Trust and Sexual Interaction: The Significance of the Internet on the Sex life and Sexual Risk Behaviors Of Gay and Bisexual Men in Spain

HIV knowledge and related sexual practices among Portuguese men who have sex with men

“…For instance, a Spanish study has suggested that a more thorough partner selection processes online, which includes intimate communication with potential partners, may lead to subjective impressions with regard to sexual risk, thus facilitating unprotected sexual activity with these partners 32 . Although a Portuguese study with MSM suggested changes in sexuality associated with meeting partners online, these changes do not seem to be related to the protective behavioral patterns on and offline that we found in the current study 21 .…”

“…The Internet has become a popular way for MSM to meet sexual partners throughout the continent, which in turn has been associated with risk behaviors 18,19,20 . A Portuguese study has suggested that using online sexual networking websites has influenced MSM's sense of selves and their sexuality in various ways, for instance by making them more accepting of their sexual orientation; by increasing their sexual experimentation; and by allowing them to be more sexually assertive 21 .…”

The eroticism of Internet cruising as a self-contained behaviour: a multivariate analysis of men seeking men demographics and getting off online

“…The ubiquity of the Internet has engendered novel discourses around sexuality, creating a space for new sexual identities to be developed online (Brown, Maycock, and Burns 2005; Fernandez-Davila and Lorca 2011; Gauthier and Forsyth 1999; Ross 2005; Ross, Tikkanen, and Mansson 2000). In this ‘erotic oasis’, men seeking men are able to investigate sexual health information, negotiate their sexuality and sexual behaviours, cruise for offline sexual encounters and even engage in virtual sex with other men (Adam, Murphy, and de Wit 2011; Bolding et al 2007; Bolding et al 2004; Brown, Maycock, and Burns 2005; Daneback et al 2012; Davis et al 2006; Delph 1981; Fernandez-Davila and Lorca 2011; Gauthier and Forsyth 1999; Grov, Parsons, and Bimbi 2007; Ross 2005; Ross, Tikkanen, and Mansson 2000; Sanders 2008; Tewksbury 2010; Wilson et al 2009). The Internet's accessibility, affordability and anonymity has allowed men seeking men to experiment with sexual identities and behaviours, including those identities and behaviours that are often deemed aberrant by the larger society (Brown, Maycock, and Burns 2005; Daneback, Ross, and Mansson 2008; Davis et al 2006; Fisher and Barak 2000; Garofalo et al 2007; Lever et al 2008; Ross 2005; Tikkanen and Ross 2000).…”

“…Gay men's use of male-for-male chat rooms has provided them opportunities to gain sexual autonomy through their exploration of sexual practices and their participation in chatting with other similar men online about potentially erotic acts (Sanders 2008). Accordingly, the Internet has helped youth develop their sexual identity (Brown, Maycock, and Burns 2005; Fernandez-Davila and Lorca 2011; Mustanski, Lyons, and Garcia 2011) and has granted those more geographically isolated men the ability to explore their sexuality (Horvath, Bowen, and Williams 2006; Tikkanen and Ross 2000; Williams, Bowen, and Horvath 2005). The Internet provides a space for these men to play with some of their sexual desires without having to frequent physical locations in which fears of identification and stigmatisation would occur or even abound (i.e., gay bars or bathhouses) or which may be difficult to access because of age limits or geographic confinements (Bolding et al 2007; Brown, Maycock, and Burns 2005; Lever et al 2008; Ross 2005; Tikkanen and Ross 2000, 2003).…”

“…The majority of the literature on these men seeking men and their use of the Internet for sexual purposes has studied the epidemiological outcomes of Internet cruising (Bolding et al 2005; Fernandez-Davila and Lorca 2011; Liau, Millett, and Marks 2006; Mustanski, Lyons, and Garcia 2011). For instance, the use of Internet-based technologies (e.g., webcams) has been associated with sexual compulsivity (Dew and Chaney 2004).…”