African American gay and bisexual men an intersection of vulnerability

Watts, Keith J.

2010-2019

In the African American community, homophobia and homonegativity have been shown to be disproportionately prevalent. Unfortunately, while much of this ostensibly stems from a belief that it is for their benefit, research has shown that African American gay and bisexual men are forced to deal with oppression and discrimination in multiple, intersecting aspects of their social and personal lives; this has been proven to negatively affect their mental, emotional and physical health. African American gay and bisexual men are forced to maintain a dual minority status-racial and sexual-and this places them in a unique, precarious intersection of vulnerability. This paper presents what the available literature on this topic suggests can be done to, at least, buffer the harm this population experiences. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work Conceptual Papers

May 2017

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Clark Atlanta University

School of Social Work

Warrener, Corinne

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Clark Atlanta University

2017-05-01

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.sswcp:2017_watts_keith_j

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