Introductn Cha is amidst a sexual revolutn, wh changg sexual practic and behavrs. Sex–seekg mobile phone applitns (gay apps) that allow multiple people to meet up quickly may facilate group sex. This study was therefore unrtaken to evaluate group sex among Che MSM and to better unrstand factors associated wh group sex. Methods An onle survey was nducted om September-October 2014, llectg data on soc-mographics, sexual behavrs, e of gay apps and occurrence of group sex among Che MSM. Univariate and multivariable logistic regrsns were ed to pare group sex and non-group sex participants. Rults Of the 1,424 MSM, the majory were unr 30 years old (77.5%), unmarried (83.9%), and were gay apps ers (57.9%). Overall, 141 (9.9%) participants engaged group sex the last 12 months. Multivariate analys showed that men livg wh HIV, engaged ndomls anal terurse wh men, and ed gay apps were more likely to engage group sex, wh adjted ORs of 3.74 (95% CI 1.92–7.28), 2.88 (95% CI 2.00–4.16) and 1.46 (95% CI: 1.00–2.13), rpectively. Among gay app ers, the likelihood of group sex creas wh the number of sex partners and the number of sex acts wh partners met through a gay app. Conclns Che MSM who engage group sex are also more likely to engage other risky sexual behavrs, and gay app e may facilate group sex. Further rearch is need among MSM who engage group sex orr to target terventns and surveillance.
Contents:
- RECENT POLL REVEALS USAGE STATS OF GAY DATG APPS, INCLUDG DANGERS EXPERIENCED BY USERS
- BT GAY DATG APPS FOR HOOKUPS, RELATNSHIPS, AND EVERYTHG BETWEEN
- POPULATN SIZE ESTIMATN OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN USG SOCIAL MEDIA-BASED PLATFORMS
- GAY DATG APP USERS SUPPORT AND UTILIZE SEXUAL HEALTH FEATUR ON APPS
- WILL GAY SEX–SEEKG MOBILE PHONE APPLITNS FACILATE GROUP SEX? A CROSS-SECTNAL ONLE SURVEY AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN CHA
RECENT POLL REVEALS USAGE STATS OF GAY DATG APPS, INCLUDG DANGERS EXPERIENCED BY USERS
A recent study by Travel Gay Asia and Gay Star News has revealed some very tertg stats on the e of gay datg apps and some of the dangers ers report to have experienced. Havg polled 2,023 rponnts via an onle survey over October and November, Travel Gay Asia and Gay Star News found Grdr was the * gay apps by number of users *
A recent study by Travel Gay Asia and Gay Star News has revealed some very tertg stats on the e of gay datg apps and some of the dangers ers report to have experienced.
Havg polled 2, 023 rponnts via an onle survey over October and November, Travel Gay Asia and Gay Star News found Grdr was the most popular datg app amongst gay sgl, wh 74% of those asked sayg they were on the app. Travel Gay Asia said: “Fdg love via a gay datg app appears to be far more difficult.
BT GAY DATG APPS FOR HOOKUPS, RELATNSHIPS, AND EVERYTHG BETWEEN
Apps like Grdr, HER and even OKCupid n help when you've already dated all the gay people you know. * gay apps by number of users *
“Overall, 27% of rponnts said they have had at least one short-term relatnship wh someone they had met through any of the gay datg apps they e. A huge 56% of those polled said they had enuntered fake and misleadg profil and profile scriptns on the gay datg apps they ed. ObjectiveThis study leverag timat of the number of members of a social app geared towards gay men (Hor) and members of Facebook g self-reported relatnship terts men, men and women, and those wh at least one reported same-sex tert.
POPULATN SIZE ESTIMATN OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN USG SOCIAL MEDIA-BASED PLATFORMS
Here is the list of the bt LGBTQ muny, gay, queer women, lbian, straight, and folk people datg apps. * gay apps by number of users *
MethodsData were llected through the Hor Gay Social Network and by g an a prri termed amework to timate the numbers of Facebook members wh terts associated wh GBMSM South Ai, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mrania, The Gambia, Lebanon, Thailand, Malaysia, Brazil, Ukrae, and the Uned Stat. Here, a method leveragg different tegori of same-sex terts on Facebook, bed wh a specific gay-oriented app (Hor), monstrated signifintly higher timat than those officially reported.
Given pervasive social stigma around the world and punive laws specifilly affectg gay, bisexual, and other cisgenr men who have sex wh men (GBMSM), remas challengg to unt the numbers of GBMSM to rm the ntent and sle of specific health programs, cludg HIV preventn, treatment, and re servic [2, 3]. Specifilly, there are GBMSM who intify as gay, bisexual, straight, or do not intify wh a particular sexualy at all.
