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Internalized homophobia is associated with sexual risk behaviour amongst HIV-positive gay and bisexual men, US research published in the journal AIDS Education and Prevention suggests. The investigators found that not being “out” as gay or bisexual was associated with non-disclosure of HIV status to non-primary sexual partners and that lower sexual comfort was associated with less confidence using condoms and unprotected anal sex with HIV-negative men or men of an unknown HIV status.
The concept of internalized homophobia (or internalized homonegativity) was developed in the 1970s and is described as a revulsion or hostility towards one’s own homosexuality or things homosexual.
Some research has suggested a link between internalised homophobia and unprotected sex. Investigators wished to gain a better understanding of the relationship between internalised homophobia and serodiscordant unprotected anal sex amongst a population of 675 HIV-positive gay men recruited through community-based organisations in six US cities.
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