West Hollywood is Not That Big on Anything But White People: Constructing "Gay Men of Color".

Rather than a defined endpoint that is waiting to be discovered or developed, racial and sexual identities can be considered social identities which are fluid, malleable, and socially created through a social process that defines what it means to be a member of a social group. This paper expands the work on how social identities are constructed by examining personal anecdotes used by gay men of color to discuss how they come to see themselves as "gay men of color." In doing so, we find that gay men of color use a number of cultural tropes that provide them the framework necessary to structure their experiences within a larger social context of a largely white, heterosexual society.

Assessing Collectivism in Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and African American Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Psychometric Evaluation.

The study of collectivism has implications for HIV prevention research, especially in studies that use a social networking or community mobilization approach. However, research on collectivism in race/ethnicity and sexual minority groups is limited. We psychometrically evaluated a brief version of the Individualism-Collectivism Interpersonal Assessment Inventory (ICIAI) in a chain-referral sample of 400 Latino, 393 Asian/Pacific Islander, and 403 African American men who have sex with men (MSM).

Substance use and experienced stigmatization among ethnic minority men who have sex with men in the United States.

Research has documented deleterious effects of racism among ethnic minorities and of homophobia among men who have sex with men (MSM). Less is known about the impact of multiple forms of stigmatization on ethnic minority MSM. This study examined substance use by African American, Asian/Pacific Islander and Latino MSM, and the associations of experienced racism and homophobia from various sources with polydrug use and stimulant drug use.

Internet sex ads for MSM and partner selection criteria: the potency of race/ethnicity online.

The explosive growth in Internet use by MSM to find sexual partners has been noted in the research literature. However, little attention has been given to the impact of participating in this online sexual marketplace for MSM of color, despite race/ethnicity as a frequently used selection criterion in personal ads or profiles. Six focus group discussions [n=50], and 35 in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with African American, Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander MSM in Los Angeles, which included discussion of their use of Internet sites to meet/interact with other MSM.

Changes in prevalence of HIV infection and sexual risk behavior in men who have sex with men in San Francisco: 1997 2002.

Objectives: We assessed differences in HIV prevalence and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) between 1997 and 2002 in San Francisco.

Methods: We used 2 population-based random-digit-dial telephone surveys of MSM households in San Francisco in 1997 (n=915) and 2002 (n=879).

Results: Estimated HIV prevalence increased from 19.

Evaluation of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV behavioral surveillance of men who have sex with men: sampling issues.

Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is embarking on a program of biannual venue-based time-space sampling surveys to monitor prevalence and incidence of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM).

Goal: We examine the efficacy of the suggested methodology in terms of population coverage, sample period, range of venues, and representativeness.

Study: The 2002 Urban Men's Health Study (N = 879) is a telephone interview of a household probability sample of adult MSM living in San Francisco.

Community planning, HIV prevention, and a needs assessment for men who have sex with men: the South Beach Health Survey.

Objective: The objective of this study was to plan for a series of culturally competent and sexually appropriate public health interventions for a highly mobile population of men who have sex with men (MSM).

Goal: The goal of this study was to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment.

Study: A cross-sectional survey with a multistage probability sample of unmarried adult MSM living in households was conducted.

Higher prevalence of childhood sexual abuse among Latino men who have sex with men than non-Latino men who have sex with men: data from the Urban Men's Health Study.

Objective: The prevalence of childhood sexual abuse among Latino adult men who have sex with men who live in the US was estimated because a history of childhood sexual abuse increases HIV sexual risk behaviors and other negative health outcomes in adulthood.

Method: The Urban Men's Health Study is a random-digit telephone probability survey of 2881 adult men who have sex with men (MSM) aged 18 years or older residing in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Self-reported history of childhood sexual abuse was the main outcome measure gathered from 2692 MSM.

Tobacco use and cessation among a household-based sample of US urban men who have sex with men.

Objectives: We examined tobacco use and cessation among a probability sample of urban men who have sex with men (MSM) living in 4 large US cities.

Methods: Of the 2402 men who were eligible for follow-up from a previously recruited probability sample, 1780 (74%) completed tobacco surveys between January and December 1999.

Results: Current smoking rates were higher for urban MSM (31.

HIV infection and associated risks among young men who have sex with men in a Florida resort community.

Objective: Several recent studies have reported high rates of sexual risk-taking and HIV infection among young men who have sex with men (MSM). Most of these studies used samples of convenience. The authors obtained population-based data on young MSM living in South Beach (Miami Beach, Florida), a resort community where some of the highest AIDS rates in the United States have been reported.