GAY DATG APP USERS SUPPORT AND UTILIZE SEXUAL HEALTH FEATUR ON APPS
The challeng are pound by a pervasive stigma of homosexualy, and by the lack of nsens about the optimal qutns and measur to enumerate men who have health risks associated wh their sexual behavrs [8]. 3% of men intified as gay or bisexual, whereas a Gallup Poll the Uned Stat noted that approximately 4. 1% of all people intified as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT), reprentg approximately 10 ln people [11].
For example, vtigators om the Other Foundatn South Ai reported that an timated 530, 000 people intified as gay, bisexual, or genr nonnformg [12] settgs whout methodologilly sound natnal surveys, which reprents most untri of the world, there is a great reliance on populatn size timatn strategi to asss the numbers of GBMSM.
WILL GAY SEX–SEEKG MOBILE PHONE APPLITNS FACILATE GROUP SEX? A CROSS-SECTNAL ONLE SURVEY AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN CHA
However, the approach are llectively more difficult to implement untri wh stigmatizg settgs where homosexualy may be crimalized, and where polil will or learship is absent. For example, Tanzania October of 2017, people workg wh anizatns aimed at addrsg the HIV preventn and treatment needs of GBMSM were arrted and then ported, highlightg the herent challeng of unrstandg and ultimately addrsg HIV risks among GBMSM [18] the need to reliably timate the proportn of the male populatn who do not intify as heterosexual, or who are not exclively behavrally heterosexual, this study par UNAIDS timat (where available) to timat of members of Hor (a social app geared towards gay men [19]) and Facebook members wh specific terts associated wh GBMSM 13 untri across five ntents. The timat of GBMSM obtaed om a gay social work app and Facebook ers were pared to the most recent officially reported UNAIDS [20] and natnal timat [10, 21] across 13 untri.
The number of unique active gay app ers 2015 who rid each untry were provid by the Hor Gay Social Network (Hor) [19]. Specifilly, the followg keywords were ed to intify same-sex terts: “bisexual, ” “gay, ” “genr, ” “homosexual, ” “LGBT, ” “pri, ” “same-sex, ” and “trans. Country UNAIDS timatebFacebook timat Differenc (UNAIDS m dited timate)MSSIMIMWMIMHor UsersMSSIMIMWMIMHorUned Statc4, 503, 08017, 000, 0001, 500, 000740, 0002, 482, 802(–12, 496, 920)3, 003, 0803, 763, 0802, 020, 278Brazil2, 037, 7419, 900, 000510, 000240, 0003, 056, 261(–7, 862, 259)1, 527, 7411, 797, 741(–1, 018, 520)South Aid654, 979870, 000430, 00061, 00038, 013(–215, 021)224, 979593, 979616, 966Thailand571, 0003, 600, 000760, 000290, 0001, 174, 942(–3, 029, 000)(–189, 000)281, 000(–603, 942)Ukrae176, 000620, 00038, 00015, 000242, 670(–444, 000)138, 000161, 000(–66, 670)Malaysia170, 0003, 000, 0002, 100, 000290, 000311, 472(–2, 830, 000)(–1, 930, 000)(–120, 000)(–141, 472)Ghana30, 579700, 000550, 00042, 00031, 165(–v669, 421)(–519, 421)(–11, 421)(–586)Nigeria29, 4703, 300, 0002, 800, 000180, 00014, 793(–3, 270, 530)(–2, 770, 530)(–150, 530)14, 677Lebanon3114260, 00068, 00029, 00025, 916(–256, 886)(–64, 886)(–25, 886)(–22, 802)Senegal1840260, 000190, 00031, 0002870(–258, 160)(–188, 160)(–29, 160)(–1030)Côte d’Ivoire1343340, 000220, 00023, 0003575(–338, 657)(–218, 657)(–21, 657)(–2232)Mrania16047, 00031, 0007300177(–46, 840)(–30, 840)(–7140)(–17)The Gambia15034, 00020, 0001800194(–33, 850)(–19, 850)(–1650)(–44)The number of adult Facebook ers intified the eight same-sex tert tegori, cludg Entertament/Media, Gay, Genr, LGBT, Pri, Relatnships, Sexualy, and Trans, is prented Table 2 (see Multimedia Appendix 6 for more tails), wh all tert tegori available Multimedia Appendix 4.