恋和双性恋男子和变性人(GBT)。对同性恋和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的耻辱被认为是导致无保护措施性行为的潜在因素之一，从而导致艾滋病毒和艾滋病。对同性恋和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的污名可能会使个人面临感染艾滋病毒的风险，因为它对自我有负面影响，因为它可能会减少社会支持，因为它可能会阻止个人获得资源。尽管美国社会对同性恋和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的负面态度有所下降，但男同性恋者继续遭受污名化。不幸的是，侧重于污名的研究和干预活动有限。我们研究活动的总体目标是减少拉丁裔GET中的艾滋病毒和艾滋病。因此，这一第二阶段项目的目标是制作和测试一部教育纪录片，以减少对同性恋和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的耻辱，以此作为预防拉丁裔GET中艾滋病毒危险行为的一种手段。具体目标包括：1.制作一部教育纪录片。这部电影的主要目标观众是14岁至24岁的拉丁裔青年。次要受众包括拉丁裔成年人；以及同性恋、双性恋、女同性恋和变性人社区的成员。2.开发一份讨论指南，供教育电影使用。3.通过对部分主要观众对同性恋和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的污名化态度进行事后测试，评估这部教育电影。我们的商业化计划包括国家电视广播、教育发行和当地社区推广，将有助于使这部电影在讲西班牙语和英语的拉丁裔中广泛播放，并获得观众。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Latino communities have been disproportionately impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, especially Latino gay and bisexual men and transgender persons (GBT). The stigma towards homosexuality and HIV/AIDS has been proposed as one of the underlying factors leading to unprotected sex, hence, to HIV and AIDS. The stigma towards homosexuality and HIV/AIDS may put individuals at risk for HIV because of its negative impact on the self, because it may diminish social support, and because it may prevent individuals from accessing resources. Despite the decline in negative societal attitudes towards homosexuality and HIV/AIDS in the U.S., gay men continue to experience stigmatization. Unfortunately, research and intervention activities focused on stigma are limited. The overall goal of our research activities is to reduce HIV and AIDS among Latino GET. The goal of this Phase II project, thus, is to produce and test an educational documentary film to decrease stigma towards homosexuality and HIV/AIDS as a means to prevent HIV-risk behaviors among Latino GET. The specific aims include: 1. To produce an educational documentary film. The primary target audience for this film is Latino youth between the ages of 14 and 24. The secondary audiences include Latino adults; and members of the gay, bisexual, lesbian, and transgender communities. 2. To develop a discussion guide for use with the educational film. 3. To evaluate the educational film through a pre-post test of stigmatizing attitudes towards homosexuality and HIV/AIDS among a segment of our primary audience. Our commercialization plan, which includes national television broadcast, educational distribution, and local community outreach, will help make this film widely available among Spanish and English speaking Latino and GET audiences.