Men Who Have Sex with Transgender Women: Challenges to Category-based HIV Prevention

@article{Operario2007MenWH,
  title={Men Who Have Sex with Transgender Women: Challenges to Category-based HIV Prevention},
  author={Don Operario and Jennifer Burton and Kristen Underhill and Jae M. Sevelius},
  journal={AIDS and Behavior},
  year={2007},
  volume={12},
  pages={18-26}
}
Although transgender women are acknowledged as a priority population for HIV prevention, there is little knowledge on men who have sex with transgender women (MSTGWs). MSTGWs challenge conventional sexual orientation categories in public health and HIV prevention research, and warrant increased attention from the public health community. This paper used qualitative techniques to analyze how MSTGWs describe their sexual orientation identities, and to explore the correspondence between men’s… Expand
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