The Use of a Spanish-Translated PrEP Stigma Scale among the Latino Sample of the UNITE Cohort Study.

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) related stigma is linked to inadequate PrEP uptake, yet there are no validated scales to test this association among Spanish-speaking LSMM. The current study examined if the Spanish-translated PrEP Stigma Scale (PSS) was psychometrically appropriate for implementing in Spanish language dominant Latino/e/x Sexual Minority Men (SMM). Recruitment was conducted using geosocial networking applications, social media sites, and e-mail blasts (N=3,049).

Sexual Shame and Emotion Dysregulation: Key Roles in the Association between Internalized Homonegativity and Sexual Compulsivity.

Sexual minority men (SMM) are at increased risk for mental health problems due to effects of sexual minority stigma (e.g., internalized homonegativity (IH)).

Treatment Is More Than Prevention: Perceived Personal and Social Benefits of Messaging Among Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV.

Research suggests that the science of undetectable viral load (VL) status and HIV transmission-conveyed with the slogan "" or "U = U"-has gaps in acceptance despite robust scientific evidence. Nonetheless, growing acceptance of U = U creates conditions for a shift in the sociopolitical and personal implications of viral suppression. We conducted an online survey over a 23-month period in 2018 and 2019 among 30,361 adolescent and adult (aged 13-99) sexual minority men living with HIV (SMM-LHIV) across the United States.

A systematic review of stigma in sexual and gender minority health interventions.

Stigma against sexual and gender minorities is a major driver of health disparities. Psychological and behavioral interventions that do not address the stigma experienced by sexual and gender minorities may be less efficacious. We conducted a systematic review of existing psychological and behavioral health interventions for sexual and gender minorities to investigate how interventions target sexual and gender minority stigma and consider how stigma could affect intervention efficacy.

Growing Acceptability of Undetectable = Untransmittable but Widespread Misunderstanding of Transmission Risk: Findings From a Very Large Sample of Sexual Minority Men in the United States.

Background: Several studies have demonstrated no linked HIV transmissions in serodifferent sexual encounters where the partner with HIV has an undetectable viral load. As a result, awareness and dissemination of treatment as prevention, and movements such as "Undetectable = Untransmittable" (U = U), has grown.

Setting: We conducted an online cross-sectional survey from November 2017 through September 2018 to gather data from a total of 111,747 sexual minority men (SMM) in the United States.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Sexually Transmitted Infection Counseling and Testing Services Received by Gay and Bisexual Men Using Preexposure Prophylaxis at Their Last PrEP Care Visit.

Background: Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection for many gay and bisexual men (GBM); however, bacterial sexually transmitted infections associated with decreasing condom use among users is of concern. Center for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines for PrEP use recommend bacterial sexually transmitted infection screening every 6 months. We sought to investigate comprehensive PrEP care, defined as: (1) discussion of sexual behavior, (2) blood sample, (3) urine sample, (4) rectal sample (rectal swab), and (5) throat sample (throat swab), provided at the user's last PrEP appointment.