Young people in South Africa are at risk of unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. In efforts to address these reproductive health problems, the dominant focus so far has been on young women. There is an increasing awareness that males need to be involved at all levels of reproductive health. and the importance of researching young men's sexuality has been emphasis~d. Sexuality researchers also argue for localised understandings of sexuality.because sexuality and sexual behaviour are likely to have different meanings for adolescents living in different communities. This article reports on the qualitative findings of a larger study that aimed to explore the sexuality of young heterosexual males living in a Coloured 1 • semi-rural community in the Western Cape. The focus was on investigating adolescent men's constructions of their own sexuality and the implications for safe sexual behaviour. Social constructionist grounded theory was used to analyse interviews conducted with 7 young men between the ages of 16 and 18. It was found that these young men constructed their sexuality as being driven by physiological and social forces. It is argued that such a construction limits their ability to take responsibility for their own and their partners' reproductive health.
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