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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 1/2011

01-04-2011 | Original Paper

The Internet as a Valuable Tool for Promoting a New Framework for Sexual Health among Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men

Authors: Joshua G. Rosenberger, Michael Reece, David S. Novak, Kenneth H. Mayer

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Special Issue 1/2011

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Today, much of the contemporary knowledge about the manner in which gay men and other men who have sex with men (referred to as MSM in this commentary) construct their sexual lives exists within the context of the HIV epidemic [1]. While this may have been necessary given the extent to which HIV has impacted these communities, it has resulted in a limited understanding of the healthy expression of MSM sexuality, and has created a disease-dominated conceptualization of MSM sexual behavior. In particular, this paradigm has not fully attended to the concepts of desire, sexual pleasure, and sexual satisfaction, all of which likely affect the sexual decisions MSM make on a regular basis. …
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Metadata
Title
The Internet as a Valuable Tool for Promoting a New Framework for Sexual Health among Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men
Authors
Joshua G. Rosenberger
Michael Reece
David S. Novak
Kenneth H. Mayer
Publication date
01-04-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9897-y

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