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BLACK LGBT HEALTH: RESISTANCE, RESILIENCE, AND RISK Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD 2018 Opportunity Conference: Advancing LGBTQ Health BLACK LGBT HEALTH IN THREE ACTS The State of Black LGBT Health: Statistics & Stories The Problem:


  1. BLACK LGBT HEALTH: RESISTANCE, RESILIENCE, AND RISK Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD 2018 Opportunity Conference: Advancing LGBTQ Health

  2. BLACK LGBT HEALTH IN THREE ACTS • The State of Black LGBT Health: Statistics & Stories • The Problem: Research on Black LGBT Bodies, Not Black LGBT People • Moving Forward: Scientific Directions and Implementation in Communities

  3. THE STATE OF BLACK LGBT HEALTH: STATISTICS & STORIES

  4. THE STATE OF BLACK LGBT HEALTH: STATISTICS & STORIES • 1.9 million Black LGBT people • 57% identify as Black gay or bisexual men • 33% identify as Black lesbian or bisexual women • 2% identify as Black transgender people • Black LGBT people are NOT overwhelming closeted • Majority do not feel connected to the “LGBT community”

  5. THE STATE OF BLACK LGBT HEALTH: STATISTICS & STORIES Health Statistics • 80% of Black LGBT people report having a regular doctor • Negative experiences between Black LGBT people and their providers • Differential medical recommendations and treatment • Medical mistrust • Higher rates of breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and HIV

  6. THE STATE OF BLACK LGBT HEALTH: STATISTICS & STORIES Other Risk and Protective Factors • Mass incarceration • Housing, education, and employment discrimination • Spirituality, sacred-sexual energy, racial pride, and community

  7. THE PROBLEM: RESEARCH ON BLACK LGBT BODIES, NOT BLACK LGBT PEOPLE

  8. Purdie-Vaughns & Eibach, 2008

  9. MOVING FORWARD: SCIENTIFIC DIRECTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION IN COMMUNITIES

  10. QUESTIONS Contact information • Email: jonathanmlassiter@yahoo.com • Twitter: @matjl • Instagram: @jmlassiterphd

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