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ArticleJournal of black sexuality and relationships

The Cultural Politics of Desire Broadening Perspectives on Black Women's Sexual Health.

Keosha T Bond, Porche M Williams, Tanisha J Searles, Alana J Gunn

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Article in Journal of black sexuality and relationships. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Colorism and Sexual Health: A Rapid Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Keosha T Bond
Porche M Williams
Tanisha J Searles
Alana J Gunn

Funding

Transdisciplinary Theoretical Svnthesis and Development CoreP30DA011041 · NIDA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI Holly Hagan · 1998 to 2026
$38.9M
Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) at City CollegeU54MD017979 · NIMHD · CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK · PI M. Felice Marina GHILARDI · 2024 to 2026
$15.9M
Research Education Institute for Dynamic Scholars (REIDS)R25MH087217 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Jasmine Abrams, Trace S Kershaw · 2010 to 2026
$3.9M
NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA011041NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD017979NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH087217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study challenges deficit-based frameworks in public health that limit Black women's sexual health narratives by adopting a sociocultural lens. Through focus group discussions with 26 young Black women, the findings center four themes: (a) colorism and internalization of Eurocentric beauty standards, (b) exposure to unrealistic body images on sexual health, (c) racialized sexual stereotypes and intersectional stigma, and (d) reframing historical narratives, images, and beliefs about the sexuality of Black women. A holistic, intersectional approach is essential to empowering Black women to navigate their sexual health with confidence, autonomy, and resilience while challenging systems of stigma and oppression.

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Black womenBody ImageColorismHIV PreventionIntersectionalityPolitics of DesireSexual Health

Identifiers

PMID41425640
PMCPMC12714002

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