Rethinking MSM, Trans* and other Categories in HIV Prevention

Taylor & Francis

Contributors assess the politics of existing classifications and categories in HIV research and provide a nuanced understanding of gender and sexual diversity to address the social barriers that impede the design of more successful HIV prevention and health promotion strategies. It was first published as a special issue of Global Public Healt > \nAs the HIV epidemic moves into its fourth decade, it is clear that the global response has failed to adequately address the needs of a wide range of vulnerable populations and groups. Chief among these are gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, and transgender persons, who globally face the disproportional burden of HIV infection.