ABSTRACT This article demonstrates the therapeutic benefits of storytelling and testimony through qualitative interviews with HIV+ Black gay men in Jackson, Mississippi, in 2017. Sponsored by Project + Connect, a story preservation nonprofit based in New York, the research trip was inspired by a New York Times article claiming that 50% of all gay Black men in the South will contract HIV in their lifetimes. Analyzing the personal narratives of the study's participants against the political and historical contexts of racism and homophobia in the deep South, the researcher argues for the strengthening of the HIV/AIDS movement through storytelling, providing a pathway for theater teaching artists to use their skills to facilitate social change.

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不会消失：密西西比州杰克逊的叙事与艾滋病毒和艾滋病行动主义的交叉点

摘要 本文于 2017 年通过对密西西比州杰克逊的 HIV+ 黑人男同性恋者的定性访谈展示了讲故事和证词的治疗益处。 由位于纽约的故事保存非营利组织 Project + Connect 赞助，研究之旅的灵感来自于一个新的《约克时报》文章称，南方所有黑人同性恋者中有 50% 会在一生中感染艾滋病毒。通过分析研究参与者的个人叙述，反对南方深处种族主义和同性恋恐惧症的政治和历史背景，研究人员主张通过讲故事来加强艾滋病毒/艾滋病运动，为戏剧教学艺术家提供一条途径，以利用他们的技能来促进社会变革。