ABSTRACT
Historically, most HIV/AIDS prevention services have been designed for specifically targeted and identifiable groups (e.g., gay men's services, services to women and children, for blacks, and for men who have sex with men). This perspective reduces the multiplicity of black humanity to one or a few readily identifiable and differentiating statuses (e.g., race, gender, and sexual orientation)—an egregious error. HIV/AIDS services formulated on this model do little to promote or support the full expression of human experiences, thus they are limited in their capacity to meet the client where he is at in the context of his ever-changing life.
