Men who sell sex : international perspectives on male prostitution and HIV/AIDS

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Men who sell sex : international perspectives on male prostitution and HIV/AIDS

edited by Peter Aggleton ; [with a foreword by Dennis Altman]

(Social aspects of AIDS)

Temple University Press, 1999

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

"First published in 1999 by UCL Press" -- T.p. verso

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Description

While much is known about prostitution and sex work from studies of female sex workers and their customers, relatively little is known about men who sell sex, either to women or other men. Particularly poorly understood are their motivations for doing so, the circumstances in which the sale of sex occurs, the meanings attached to the acts by both sex worker and client, and the HIV-related risks involved. Each chapter, written by a national expert, is based on months and even years of interviews with male sex workers, including young boys and elderly men in some countries. The workers discuss why they do the work, what it is like, and what their behavior means to them. For example, those who have regular sex with men often strenuously affirm their heterosexuality, though there is considerable variety in their attitudes. Each chapter relates the experiences of the male sex workers to the political economy of their neighborhood and assesses the implications of their work for HIV transmission and the AIDS epidemic. The researchers and the sex workers discuss the value of different kinds of health promotion interventions.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Foreword Dennis Altman Chapter 1 Selling Sex in Cardiff and London Peter Davies and Rayah Feldman Chapter 2 Sex for Money Between Men and Boys in the Netherlands: Implications for HIV Prevention Wim Zuilhof Chapter 3 Travestis and Gigolos: Male Prostitution and HIV Prevention in France Lindinalva Laurindo da Salva Chapter 4 Male Sex Work and HIV/AIDS in Canada Dan Allman and Ted Myers Chapter 5 Social Environment and Male Sex Work in the U.S. Edward V. Morse, Patricia M. Simon, and Kendra E. Burchfiel Chapter 6 Aspects of Male Sex Work in Mexico City Ana Luisa Liguori and Peter Aggleton Chapter 7 Three Decades of Male Sex Work in Santo Domingo E. Antonio de Moya and Rafael Garcia Chapter 8 Cacherismo in a San Jose Brothel: Aspects of Male Sex Work in Costa Rica Jacobo Schifter and Peter Aggleton Chapter 9 Natural Born Targets: Male Hustlers and AIDS Prevention in Urban Brazil Patrick Larvie Chapter 10 Fletes in Parque Kennedy: Sexual Cultures among Young Men Who Sell Sex to Other Men in Lima Carlos F. Caceres and Oscar G. Jimenez Chapter 11 Through a Window Darkly: Men Who Sell Sex to Men in India and Bangladesh Shivananda Khan Chapter 12 Male Sex Work in Sri Lanka Nandesena Ratnapala Chapter 13 Bar Talk: Thai Male Sex Workers and Their Customers Graeme Storer Chapter 14 Walking the Tightrope: Sexual Risk and Male Sex Work in the Philippines Michael L. Tan Chapter 15 Marginalisation and Vulnerability: Male Prostitution in Morocco Amine Boushaba, Oussama Tawil, Latefa Imane, and Hakima Himmich Index

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