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Family Blog—Growing Up with Gay Parents
Written by Alejandra, IMPACT intern. There are many people who believe that the best way to raise children is with a mother and a father. I’ve decided to write about my personal story about my...
View ArticleWebinar – Ethics in Adolescent HIV Prevention Research: Youth and Parent...
Adolescents make up a major part of the HIV epidemic. The World Health Organization reports that half of all new infections occur in young people aged 15-24. Because of their limited life experience...
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Webinar – Participant Recruitment & Retention: Common Challenges &...
Photo credit: Jenn Vargas, “visual overload,” April 10, 2009. While research and practice in HIV prevention present their own unique sets of obstacles, there are common challenges experienced by both...
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Research Blog–Body Image: Differences by Gender and Sexual Orientation
Photo credit: Christian May, “Mirror=Ego(2),” March, 22, 2010. Poor body image is associated with negative psychological outcomes, such as depression and low self-esteem [1,2] and has been linked to...
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Research Blog–Unique Considerations of Coming Out as LGBT in Mid-Life or Later
Photo credit: Eric Ward, “Family Portrait,” October 11, 2007. On October 11, we celebrate the 27th anniversary of National Coming Out Day. The majority of research on coming out has focused on...
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Youth Blog—Commit to Action: Ways to Participate in This Year’s National...
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, “National Latino AIDS Awareness Day Logo”, October 15, 2015. October 15th is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), a yearly campaign that focuses...
View ArticleParticipant Recruitment & Retention: Common Challenges & Recommended...
HIV researchers and medical practitioners experience common challenges in recruitment and retention into HIV prevention interventions and studies. In this webinar, presenters review some of these...
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Youth Blog—Remembering LGBTQ Women in STEM
Mike Gnuckx, “Monocular Telescope at Eiffel Tower in Paris,” September 22, 2012 The LGBTQ community is made up of a beautiful diversity of individuals, past and present, who have helped pave the way...
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Family Blog–The Role of Parents in Preventing Alcohol and Drug Abuse with...
Written by John Frank, Psychology Resident Ambernambrose, “Cocktails,” June 8, 2010. October is National Substance Abuse Prevention month. In honor of this, information is provided to address substance...
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Youth Blog—Ask an Expert: Is It Ever Okay to Have Anal Sex without a Condom?
In our “Ask an Expert” blog series, researchers from the IMPACT Program answer questions from LGBTQ youth. This month’s expert is Dr. Brian Feinstein, a clinical psychologist and a postdoctoral scholar...
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2015 LGBTQ Health Conference Highlights Diversity of Research and Clinical...
Halloween was even more exciting this year with the fourth annual Chicago LGBTQ Health Conference: Bridging Research and Practice, co-organized by the IMPACT LGBT Health and Development Program at...
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Research Blog—How Social Media Amplifies Community Resilience among the LGBT...
Written by Robert W. Mehney, IMPACT Intern Photo credit: Ben Tavener, “Sao Paulo LGBT Pride Parade 2014,” May 4, 2014. Many countries today have laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals. Even...
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Youth Blog—What to Remember on Trans Day of Remembrance?
Written by Kinton Rossman*, M.Ed., IMPACT Resident Image credit: Ted Eytan, “Trans Solidarity Rally and March 55401,” May 17, 2015. Transgender (trans) and gender non-conforming (GNC) people have been...
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Youth Blog–Syphilis on the Rise: What Do You Need to Know?
WPA Federal Art Project, “As old as creation Syphilis is now curable: Consult your physician,” 1936 or 1937. Syphilis was once one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the US....
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Low Rates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Among Adolescent Gay,...
Abstract Purpose: Adolescent gay and bisexual men (AGBM) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but little is known about testing rates among men aged 18 years and...
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Research Blog–Few Teenage Gay Men Get Tested for HIV
Gregory Varnum, “HIV Rapid Test being administered,” June 2013. Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are one of the groups at highest risk for HIV infection in the US, with new diagnoses continuing...
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Research Blog—Barriers to Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender...
Written by Jae Puckett, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the University of South Dakota and collaborator with the IMPACT LGBT Health and Development Program. Image credit: Ted Eytan, “2013 Rally for...
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Youth Blog–How Do I Know I Have Received Sexual Consent?
Image credit: Wolfram Burner, “Flirting is not consent,” May 7, 2014 Seeking sexual consent means confirming that your sexual partner has agreed to engage in whatever behavior you are doing together....
View ArticleProtected: How to Use the PAHS Focus Group Website
This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: How to Use the PAHS Focus Group Website appeared first on IMPACT Program.
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Race-Based Sexual Stereotypes and Their Effects on Sexual Risk Behavior in...
Abstract Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. The epidemic is not evenly distributed across MSM, and young racial minority MSM...
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