Queer space and alternate queer geographies: LBQ women and the search for sexual partners at two LGBTQ-friendly U.S. universities

Il concetto di identità di genere è stato motivo di interesse e di studio negli anni fino a giungere alla sua concezione transgender, caratterizzata da un lungo percorso di depatologizzazione che parte dai primi studi di differenziazione tra sesso e genere fino ad arrivare alle classificazioni che i vari manuali diagnostici oggi ci presentano. La concezione transgender dei generi supera la concezione binaria, proponendo una visione fluida che legittima l'esistenza di una varietà di identità di genere in cui potersi riconoscere. I bisogni relativi all'invecchiamento e alla salute degli anziani LGBT sono scarsamente affrontati nei servizi, nelle politiche o nella ricerca. La popolazione transgender over 50, la quale ha vissuto in un contesto so-ciale e storico caratterizzato da forti discriminazioni, si trova ad affrontare una fase di transizione della vita in cui è importante considerare le caratteristiche peculiari di tale vissuto come transgender e gli aspetti relativi alla salute fisica e al supporto sociale. Affacciarci alla visione di invecchiamento transgender vuol dire adottare una prospettiva che si distanzia dagli script eteronormativi prevalenti nella società, e che si avvale di concezioni tipiche di tale vissuto, come quella di queer time e queer space. L'obiettivo di tale contributo è quello di evidenziare le problematiche e le esigenze della popolazione considerata per poter promuovere una figura di clinico attento e consapevole delle peculiarità dell'utenza considerata e un intervento clinico psicosessuologico ad hoc che adotti un approccio biopsicosociale.

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Male-to-Female Transmission of Toxoplasmosis Between Sexual Partners

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3444407 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Jana Hlaváčová ◽

Jaroslav Flegr ◽

Karel Řežábek ◽

Pavel Calda ◽

Šárka Kaňková

Keyword(s):

Sexual Partners ◽

Male To Female

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Sexual Health Communication of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Met On or Offline: A Secondary Data Analysis (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.17916 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jacob D Gordon ◽

Andre L Brown ◽

Darren L Whitfield

Keyword(s):

Sexual Health ◽

Health Communication ◽

Black Men ◽

Sexual Partner ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Sexual Partners ◽

Hiv Status ◽

Sexual Health Communication ◽

Sex With Men ◽

Traditional Masculinity

BACKGROUND Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) continue to experience disproportionate rates of HIV/STI infection despite advances in effective prevention tools. Over the last decade the method of finding sexual partners has evolved, with BMSM increasingly using geospatial dating applications to find sexual partners. Sexual health communication between partners has been associated with safer sex practices by previous scholars, but it is unclear how sexual health communication of BMSM differs for sex partners found on or offline. OBJECTIVE The current study explored sexual health communication in relationship to how one found their last sexual partner and factors associated with poorer sexual health communication. METHODS This study used secondary data in the form of a self-administered national survey. BMSM were recruited online and in-person and answered questions about their sexual health behaviors regarding their last sexual partner. RESULTS In total, 403 individuals were included in the analysis. The majority of respondents 55.8% (225/403) were more likely to have found their last sexual partner through geospatial dating applications and online websites than offline venues 44.3% (178/225). There was not a significant difference in scores of sexual health communication between those who found their last sexual partner on or offline (P=.49). Additionally, sexual health communication was also not significantly associated (P = .25) based on the venue of their last sexual partner after controlling for covariates. Significant predictors of lower sexual health communication of BMSM were found: positive HIV status (P = .003), a casual partner type (P < .001), and endorsement of traditional masculinity ideologies (P = .01). CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study confirm high rates of sexual partner seeking via online venues among BMSM. The significant predictors of lower sexual health communication, endorsement of traditional masculinity ideologies and positive HIV status, suggest that stigma is a barrier to effective sexual health communication of BMSM.

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Antibodies to hepatitis A antigen in relation to the number of lifetime sexual partners in patients attending an STD clinic.

