A Narrative Inquiry into the Psychosocial Experiences of a Queer Individual with HIV/AIDS in the Workplace and Church

The purpose of this study was to conduct in-depth interviews to explore the psychosocial experiences of a sexual minority individual living with HIV/AIDS. For this purpose, the narrative inquiry method of Clandinin and Connelly was used and the data were analyzed with the three-dimensional narrative inquiry space. In-depth interviews with people living with HIV/AIDS and participant observation visits to churches where participants currently attend. The identities formed in society were ‘feared even in the gay communities’, ‘Multiple identities,’ ‘Sexual minorities lacking self-pride,’ and ‘Being who is not only weak’. Since the identity of infected people is continuously formed and expectations change depending on the period of infection, multidimensional support is required. Through this study, the social experiences of sexual minority HIV/AIDS infected people are revealed and an in-depth understanding is provided, which can be used as basic data for establishing support systems and policies for them.