In changing times : gay men and lesbians encounter HIV/AIDS /

The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been a major catastrophe for gay communities. In less than two decades, the disease has profoundly changed the lives of gay men and lesbians. Not just a biological and viral agent, HIV has become an opportunistic social invader, reshaping communities and the distribution of...

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Other Authors:	Levine, Martin P. (Editor), Nardi, Peter M. (Editor), Gagnon, John H. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1997]
Subjects:	AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects > United States. Gay men > Health and hygiene > United States. Lesbians > Health and hygiene > United States. AIDS activists > United States. HIV-positive gay men > United States. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Sociology Homosexuality, Male Homosexuality, Female Sida > Aspect social > États-Unis. Homosexuels masculins > États-Unis. Lesbiennes > États-Unis. Sida. Sociologie. Homosexualité masculine. Lesbianisme. sociology. 44.10 public health service: general. AIDS (Disease) AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects Gay men Lesbians United States Homosexualité > États Unis d'Amérique. Homosexualité féminine. Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise > États Unis d'Amérique. Homosexualität Aufsatzsammlung Aids USA AIDS. Homoseksualiteit. Gay men. Lesbians.
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Mobilizing around AIDS : sites of struggle in the formation of AIDS subjects / Barry D. Adam
Censorship and identity in the age of AIDS / Nan D. Hunter
Friends, lovers, and families : the impact of AIDS on gay and lesbian relationships / Peter M. Nardi
Spiritual emergencies and psycho-spiritual treatment strategies among gay/homosexual Latinos with HIV disease / Lourdes Arguelles and Anne Rivero
Elegy for the Valley of Kings : AIDS and the leather community in San Francisco, 1981-1996 / Gayle S. Rubin
Owning an epidemic : the impact of AIDS on small-city lesbian and gay communities / Beth E. Schneider
From feminism to polymorphous activism : lesbians in AIDS organizations / Nancy E. Stoller
HIV epidemic and public attitudes toward lesbians and gay men / Gregory M. Herek
Latino gay men and psycho-cultural barriers to AIDS prevention / Rafael Miguel Diaz
Intergenerational relations and AIDS in the formation of gay culture in the United States / Gilbert Herdt
AIDS-related risks and same-sex behaviors among African American men / John L. Peterson.