Intersecting Structural Oppression and Black Sexual Minority Men's Health.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although evidence indicates that Black gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority men experience vast psychological and behavioral health inequities, most research has focused on individual rather than structural drivers of these inequities. This study examines the associations between structural racism and anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer policies and the psychological and behavioral health of Black and White sexual minority men.

Methods

Participants were an Internet-based U.S. national sample of 1,379 Black and 5,537 White sexual minority men during 2017-2018. Analysis occurred in 2019-2020. Structural equation modeling tested the associations from indicators of structural racism, anti‒lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer policies, a

SUBMITTER: English D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8274250 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature