Journal article
Gay, bisexual, and queer trans men navigating sexual fields
Sexualities, v 22(4), pp 566-586
01 Jun 2019
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Abstract
Drawing on interviews with 40 gay, bisexual, and queer trans men in Ontario, Canada, we describe understandings of, and strategies for affective and behavioral negotiation within virtual and physical sexual fields in which they might find male sexual partners. Participants drew sharp distinctions between gay and queer sexual fields. Specific websites for seeking sex also emerged as important fields with their own internal logics. Sexual field choice was heavily impacted by social and medical gender affirmation. Participant narratives highlighted the interplay of personal and socio-historical transitions-including accessing medical transition technologies, the rise of virtual sexual fields, and increasing trans male visibility-in producing rapidly changing sexual opportunity structures. Comfort and success navigating extant sexual fields varied, with many reporting some degree of satisficing to balance the potentials for pleasure and risk.
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- Title
- Gay, bisexual, and queer trans men navigating sexual fields
- Creators
- Ayden I. Scheim - Western UniversityBarry D. Adam - University of WindsorZack Marshall - University of Waterloo
- Publication Details
- Sexualities, v 22(4), pp 566-586
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 21
- Grant note
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships CIHR Fellowship; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) 272849 / Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Initiative; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000468806800005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85046007632
- Other Identifier
- 991020099926504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Sociology