title: Race-based sexual stereotyping and sexual partnering among men who use the internet to identify other men for bareback sex.
abstract: This qualitative study used sexual scripting theory to explore sexual stereotyping and sexual partnering practices among a racially diverse sample of men who use the Internet to engage in "bareback" sex with other men. The sample included 81 (73%) HIV-negative and 30 (27%) HIV-positive men who were recruited on Web sites where men seek other men to have bareback sex. Participants completed a semi-structured interview that included topics on their racial identification, their sexual experiences tied to race, and their experiences having sex with men of different racial groups. The findings suggested that a variety of race-based sexual stereotypes were used by participants. Sexual stereotyping appeared to directly and indirectly affect the sexual partnering decisions of participants. Sexual scripts may reinforce and facilitate race-based sexual stereotyping, and this behavior may structure sexual networks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. pw2219@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Patrick A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valera
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ventuneac
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balan
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carballo-Dieguez