4 in 10 transgender women in seven major US cities have HIV: CDC

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[–]pacmanla 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Are there many black TIMs in the south? I would guess they're higher in liberal coastal cities (particularly California). Only place I could guess is Atlanta? As a black male, with family in the south, most black trans identified men I meet are in Liberal enclaves not the south.

[–]JulienMayfair 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Are there many black TIMs in the south?

They certainly exist. They tend to be gay black male crossdressers as opposed to AGP white males. The thing is, you probably move in different social circles. I've read several studies over the last decade about the challenge of trying to slow HIV transmission among black communities in the Deep/rural South. HIV educators have been trying to target prevention strategies to these communities for 30 years without a great deal of success.

[–]MarkTwainiac 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In the US, a lot of black TIMs are gay boys & men born & raised in the South who come from very conservative & homophobic Christian households & communities, often very small towns and rural areas. Those who have the money & wherewithal to leave tend to migrate to urban areas elsewhere in the south, such as in Florida, or to cities in the north like NYC or LA. The Jacksonville & Miami areas in Florida, as well as Dallas and Houston Texas, are just a few of the places in the US South that come to mind that are known to have sizable contingents of black TIMs.

This black TIM's journey from Georgia to NYC shows a typical TIM migration pattern: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/us/kricket-nimmons-transgender-surgery.html