title: Science, technology, power and sex: PrEP and HIV-positive gay men in Paris.
abstract: The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug Truvada is a new HIV prevention technology that is predominantly promoted as relevant to HIV-negative gay men. This paper explores what PrEP represents for HIV-positive gay men living in Paris, based upon data collected through interviews and ethnographic research. While HIV-positive gay men do not directly consume Truvada through PrEP, they nonetheless hold opinions and understandings of this drug, specifically as it relates to their own sexuality. This paper expands the representations and meanings of this new technology in a different light through the voices of gay men living with HIV in Paris. The main argument of this article is that PrEP as an additional HIV prevention tool blurs the lines between science, technologies and human sexuality.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social and Preventative Medicine , University of Montreal , Quebec , Canada.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5106-3122
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brisson
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social and Preventative Medicine , University of Montreal , Quebec , Canada.
authors.forename: Vinh-Kim
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000069480:Emtricitabine, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010297:Paris; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D065129:Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011792:Quebec; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000069480:Emtricitabine, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination
keywords: France; HIV-positive; PrEP; gay men; perceptions; understandings