This book reviews evidence of health disparities among gay and bisexual men, identifying individual and community factors that have contributed to these disparities, and suggests strategies for public health efforts to eliminate inequality in the future.

Most public health students, academics, and practitioners recognise the association between racial/ethnic minority status and the disproportionate burden of preventable disease in the USA. Much less attention has been directed, however, towards the health disparities that affect gay and bisexual men. These disparities affect the lives of an estimated 5.3-7.4 million American men, and are an important concern for public health. Until very recently, the relative invisibility of this group and a paucity of empirical data have hampered attempts to identify health disparities experienced by gay and bisexual men. This book proposes to review and synthesize evidence of health disparities among gay and bisexual men, identify individual and community factors that contribute to these disparities, and articulate strategies for public health efforts to eliminate disparities. To date, these disparities have largely been discussed in isolation in the research literature in a manner that does not permit a comprehensive examination of these problems, their underlying causes, and potential solutions.Thus, a primary emphasis of the book will be to document health disparities among gay and bisexual men while also describing public health solutions to these challenges.

SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION
1. Health Disparities Affecting Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States: An Introduction
SECTION TWO: EVIDENCE OF HEALTH DISPARITIES AFFECTING GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
2. Sexual Orientation and Violent Victimization: Hate Crimes and Intimate Partner Violence among Gay and Bisexual Males in the United States
3. Childhood Sexual Abuse Experienced by Gay and Bisexual Men: Understanding the Disparities and Interventions to Help Eliminate Them
4. Prevalence of Primary Mental Health Morbidity and Suicide Symptoms among Gay and Bisexual Men
5. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use among Gay and Bisexual Men
6. Sexually Transmitted Infections among Gay and Bisexual Men
7. Hepatitis A, B, and C Virus Infections among Men who Have Sex with Men in the United States: Transmission, Epidemiology, and Intervention
8. HIV Infection among Gay and Bisexual Men
SECTION THREE: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
9. Interacting Epidemics and Gay Men's Health: A Theory of Syndemic Production among Urban Gay Men
10. Health Disparities for Homosexual Youth: The Children Left Behind
11. The Unique Experiences of Older Gay and Bisexual Men: Associations with Health and Well-Being
12. Social Discrimination and Health Outcomes in African-American, Latino, and Asian/Pacific Islander Gay Men
13. Access to Optimal Care among Gay and Bisexual Men: Identifying Barriers and Promoting Culturally Competent Care
14. Moving the Field Forward: A Strategic Framework to Develop Health Research among MSM Communities