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Unsafe, Unwanted

Sexual Coercion as a Barrier to Safer Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men

Nicola Gavey

University of Auckland, New Zealand, n.gavey{at}auckland.ac.nz

Johanna Schmidt

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Virginia Braun

University of Auckland, New Zealand

John Fenaughty

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Maia Eremin

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Individual and focus group interviews with a total of 40 gay and bisexual men, as well as with 23 community and/or professional key informants, highlighted that sexual coercion is an important, yet under-recognized, barrier to the practice of safer sex among men who have sex with men. In this article we discuss how the dynamics of sexual coercion, including subtle forms, can operate to compromise men’s ability to practise safer sex, leading men to have sex that is both unsafe and unwanted.

Key Words: gay and bisexual men • HIV prevention • male sexuality • safer sex • sexual coercion

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 7, 1021-1026 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309342307
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