To Use or Not Use Condoms? Gay, Bi, Queer Teen Guys Tell Us | Psychology Today

Contents:

• TO USE OR NOT USE CONDOMS? GAY, BI, QUEER TEEN GUYS TELL US
• ARE GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN USG CONDOMS AS A PREVENTN METHOD?
• PROS AND NS OF NDOM E AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AS EXPLORED VIA THE INTER
• GAY SEX: TWO-THIRDS OF MEN DIDN'T WEAR A CONDOM LAST TIME THEY DID IT
• WHAT’S THE BT WAY TO E PROTECTN DURG GAY SEX?
• IF GAY GUYS E NDOMS MORE THAN STRAIGHT PEOPLE, WHY DO THEY GET FECTED WH HIV AT MUCH HIGHER RAT?

TO USE OR NOT USE CONDOMS? GAY, BI, QUEER TEEN GUYS TELL US

Therefore, enuragg gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ)-intifyg teenage men to e ndoms is an important preventive step. To read our other blog posts on the same study wh GBQ teenage men, check out: Talkg Onle Can Be Life Changg for Sexual Mory Guys and Why Aren’t Gay, Bi, Queer Teen Guys Gettg Tted For HIV?

ARE GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN USG CONDOMS AS A PREVENTN METHOD?

A mixed-methods study of ndom e and cisn makg among adolcent gay and bisexual mal. HIV Among Gay and Bisexual Men. A study om the BC-CfE, published Sexually Transmted Diseas, set out to terme how often HIV-negative gay, bisexual and men who have sex wh men (gbMSM) Vanuver e ndoms durg anal sex—and what factors fluenced the cisns.

The study, "An Event Level-Analysis of Condom Use Durg Anal Interurse among Self-Reported HIV-Negative Gay and Bisexual Men" a Treatment as Preventn Environment", found ndoms were ed 56% of HIV-negative gbMSM’s recent sexual enunters.

PROS AND NS OF NDOM E AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AS EXPLORED VIA THE INTER

“Condoms rema one of the most ed strategi for HIV and STI preventn amongst HIV-negative gay and bi men Vanuver, ” says Dr.

GAY SEX: TWO-THIRDS OF MEN DIDN'T WEAR A CONDOM LAST TIME THEY DID IT

Individuals who felt more rponsibily for protectg their partners and the gay muny om HIV and STI transmissn were more likely to report ndom e. Wh all the news and rearch related to PrEP the days, ’s almost easy for gay men to fet about ndoms for HIV preventn. They still have a role to play protectg the sexual health of gay men—sce they n protect agast STIs addn to HIV.

Sce we are human and tend to not have laboratory-style sex, how well do they actually work realy to prevent HIV for gay men?

It’s a qutn I get om time to time at the clic—and I n tell you, the effectivens is different for gay men than is for people havg penis/vaga sex. The timated effectivens of ndom e for gay men wh HIV-posive partners is 70%—but only for those who report “always” g ndoms.

WHAT’S THE BT WAY TO E PROTECTN DURG GAY SEX?

Pros and ns of ndom e among gay and bisexual men as explored via the Inter. The purpose of this study was to nduct a survey utilizg Inter technology related to gay and bisexual men's ndom e behavr as an exprsn of safer sexual practic. A total of 241 self-intified gay and bisexual men rpond to the qutnnaire a 3-month perd of time.

There were 14 variabl found to be signifintly associated wh g a ndom wh primary and sual partners among gay and bisexual men. Delayed applitn of ndoms wh safer and unsafe sex: factors associated wh HIV risk a muny sample of gay and bisexual men. Stag of change and ndom e among an Inter sample of gay and bisexual men.

Sexual protectn behavr HIV-posive gay men: ttg a modified rmatn-motivatn-behavral skills mol. Issu gay men's health. Sexual health, HIV, and sexually transmted fectns among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men the Uned Stat.

IF GAY GUYS E NDOMS MORE THAN STRAIGHT PEOPLE, WHY DO THEY GET FECTED WH HIV AT MUCH HIGHER RAT?

More than a quarter of gay and bisexual men surveyed by a U. In a new survey of sexual behavr, two-thirds (65 percent) of gay and bisexual men said they didn't e a ndom the last time they had anal sex, wh more than a quarter nsirg themselv to have a "risky sex life, " cludg sex wh partners who are numbers, llected by the U. -based gay men's health chary Gay Men Fight Aids (GMFA), surveyed 500 gay and bisexual men, askg them about the risk volved their sex liv.

"We all measure risk differently, " said David Stuart, well-beg program curator for 56 Dean Street, a London-based health clic specializg servic for gay and bisexual men. For others, risk is measured by rejectn for not beg sexy enough, f enough or tertg enough, " he advent of the HIV-preventn dg PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis, means that gay and bisexual hookup culture, which prevly relied solely on protectn to avoid HIV (the only other optn beg abstence), has changed.

Anonymo hookups mean often that gay and bisexual men do not have nversatns about their sexual health beforehand. Men who seek sex onle appear younger, more likely to have a STI, ls likely to intify as gay, and more likely to be polysubstance ers (Grov, Parsons and Bimbi 2007; Mimiaga et al. A fourth tegory, New on the block/First sexual experience, nsisted of rponnts who didn’t e a ndom bee was the first time they or their partner had sex, or they were new to the ‘gay scene’ (e.