Reflections on the HIV/AIDS Crisis, COVID-19, and Resilience in Gay Men: Ghosts of Our Past, Demons of Our Present

Santo, Nicholas

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-61442-3_14

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“…Thus, the lack of transmission of cultural–historical event narratives is, potentially, both a public health concern and an opportunity for intergenerational growth. Our data were collected before the COVID-19 pandemic that, for many LGBTQ+ elders, has brought back “ghosts” from the AIDS era (Santo, 2021, p. 127). We hope that the COVID-19 pandemic and AIDS crisis will create a “generational intersection” across and around which shared meaning-making can occur.…”

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confidence: 99%

Protest, panic, policy, and parades: Memory for cultural–historical events and psychosocial identity in the LGBTQ+ community.

Weststrate¹,

McLean²

2024

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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Scholars have increasingly called for the centering of cultural-historical forces in research on psychosocial identity, particularly when that research seeks to understand development among marginalized groups. Accordingly, in this study, we investigated cultural-historical events considered important to members of the LGBTQþ community and examined the association between event internalization and psychosocial identity. Participants were a college and community sample of LGBTQþ adults (N = 495) ranging in age from 17 to 80 years (M = 39.22, SD = 19.89) and representing three generational cohorts. In an online survey, participants reported up to six cultural-historical events considered important to their LGBTQþ identities and rated those events for statements reflecting internalization. They also completed questionnaires assessing psychosocial identity. Results showed that 443 participants reported at least one cultural-historical event, with a total of 1,280 events reported. Cultural-historical events were coded into thematic categories. From most to least frequent, these categories were policy and legislation; adversity and oppression; protest, resistance, and activism; community, celebration, and commemoration; public figures and visibility; and media, culture, and technology. We found no relation between the number of events reported and psychosocial identity, although there were moderate to strong positive associations between event internalization and psychosocial identity, and this association was strongest for the older cohort. Among the younger cohort, internalization of events occurring before the participants' lifetime was the strongest predictor of psychosocial identity. These findings suggest that cultural-historical events represent a developmental resource for LGBTQþ people. Public Significance StatementIn this study, internalization of LGBTQþ cultural-historical events was positively associated optimal psychosocial identity among LGBTQþ people. The social transmission of cultural-historical event narratives through, for example, intergenerational storytelling, may represent a culturally sustaining practice and developmental resource for the LGBTQþ community.

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confidence: 99%

Protest, panic, policy, and parades: Memory for cultural–historical events and psychosocial identity in the LGBTQ+ community.

Weststrate¹,

McLean²

2024

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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“…Presently, a growing body of literature has revealed the prominent role of social factors in shaping the conditions and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic ( Braksmajer & London, 2021 ; Catlin, 2021 ; Quinn, Walsh, John, & Nyitray, 2021 ; Santo, 2021 ). In a structured literature review, Dionne and Turkmen (2020) argue that pandemics exacerbate pre-existing inequities for groups and emphasize the need to analyze policies to ensure equitable protection of populations.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%