For Black Transmasculine People, Visibility Leads to Safety
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Despite significant strides in HIV/AIDS prevention efforts over the past decade, transmasculine people, particularly in Black and Brown communities, remain underrepresented in research which leads to their needs not being reflected in HIV prevention practices that are based on that research. It wasn’t until 2019 that studies were published looking specifically at PrEP access and uptake among transmasculine individuals.
According to Socorro “Cori” Moreland, an LGBT and HIV advocate and director of prevention programs at AIDS Project of the East Bay in Oakland, California, the role of visibility and access in community, research, and clinical settings cannot be overstated.