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Uncaring landscapes and HIV peer support in the rural Southern United States

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Despite social determinants being central to LGBTQ health inequities, they are scarcely targeted by federal public health interventions. Racism, sexual stigma, and social disconnection, in particular, contribute to numerous LGBTQ health inequities including HIV. This article explores the case of a peer support group at a federally supported HIV care center in a rural Southern (US) location alongside oral history interviews with queer-identifying Black men recorded in the same region. Geographies of care literature center trusting social relations in care provision. For the narrators, unchecked harmful social relations vis a vis stigma and disconnection from queer collectivity produce an ‘uncaring landscape’ in the geographic environment. The peer support group diverged from the stipulated context of HIV to offer space for queer collectivity and destigmatizing social care. The findings support a more radical, expansive provision of state-supported care for sexual minorities.

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  • Scott, Darius, 2022. "Uncaring landscapes and HIV peer support in the rural Southern United States," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 292(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:292:y:2022:i:c:s0277953621009606
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114628
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