HIV-Positive Latino Immigrants: Long-Distance and Close-Distance Family Relationships

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Author(s): Rita M. Melendez (San Francisco State University, USA), Jillian C. Salazar (San Francisco State University, USA), Kristian Fuentes (San Francisco State University, USA)and Sebastian J. Zepeda (San Francisco AIDS Foundation, USA)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 14
Source title: Immigration and the Current Social, Political, and Economic Climate: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6918-3.ch011

Keywords: Business Science Reference / Government and Law / Political Science / Social Sciences & Humanities

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Many immigrants have conflicting relationships with their families. Families can be an important source of support for immigrants facing challenges in new countries. For some immigrants however, families can also be a source of frustration and lead to feelings of being trapped in old roles. For immigrants who are men who have sex with men (MSM) the contradictions of families being sources of support or sources of frustration may be heightened. This study examines family relationships among Latino immigrants who are HIV-positive MSM who are currently residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. In particular, issues of disclosure around sexual orientation and HIV to families are explored.

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