Collaboration Between Epidemiologists and Gay NGOs for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Japan

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  • HIV・エイズ予防啓発活動における疫学者とゲイNGO の協働体制の展開
  • HIV ・ エイズ ヨボウ ケイハツ カツドウ ニ オケル エキガクシャ ト ゲイ NGO ノ キョウドウタイセイ ノ テンカイ

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<p> The purpose of this article is to overview the development of anti-AIDS measures aimed gay men and men who have sex with men (MSM), and to clarify what kind of AIDS prevention has been developed for them in Japan. We focus more specially on the preventive system based on collaboration between researchers - mainly epidemiologists - and gay NGOs, and clarify the development of the preventive system, based on the case of activities in Fukuoka.</p><p> Anti-AIDS measures by epidemiologists initially require ‘gayness’ as an important parameter to approach this high-risk group which is difficult to get in contact with, therefore a collaborative system has been established and developed with gay NGOs in response to this need (‘passive collaboration’). However, the activities of gay NGOs under the collaborative system imply a process of acquiring ‘gayness’ which is different from the one expected by epidemiologists, hence the collaborative system becomes more refined( ‘active collaboration’).</p><p> By acquiring ‘gayness’ thanks to this collaborative system, the gay NGO -Love Act Fukuoka( LAF) - has experienced conflict with the anti-AIDS measures promoted by epidemiologists and decided to carry out activities independently from epidemiologists. This means that a gay NGO that acts independently is an unintended consequence of ‘gayness’ needed by epidemiologists for anti-AIDS measures.</p>

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