I Feel Blacker: Applying a Black Feminist Paradigm to an Intervention Program for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the South

Barnes, Sandra L.; Collins, Leslie

doi:10.1007/s12119-019-09598-3

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“…Findings from this study support the results from other studies that call attention to the need for more culturally congruent peer-based interventions for BSMM (Dangerfield II, Harawa, et al 2018;Barnes and Collins 2019). Future research should also explore how LGBTaffirming churches could better support BSMM.…”

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confidence: 84%

Exploring the role of LGBT-affirming churches in health promotion for Black sexual minority men

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Dangerfield

Donovan³

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Culture, Health & Sexuality

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In the USA, Black sexual minority men (BSMM) remain disproportionately impacted upon by HIV and other sexual health issues. Individuals who attend church have lower rates of morbidity and mortality than those that do not; however, church attendance presents a paradox of being protective for some health outcomes and a risk for others among this population. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) affirming churches may offer support, but little is known about the role of LGBT-affirming churches in the lives of BSMM and how they may impact HIV and other health outcomes. This study explored the role of LGBT-affirming churches in the lives of BSMM. Nine focus groups (N=52) were conducted in Baltimore City, Maryland between December 2017 to April 2018. Thematic analysis evaluated domains related to how men perceived, experienced, and engaged with LGBT-affirming churches. Three primary themes identified: (1) preferring traditional church environments over LGBT-affirming churches; (2) experiencing the LGBT-affirming church as a space of acceptance, emotional healing, and modelling loving same-sex relationships; and (3) perceiving LGBT-affirming churches as opportunities to engage community members to promote the well-being of BSMM. A secondary theme identified involvement in the house and ballroom community as an LGBT-affirming religious experience.

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confidence: 84%

Exploring the role of LGBT-affirming churches in health promotion for Black sexual minority men

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Dangerfield

Donovan³

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Culture, Health & Sexuality

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“…In this way, one's self-described sexual identity becomes a "constant" even if views about other topics such as masculinity and race/ethnicity vacillate. This result illustrates how persons may mix and match features of social identities that resonate with their lives (Barnes 2021;Barnes and Collins 2019;Carbado 1999;Hunter 2010). Documenting this pattern illustrates how certain dimensions of one's intersecting identities (e.g., intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality) can be understood separately and/or hierarchically based on context and lived experiences (Balaji et al, 2012;Barnes 2021;Hunter 2010).…”

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confidence: 74%

“…The impetus for their symbolism is not Du Boisian, but I contend reflects the spirit of his continued challenge for Negroes to push back against race prejudice and embrace their heritage and potential (Du Bois 1920, 1953, 1970[1915). It appears that these views, in part, emerge as a result of a broader process of challenging societal dictates that attempt to exclude and de-value Black sexual minorities as well as Blacks in general (Balaji et al, 2012;Barnes and Collins, 2019;Battle and Barnett, 2005;Brooks and Wright, 2021;Collins 1990Collins , 2004Ferguson 2004;Johnson 2011). Furthermore, as Du Bois documented decades ago, respondents in this study describe racist experiences that are often compounded by stereotypes and stigma linked to homophobia (Barnes 2023(Barnes , 2013Bennett 2013;Choi et al, 2011;Hunter et al, 2010).…”

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Royalty, Racism, and Risk

Barnes

2024

Du Bois Rev.

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W. E. B. Du Bois provides a thesis on Black masculinity formation that includes primary traits of this social identity and dynamics that can engender or stymie its development. Yet his framework does not directly reference sexual minorities. This study considers whether and how Du Bois’s framework on masculinity is germane to the experiences of young Black people with diverse sexual identities by assessing whether they recount similar tropes and features. The analysis is theoretically informed by a New Millennium Du Boisian Mode of Inquiry and a qualitative analysis for 168 young Black persons who reside in the South. Three themes emerge that adopt, amplify, and adapt dimensions of Du Bois’s thesis and demonstrate that key aspects of his framework resonate with Black persons excluded from his original work. Despite nuanced sexual identities, it was common for individuals to espouse Du Bosian tenets associated with Black masculinity such as a protector/provider trope, respectability, racial pride, educational attainment, economic mobility, and self-help as well as concerns about racism. These findings inform research on expectations about masculinity into which many men are generally socialized as well as possible hierarchies among intersecting social identities.

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“…By definition, a sidepiece relationship is inherently unstable and is likely to be supplanted by another more salient experience or ended altogether (Arscott 2020; Dangerfield 2019). A sidepiece can be discarded when it is no longer needed; this feature contrasts dramatically with the historic role of the Black Church in the black community (Barnes 2012, 2019; Billingsley 1992; DuBois 2003; Frazier 1964; Lincoln and Mamiya 1990; Quinn, Dickson‐Gomez, and Kelley 2015). In sum, I posit that a spiritual sidepiece is a contemporary phenomenon that reflects how organized religion and Christianity, in general, and the Black Church, in particular, are being nuanced to meet the needs of certain young black people with diverse sexual identities.…”

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Christianity as a Spiritual Sidepiece: How Young Black People with Diverse Sexual Identities Navigate Religion

Barnes

2024

Scientific Study of Religion

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Research about the experiences of young black members of the LGBTQIA community often centers HIV‐related themes. Fewer studies consider more emotive aspects of their lives such as their attitudes and behavior around religion and/or spirituality. This study is a response to this dynamic. Informed by the Structure versus Agency discourse, this qualitative analysis examines dimensions of the religious and spiritual lives of 76 young black members of the LGBTQIA community aged 18–30 years old. Given the continued influence of the Black Church in the black community as well as concerns about the relevance of religion in general, findings here may illumine how a cadre of young black people understand and respond to religion today. Results illustrate the tendency to espouse spirituality over religion; syncretism; and, continued use of Christian practices such as prayer, while compartmentalizing and secularizing this faith tradition. This study introduces the concept of the “spiritual sidepiece” as an exemplar that sheds light on how some young black sexual minorities today are re‐imagining religion, Christianity, the Black Church, and spirituality in their lives.

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I Feel Blacker: Applying a Black Feminist Paradigm to an Intervention Program for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the South

Cited by 6 publications

References 45 publications

Exploring the role of LGBT-affirming churches in health promotion for Black sexual minority men

Exploring the role of LGBT-affirming churches in health promotion for Black sexual minority men

Royalty, Racism, and Risk

Christianity as a Spiritual Sidepiece: How Young Black People with Diverse Sexual Identities Navigate Religion

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