Latinos Facing Stigma

描述（由申请人提供）：拉丁裔社区受到艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行病的不成比例的影响，特别是拉丁裔同性恋和双性恋男子以及变性人（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的性行为的潜在因素之一，因此，艾滋病毒和艾滋病。对同性恋和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的耻辱可能使个人面临感染艾滋病毒的风险，因为它对自我的负面影响，因为它可能减少社会支持，因为它可能阻止个人获得资源。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，但男同性恋者仍然受到歧视。不幸的是，针对病耻感的研究和干预活动十分有限。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，这个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/艾滋病的耻辱感，以此作为预防拉丁裔GET中的艾滋病毒风险行为的一种手段。具体目标包括：1。制作教育纪录片这部电影的主要目标观众是14至24岁的拉丁裔青年。次要受众包括拉丁裔成年人；以及男同性恋、双性恋、女同性恋和跨性别群体的成员。2. 为教育片制作讨论指南。3. 通过对一部分主要观众对同性恋和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的污名化态度的前后测试来评估这部教育片。我们的商业化计划包括全国电视广播、教育发行和当地社区外展，将帮助这部电影在讲西班牙语和英语的拉丁裔和GET观众中广泛传播。

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.