title: LGBT Africa: a social justice movement emerges in the era of HIV.
abstract: LGBT communities are emerging across Africa in 2012. Many are emerging in the context of the continents severe HIV epidemic. Homophobia is a barrier to social acceptance and to health and other social services, but African communities are showing reliance in addressing stigma and discrimination, and in organizing for rights and social tolerance.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. cbeyrer@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beyrer
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001727:Bisexuality; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D063509:Homophobia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012929:Psychological Distance; D012935:Social Justice; D057545:Social Stigma; D012944:Social Support; D063106:Transgender Persons