Lesbian, Gay and Family Diversity 1997 Abstracts
Lesbian, Gay and Family Diversity Interest Group
Como Se Dice HIV? Adapting Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Messages to Reach Homosexual and Bisexual Hispanic Men the Importance of Hispanic Cultural and Health Beliefs • Matthew A. Bowdy, University of Kentucky • HIV/AIDS prevention messages catered to Anglo homosexual/bisexual men are not effective in teaching preventative behaviors to Hispanic homosexual/bisexual men. Hispanic sociocultural traits associated with homosexuality and bisexuality prevent effectiveness. The Hispanic family is also extremely important in influencing behaviors. Successful HIV prevention messages geared towards Hispanic homosexual/bisexual men need to include the following: the importance of the Hispanic family, Hispanic cultural beliefs about homosexuality and bisexuality, and the cultural beliefs.
The Case of POZ Magazine: Putting Uses and Gratifications to the Test • Gary R. Hicks, Texas • The tradition of media inquiry known as uses and gratifications assumes an active audience that looks to the media to solve problems and meet needs. McQuail (1983) lists the key areas of learning and information, self-insight and personal identity, social contact, diversion, entertainment and time-filling. Traditional media seek to provide one, usually more, of these benefits to its users. But what happens when a single media outlet tries to be everything to its readers? My research interest is in examining just how successful POZ, a slick magazine written for the HIV-positive community, is fulfilling its mission to be just that.
Freedom for My Speech, But Not for Yours: The Persistence of Stigma and the Urge to Censor in the 1970s • Elizabeth M. Koehler, Univ. of North Carolina • The First Amendment confers upon the oppressed the means to ensure their rights will no longer by trampled by an uninformed or unaccepting majority. The curious scene of the 1970s involved gay men and lesbians —dissenters who rely on the First Amendment to help them get their message out — attempting to censor mainstream media messages that subverted their cause. This paper examines this paradox to explore the role of censorship in moving the marginalized toward acceptance.
Healy v. James and Campus Gay Organizations: Progress of a Movement, 1967 – 1977 • Elizabeth M. Koehler, Univ. of North Carolina • The freedom of association has become increasingly important in shaping the texture of political discussion in America. In Healy v. James in 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court said the associational rights of Students for a Democratic Society were abridged when it was denied official campus recognition. After Healy, gay campus organizations found themselves granted the same associational protections by the courts. This paper explores the apparent connection between Healy v. James and the recognition of gay liberation groups on U.S. campuses.
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