Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 -- HIV and the Gay Male Community: One Clinician's Reflections Over the Years; Chapter 2 -- Lesbians at Risk for HIV: The Unresolved Debate; Chapter 3 -- HIV/AIDS Prevention and the Impact of Attitudes Toward Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Chapter 4 -- Identity and Community Among Gay and Bisexual Men in the AIDS Era: Preliminary Findings From the Sacramento Men's Health Study; Chapter 5 -- AIDS-Related Risks and Same-Sex Behaviors Among African American Men; Chapter 6 -- The Sexual Identity and Behavior of Puerto Rican Men Who Have Sex With Men
Chapter 7 -- AIDS Risk, Dual Identity, and Community Response Among Gay Asian and Pacific Islander Men in San FranciscoChapter 8 -- Psychosocial Stressors in a Panel of New York City Gay Men During the AIDS Epidemic, 1985 to 1991; Chapter 9 -- Coming Out as Lesbian or Gay in the Era of AIDS; Chapter 10 -- Long-Term Survival With AIDS and the Role of Community; Chapter 11 -- AIDS Volunteerism: Lesbian and Gay Community-Based Responses to HIV; Chapter 12 -- The Importance of HIV Prevention Programming to the Lesbian and Gay Community; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors
Summary
The gay community has been hit hard by the AIDS epidemic in the United States and in much of Europe; as a result, the gay and lesbian community has been forced to examine existing notions of what it means to be gay and to belong to a community based on sexual orientation. This book explores gay and lesbian sexual behaviour, personal identity and community membership from diverse perspectives. Chapters report the authors' own AIDS-related research and include discussions of AIDS in both large urban centres, such as New York and San Francisco, and in less populated settings outside the AI