title: Magic Johnson doesn't worry about how to pay for medicine: experiences of black men who have sex with men living with HIV.
abstract: Despite high and rapidly growing incidence of HIV, little is known about the everyday lived experiences of HIV-positive black men who have sex with men. Lack of empirical knowledge about members of this group is especially problematic as HIV-positive individuals continue to live in a world of hope, fear, waiting and wondering, which can heavily influence their everyday lives. In this exploratory study, we examine the everyday lives of HIV-positive black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, particularly how being a racial minority may influence the ways that they manage living with the illness. Our goal was to provide a forum from which black men could share their personal experiences regarding the various aspects of living with HIV. In doing so, we identified five themes that may be unique to black men or experienced differently by black men due, in the USA, to their racial minority status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, USA. chongsukhan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Chong-suk
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lauby
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: Archana Bodas
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lapollo
authors.forename: Scott Edward
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Rutledge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005197:Famous Persons; D017144:Focus Groups; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015143:Philadelphia; D011287:Prejudice; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012067:Religion; D012938:Social Perception; D055815:Young Adult