Search for dissertations about: "gay community"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words gay community.

2. 1. Gayted Communities : Marginalized Sexualities in Lebanon

   Author : Erica Li Lundqvist; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Queer Theory; Gay; Homosexuality; LGBTQ; Sexuality; Islam; Muslims; Religion; Orientation; Masculinity; Filedwork; Observations; Interviews; Lebanon;

   Abstract : This dissertation offers a unique examination of Muslim masculinities and marginalized sexualities in Lebanon, and is a contribution to the growing body of gay and lesbian studies with a focus on Muslims living in The Middle East. It contributes to the theoretical and methodological development of Islamic studies by introducing and using a queer approach to study marginalized sexualities in relation to Islam. READ MORE

4. 2. Aspects of care among HIV infected patients : needs, adherence to treatment and health related quality of life

   Author : Claes Cederfjäll; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : HIV AIDS; Homosexuality; male; needs; hospital stay; attitudes; constant comparative method; gender; health related quality of life; disclosure; sense of coherence; adherence; antiretroviral therapy; longitudinal study; restrictions in daily life; cross sectional.;

   Abstract : The HIV disease has many manifestations, some of which may compromise the patient's well- being and quality of life. In addition, the intake of antiretroviral drugs entails inconvenience or discomfort that may degrade the heath related quality of life (HRQOL). READ MORE

5. 3. Lesbian Lives : Sexuality, Space and Subculture in Moscow

   Author : Katja Sarajeva; Helena Wulff; Ulf Mellström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; subculture; lesbian; space; Russia; Moscow; Social anthropology ethnography; Socialantrolopologi etnografi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

   Abstract : This study is an exploration of the lesbian subculture in Russia focusing in particular on the subculture as a unique heterogeneous space of social interaction and cultural production that is not self contained or isolated from mainstream society, but incorporates a variety of cultural flows and traditions that are a part of Russian mainstream culture, other Russian subcultures, or global cultural flows. Some of these cultural flows and traditions are more compatible than other ones. READ MORE

6. 4. HIV preventive interventions, sampling methods and sexual risk behaviour among men who have sex with men

   Author : Susanne Strömdahl; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : HIV prevention;

   Abstract : Background: Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of HIV globally. HIV rates among MSM in Europe show increasing trends, in contrast to declining trends in the general population. During the last five years, an increase in reported HIV cases among foreign-born MSM have been observed in Sweden. READ MORE

7. 5. Relating to risk : sexual behaviour and risk perception among men who have sex with men

   Author : Kristina Ingemarsdotter Persson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a key population for HIV worldwide. Overall HIV incidence is declining but over the past years the proportion of HIV diagnoses attributed to sex between men has remained high in Europe. READ MORE