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Haworth Press, 10 Alice St., Binghamton, NY 13904-1580. 181p., bibliog., index. ISBN 0-7890-1267-7, 0-7890-1268-5pbk. $49.95, $24.95pbk.
edited by Walter Bockting, Sheila Kirk. 2001.
The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the transgender community has been largely ignored until recently. In 1995 transgender-specific HIV risks and prevention needs received national attention at the 17th National Lesbian and Gay Health Conference/13th Annual AIDS/HIV Forum hosted by the University of Minnesota Program in Human Sexuality. This meeting provided the impetus to begin "building trust among communities, researchers, and policy-makers; conducting multisite, epidemiological studies of HIV prevalence; developing prevention programming not limited to sex workers; empowering the transgender community; and fostering international collaboration." From 1995 until 1999 several reports were prepared and published online. These reports make up the present volume.
The 11 reports cover: "Sex, Drugs, and the Culture of Travestismo in Rio de Janeiro," "Transgenders, HIV/AIDS, and Substance Abuse: From Risk Group to Group Prevention," "Transgender Health and Social Service Needs in the Context of HIV Risk," "HIV Risk Behaviors of Male-to-Female Transgenders in a Community-Based Harm Reduction Program," "HIV Prevention and Health Service Needs of the Transgender Community in San Francisco," "HIV/AIDS and Female-to-Male Transsexuals and Transvestites: Results from a Needs Assessment in Quebec," "Education and soul-Searching: The Enterprise HIV Prevention Group," "Transgender HIV Prevention: Community Involvement and Empowerment," "Sex, Truth, and Videotape: HIV Prevention at the Gender Identity Project in New York City," "Sex Reassignment Surgery in HIV-Positive Transsexuals," and "Guidelines for Selecting HIV-Positive Patients for Genital Reconstructive Surgery."
This is a recommended book for all academic and health science libraries.
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