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

10.1136/sti.57.1.58 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 57 (1) ◽

pp. 58-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

E S McFarlane ◽

J A Embil ◽

F R Manuel ◽

H J Thiebaux

Keyword(s):

Hepatitis A ◽

Sexual Partners

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Reproductive Health Knowledge, Sexual Partners, Contraceptive Use and Motives for Premarital Sex among Female Sub-Urban Nigerian Secondary Students

International Quarterly of Community Health Education ◽

10.2190/iq.28.3.e ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 229-238 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

O. A. Moronkola ◽

J. A. Fakeye

Keyword(s):

Health Education ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Contraceptive Use ◽

Sexual Partners ◽

Premarital Sex ◽

Sexually Active ◽

Reproductive Health Education ◽

Reproductive Health Knowledge

Adolescents in sub-Saharan African countries constitute a large proportion of the population. They are sexually active, engage in unsafe reproductive health behavior with attendant consequences but lack appropriate reproductive health education. In the Nigeria Nation Reproductive Health Strategy Framework and Plan, the status of adolescents' reproductive health care is considered low. This study assessed reproductive health knowledge, sexual partners, contraceptive use, and motives for premarital sex among female sub-urban Nigerian secondary students. The study was cross-sectional, involving 500 senior secondary 1 and 2 female sub-urban students. The instrument used was a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS. More than 70.0% of the respondents had knowledge of all reproductive health items; male and female condoms were popular contraceptives. At least 53.4% were sexually active and a majority (49.6%) had boyfriends as sex partners. Peer pressure (31.6%) and fun/pleasure (29.2%) were major motives for engaging in premarital sex. Majority (40.3%) terminated pregnancies through self-medication. Though respondents had knowledge of reproductive health, there is need to introduce health education (incorporating reproductive health education) as a core subject in schools as well as provision of youth-friendly health facilities.

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An Assessment of the Cues College Students Interpret From a Sexual Partner to Determine They Are Refusing

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260521997930 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052199793

Author(s):

Tiffany L. Marcantonio ◽

Danny Valdez ◽

Kristen N. Jozkowski

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

College Students ◽

Sexual Partner ◽

Online Survey ◽

The United States ◽

Sexual Partners ◽

Sexual Scripts ◽

Nonverbal Cues ◽

Sexual Experiences ◽

Verbal Cues

The purpose of this study was to assess the cues college students use to determine a sexual partner is refusing vaginal-penile sex (i.e., refusal interpretations). As a secondary aim, we explored the influence of item wording ( not willing/non-consent vs refusal) on college students’ self-reported refusal interpretations. A sample of 175 college students from Canada and the United States completed an open-ended online survey where they were randomly assigned to one of two wording conditions ( not willing/non-consent vs refusal); students were then prompted to write about the cues they used to interpret their partner was refusing. An inductive coding procedure was used to analyze open-ended data. Themes included explicit and implicit verbal and nonverbal cues. The refusal condition elicited more explicit and implicit nonverbal cues than the not willing/non-consent condition. Frequency results suggested men reported interpreting more explicit and implicit verbal cues. Women reported interpreting more implicit nonverbal cues from their partner. Our findings reflect prior research and appear in line with traditional gender and sexual scripts. We recommend researchers consider using the word refusal when assessing the cues students interpret from their sexual partners as this wording choice may reflect college students’ sexual experiences more accurately.

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The role of sexual compulsivity in unprotected intercourse among STI patients in Shanghai, China

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-10186-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yang Ni ◽

Hengan Liu ◽

Ruijie Gong ◽

Mei Shi ◽

Shuxian Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sexual Partner ◽

Skin Diseases ◽

Transmitted Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sexual Partners ◽

Sexual Compulsivity ◽

Sexually Active ◽

Unprotected Intercourse ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Background Sexual compulsivity (SC) and its relationship with unprotected intercourse (UI) have long been an intriguing topic, but its existential meaning in the management of public health or, more precisely, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has rarely been studied to date. This study examines whether SC plays a role in UI among sexually active STI patients. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted in two sexual transmitted disease (STD) clinicals of Shanghai Skin Diseases Hospital in Shanghai. Totally 664 sexually active STI patients were included. Results The ages of the 664 participants ranged from 18 to 76 years, with 58.73% between 26 and 40 years old. 449 (191 male and 258 female) reported had UI during the past 6 months. Although the only statistically significant difference (p < 0.01) was in relation to UI with a casual sexual partner, the difference between male/female and regular/casual sexual partners remained evident. Conclusions SC is evidently a potential predictor of UI with a casual sexual partner in male STI patients, while the use of condoms is more likely to be affected by other factors. In addition to general sexual education, counseling interventions should be provided by health institutions, and specific intervention methods targeting gender and sexual partners should be considered.

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Ewes prefer subordinate rather than dominant rams as sexual partners

Applied Animal Behaviour Science ◽

10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105306 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 238 ◽

pp. 105306

Author(s):

Arisvet Díaz ◽

Agustín Orihuela ◽

Virginio Aguirre ◽

Neftalí Clemente ◽

Mariana Pedernera ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sexual Partners

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