Stifling, and sometimes traumatic, familial and religious environments led to experienced homonegativity early in life. Thematic analysis identified patterns in the ways that homonegativity was discussed at different points in participants’ lives.
We conducted qualitative interviews with 28 YB-GBMSM living with HIV to explore manifestations of homonegativity over the life course. Minority stress theory posits that homonegativity – whether experienced, anticipated, or internalized – adversely impacts health.
