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Legacy denied: African American gay men, AIDS, and the black church.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17388083     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This qualitative study explores the religious development and spiritual formation of African American gay men living with AIDS. In response to an in-depth interviewing approach, 10 men described their experiences of church participation. The participants' data reveal their religious initiation and participation as well as their need to extinguish their affiliation with the black church as a result of religiously sanctioned homophobia, heterosexism, and AIDS phobia. The article also explores the conundrum of an African American religious organization engaging in oppression despite its historic role of supporting liberation and opposing discrimination.
Authors:
Robert L Miller
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Social work     Volume:  52     ISSN:  0037-8046     ISO Abbreviation:  Soc Work     Publication Date:  2007 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-03-28     Completed Date:  2007-04-27     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984852R     Medline TA:  Soc Work     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  51-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Social Work, University at Albany, State University of New York, 12222, USA. rmiller@albany.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome*
Adult
African Americans*
Homosexuality, Male*
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Prejudice
Questionnaires
Spirituality*
United States

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