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Applying an intersectional framework to understand syndemic conditions among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

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Syndemic theory has been useful in illuminating the co-existence and reinforcing nature of multiple health and social conditions that contribute to HIV risk. However, little research has examined syndemics among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) or situated syndemics within the context of racism, homonegativity, and other intersecting social inequities. Applying an intersectional framework to syndemics can help demonstrate how social and structural inequities and oppression facing young Black GBM contribute to and reinforce syndemic health conditions. In 2018, we conducted 45 in-depth qualitative interviews with young Black GBM in Milwaukee and Cleveland. Our analyses examined how intersectional stigma contributes to syndemics and HIV disparities facing young Black GBM. Our findings demonstrate that broader systems of oppression and disadvantage facing young Black GBM contribute to syndemic conditions. Future conceptualizations and measurements of syndemics must capture these experiences to strengthen our understanding of syndemics among young Black GBM.

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  • Quinn, Katherine G., 2022. "Applying an intersectional framework to understand syndemic conditions among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 295(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:295:y:2022:i:c:s0277953619307749
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112779
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