The drama of unprotected sex: body stylizations and emotions in risk management for HIV among men who have sex with men
The text discusses HIV risk management in unprotected anal sex (UAS) carried out by men who have sex with men (MSM). It is based on analyses of 25 interviews with a biographical focus with MSM, and participant observation in the gay community of Recife. The men use serosorting: UAS is chosen with pa...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) |
| Repositorio: | Sexualidad. Salud y Sociedad (Rio de Janeiro) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br:article/40186 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/SexualidadSaludySociedad/article/view/40186 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | sexo anal HSH HIV/Aids soroescolha estilizações corporais emoções anal sex MSM HIV/ADS serosorting body stylizations emotions VIH/Sida suero elección estilizaciones corporales emociones |
| Resumo: | The text discusses HIV risk management in unprotected anal sex (UAS) carried out by men who have sex with men (MSM). It is based on analyses of 25 interviews with a biographical focus with MSM, and participant observation in the gay community of Recife. The men use serosorting: UAS is chosen with partners of the same serology. Besides testing, other indicators are used to infer a serologically negative condition. Body stylizations, nuanced by affective bonds with the partners, produce emotions which mediate the willingness to engage in UAS. As they understand the precariousness of the indicators used, the men often resort to testing. This takes place after exposure to risk, as a repairing ritual for the drama of unprotected sex, but without any individual preventative effectiveness. |
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