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'Risk' and sexual coercion among gay and bisexual men in Aotearoa/New Zealand : Virginia Braun, Gareth Terry, Nicola Gavey and John Fenaughty key informant accounts

By: Braun, Virginia.
Contributor(s): Terry, Gareth | Gavey, Nicola | Fenaughty, John.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care.Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2009Subject(s): ABUSED MEN | BISEXUAL | GAY | HEALTH | LGBTIQ+ | MALE RAPE | MEN | RESEARCH | SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS | SEXUAL HARASSMENT | SEXUAL HEALTH | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | NEW ZEALAND | SEXUAL VIOLENCEDDC classification: 306.76 SEX Online resources: Read the abstract In: Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care, 2009, 11(2): 111-124Summary: Research over the past decade on rape and sexual coercion among gay and bisexual men has shown that significant numbers of men report some form of unwanted or coerced sexual experience. Most studies have investigated the prevalence and impact of sexual assault, with little exploration of the nature and meanings of sexual coercion. This paper contributes to understandings of the latter, analysing the notion of ‘risk’ as it appeared in the talk of 23 key informants interviewed. These informants offered expert perspectives on the issue of sexual coercion and unwanted sex among gay and bisexual men, based on their professional and community experience. (From the abstract). Record #4950
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Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care, 2009, 11(2): 111-124

Research over the past decade on rape and sexual coercion among gay and bisexual men has shown that significant numbers of men report some form of unwanted or coerced sexual experience. Most studies have investigated the prevalence and impact of sexual assault, with little exploration of the nature and meanings of sexual coercion. This paper contributes to understandings of the latter, analysing the notion of ‘risk’ as it appeared in the talk of 23 key informants interviewed. These informants offered expert perspectives on the issue of sexual coercion and unwanted sex among gay and bisexual men, based on their professional and community experience. (From the abstract). Record #4950

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