Without condoms
Subtitle: unprotected sex, gay men & barebacking
By: Michael Shernoff.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
Subjects: Gay men -- Sexual behavior; Safe sex in AIDS prevention; Risk-taking (Psychology)
Description: "After years of activism, risk awareness, and AIDS prevention, increasing numbers of gay men are not using condoms, and new infections of HIV are on the rise. Using case studies and exhaustive survey research, this timely, groundbreaking book allows men who have unprotected sex, a practice now known as "barebacking," to speak for themselves on their willingness to risk it all. Without Condoms takes a balanced look at the profound needs that are met by this seemingly reckless behavior, while at the same time exposing the role that both the Internet and club drugs like crystal methamphetamine play in facilitating high-risk sexual encounters."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.