title: The Use of the Internet to Meet Sexual Partners: A Comparison of Non-Heterosexually-Identified Men with Heterosexually-Identified Men and Women.
abstract: In 2008, we conducted online interviews with 65 self-identified adult heterosexual men and women and gay/bisexual men to explore perceptions and experiences with meeting people online. Reasons for meeting people online, desired partner characteristics, and the process of connecting for sex paralleled those observed in real-life; but the Internet allowed people to identify more partners and specific partner characteristics. "Background checks" of online partners, even though often believed to be false, increased familiarity and trust leading to reduced perceived need for condom use. Participants said online condom use negotiation was easier, but usually occurred in face-to-face contexts in practice. (99).
authors.affiliation: Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences.
authors.forename: David Wyatt
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Seal
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Eric G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Benotsch
authors.affiliation: Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center.
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Snipes
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Denver, Colorado School of Public Health.
authors.forename: Sheana S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.affiliation: Front Range Community College.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cejka
authors.affiliation: Front Range Community College.
authors.forename: Shannon Perschbacher
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Lance
authors.affiliation: George Washington University, Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Nettles