1. STIGMA AND HIV AMONG LGBTI YOUTH AIDS 2012

2. WHO AM I…  Tiffany Thompson  Communications & Operations Supervisor  Kamelah Jefferson  Education Coordinator  Clifford Brown  Prevention Counselor

3. OVERVIEW/OBJECTIVE  Define Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender identities and explore the concept of heteronormativity  Discuss how stigmas link to high rates of HIV infections in this population  Examine how stigma impacts the efficacy of “traditional” HIV prevention messages  Identify how you can breakdown stigmas in their own professions

4. PHILADELPHIA FIGHT  Founded in 1990, Philadelphia FIGHT (Field Initiating Group for HIV Trials) was originally a community clinical trials network.  Jonathan Lax Center : HIV Primary Care, Pharmacy services, Clinical Trials  Diana Baldwin Clinic: Mental Health Services  Case Management and Various Support Groups  AIDS Library, Project TEACH and TEACH Outside  HIV Counseling and Testing  Critical Path Project  Institute for Community Justice

5. Youth Health Empowerment Project  Founded in 1994, Y-HEP started out a street outreach based program. It has since grown into one of the most prominent agencies in Philadelphia working with young people. Y-HEP provides young people ages 13-24 with support around HIV prevention and leadership development through programs rooted in art, empowerment and harm reduction.

6. The world is ending…

7. What is LGBTQI?  Lesbian – A women who is emotionally, romantically, and sexually attraction to other female or female bodied people.  Gay – A man who is emotionally, romantically, and sexually attracted to other males or male bodied people.  Bisexual – Emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction to both sex  Transgender – Umbrella term referring to people whose gender identity differ from social expectations if their biological sex.  Queer – someone who does not indentify with lesbian, gay or bisexual for political reasons.  Questioning -someone who is still discovering their sexual identity  Intersex-An individual with both male an female biological attributes (primary and secondary sexual characteristics)[UNAIDS,2011].

8. I just met you, and this is crazy…  STEREOTYPES  A belief that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things, but that belief may not or may not accurately reflect reality  HETEROSEXISM  The assumption that everyone is heterosexual and that heterosexuality is the only ‘normal’ right

9. …call me, maybe?  HETERONORMATIVITY  A socially constructed concept that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or perferred sexual orientation. How does stereotypes and heteronormativity impact a LGBTQI youth’s decisions around sexual health?

10. It is not a dirty word…  STIGMA

11. It takes a village

12. QUESTIONS …

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