Hermanos de Luna y Sol
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Social Discrimination and Health: The Case
of Latino Gay Men and HIV Risk (July 12, 2001)
By Rafael M. Díaz and George Ayala
This groundbreaking study issued by the Racial and Economic Justice Initiative of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, documents the correlation between three forms of social oppression - homophobia, racism and poverty - with the risk-taking behavior associated with HIV transmission.
Discriminacion Social y la Salud: El Caso
de los Hombres Latinos Homosexuales y el Riesgo de Infeccion por HIV
(July 12, 2001)
By Rafael M. Díaz y George Ayala
Este estudio innovador, publicado por la Iniciativa de Justicia Racial y Economia de el National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, documenta la correclación entre tres formas de opresión -- social, homofobia, racismo y pobreza -- con comportamientos de riestgto asociados con la transmisión del VIH. [Spanish version; English version]
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"Latino Gay Men and HIV" discusses the six main sociocultural factors in Latino communities -- machismo, homophobia, family cohesion, sexual silence, poverty and racism--which undermine safe sex practices. This work is based on focus group and individual interviews in the United States, as well as a thorough and integrative review of the current literature.