Engaging Black sexual minority women in breast cancer research: Lessons in community partnerships.

Background: Black sexual minority women (BSMW) face significant breast cancer health inequities and are underrepresented in health research because of historical and present-day exclusion. However, there exists no peer-reviewed literature on best practices for the inclusion of BSMW in cancer research. "Our Breast Health: The Access Project" was a national primary data collection study in June 2018 through October 2019 that aimed to identify facilitators and barriers to breast cancer care among BSMW, and that successfully recruited the highest number of BSMW for any national breast cancer screening study at the time of its publication.

Recruiting, Facilitating, and Retaining a Youth Community Advisory Board to Inform an HIV Prevention Research Project with Sexual and Gender Minority Youth.

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth are at disproportionate risk of acquiring HIV, and as such, SGM youth should be meaningfully engaged in research aimed at developing effective, tailored HIV interventions. Youth Community Advisory Boards (YCABs) are an important element of community-engaged research and support the development of community-informed interventions. This article describes recruitment, facilitation, and retention of a YCAB composed of SGM youth in Greater Boston, to inform a national HIV prevention research project.

Experiences of and resistance to multiple discrimination in health care settings among transmasculine people of color.

Background: Research shows that transmasculine people experience discrimination based on their gender identity and/or expression (i.e., cissexism) while obtaining health care.

Preparing Doctors in Training for Health Activist Roles: A Cross-Institutional Community Organizing Workshop for Incoming Medical Residents.

Introduction: Physicians are increasingly being called on to address inequities created by social and structural determinants of health, yet few receive training in specific leadership skills that allow them to do so effectively.

Methods: We developed a workshop to introduce incoming medical interns from all specialties at Boston-area residency programs to community organizing as a framework for effective physician advocacy. We utilized didactic sessions, video examples, and small-group practice led by trained coaches to familiarize participants with one community organizing leadership skill-public narrative-as a means of creating the relationships that underlie collective action.

Perspectives on Sexual Health, Sexual Health Education, and HIV Prevention From Adolescent (13-18 Years) Sexual Minority Males.

Introduction: Adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM) are at disproportionate risk of HIV infection. The purpose of this study was to assess ASMM's attitudes about sexual health, barriers/facilitators to accessing HIV prevention, and actual versus ideal interactions for receiving sexual health care and information.

Method: Two online and two in-person focus groups were conducted with ASMM from across the United States.

Beyond Black and White: race and sexual identity as contributors to healthcare system distrust after breast cancer screening among US women.

Objective: Healthcare system distrust (HCSD) has been linked to poor breast cancer outcomes. Previous HSCD analyses have focused on Black-White disparities; however, focusing only on race ignores the complex set of factors that form identity. We quantified the contributions of race and sexual minority (SM) identity to HCSD among US women who had received breast cancer screening.

Supplementing Substance Use Prevention With Sexual Health Education: A Partner-Informed Approach to Intervention Development.

Supplementing substance use prevention with sexual health education would allow educators to address the risk and protective factors that influence both health issues. This streamlined approach may minimize the inefficiencies of multisession, single-purpose interventions. Our team developed a supplemental sexual and reproductive health (SRH) unit to align with an existing evidence-based intervention, LifeSkills Training (LST).

Youth-Serving Professionals' Perspectives on HIV Prevention Tools and Strategies Appropriate for Adolescent Gay and Bisexual Males and Transgender Youth.

Introduction: HIV disproportionally burdens adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) and transgender youth. This study explores barriers and facilitators that professionals face in delivering HIV preventive services and education.

Methods: Adolescent health providers (nurse practitioners, physicians, and other), school nurses, youth workers, and school educators were recruited nationally for this qualitative study.

"Some of us, we don't know where we're going to be tomorrow." Contextual factors affecting PrEP use and adherence among a diverse sample of transgender women in San Francisco.

Transgender women (TW) are disproportionately affected by HIV. Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce TW's vulnerability to HIV, but PrEP uptake has been limited among TW. To explore barriers to PrEP uptake, the study team conducted two semi-structured focus groups with TW in San Francisco at risk for HIV acquisition.