title: Adolescent gender-related abuse, androphilia, and HIV risk among transfeminine people of color in New York City.
abstract: Public health research has indicated extremely high HIV seroprevalence (13%-63%) among low-income transfeminine people of color of African, Latina, and Asian descent living in the U.S. This article combines two data sets. One set is based on an ethnographic study (N = 50, 120 hours of participant observation). The other set is based on a longitudinal quantitative study (baseline N = 600, N = 275 followed for 3 years). Transfeminine people of color are much more likely to be androphilic and at high HIV risk. A greater understanding of adolescent gender-related abuse and trauma-impacted androphilia contributes toward a holistic conceptual model of HIV risk. A theoretical model is proposed that incorporates findings from both studies and integrates sociostructural, interpersonal, and intrapsychic levels of HIV risk.
authors.affiliation: a Columbia University/Beth Israel Medical Center , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Sel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hwahng
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nuttbrock
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult; D000091762:Ethnic and Racial Minorities