"I cant really put into words the pain of the shame that I felt inside." : The role of religious homophobia in the development of shame and implications for sense making in HIV diagnosis : the experiences of Northern Irish gay men

HIV remains a highly stigmatised illness that has historically been associated with gay men. Religious attributions of such have historically often focused on divine retribution for homosexual activity, placing HIV positive gay men who reside in conservative religious contexts at vulnerability for e...

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Main Author: Kerrigan, Keith
Published: University of Essex 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.572769