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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Jan 2;49(7):2375–2387. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-01618-5

Table 2.

Sexual and gender identity among Black men who have sex with men enrolled in HPTN 061, 2009 – 2011.

Baseline 6 Months 12 Months

n (%)

Total N = 1,553 N = 1,178 N = 1,153

Sexual identity endorseda:
  Homosexual 394 (25.5) 288 (24.5) 319 (27.7)
  Gay 626 (40.4) 443 (37.6) 415 (36.0)
  Bisexual 601 (38.8) 412 (35.0) 364 (31.6)
  Heterosexual 65 (4.2) 64 (5.4) 81 (7.0)
  Same gender loving 223 (14.4) 174 (14.8) 166 (14.4)
  Sexual 194 (12.5) 141 (12.0) 115 (10.0)
  Queer 70 (4.5) 43 (3.7) 48 (4.2)
  Questioning 40 (2.6) 24 (2.0) 26 (2.3)
  Polyamorous 18 (1.2) 16 (1.4) 15 (1.3)
  Pansexual 15 (1.0) 8 (0.7) 14 (1.2)
  Straight 84 (5.4) 78 (6.6) 92 (8.0)
Gender identity endorseda:
  Male 1450 (93.7) 1091 (92.6) 1058 (91.8)
  Female 29 (1.9) 32 (2.7) 34 (3.0)
  Transgender 47 (3.0) 36 (3.1) 36 (3.1)
  Transsexual 21 (1.4) 18 (1.5) 17 (1.5)
  Genderqueer 9 (0.6) 8 (0.7) 7 (0.6)
  Realness 64 (4.1) 43 (3.7) 36 (3.1)
  Butch queen 61 (3.9) 39 (3.3) 32 (2.8)
  Femme queen 13 (0.8) 12 (1.0) 7 (0.6)
  Trannie 2 (0.1) 4 (0.3) 7 (0.6)
  Intersex 8 (0.5) 7 (0.6) 6 (0.5)
  Crossdresser 17 (1.1) 12 (1.0) 12 (1.0)
  Other 32 (2.1) 18 (1.5) 19 (1.7)
a

Individual could select more than one option