It goes both ways: a cross-sectional study of buying and selling sex among young behaviourally bisexual men in Vientiane, Laos

Bowring, Anna L; Gemert, Caroline van; Vongsaiya, Kongchay; Hughes, Chad; Sihavong, Amphoy; Phimphachanh, Chansy; Chanlivong, Niramonh; Toole, Michael J.; Hellard, Margaret

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“…There were 14 studies about MSM-SW which contained data on women as clients, presumably in their home countries (Bowring et al, 2017;Bowring, Pasomsouk, et al, 2015;Bowring, van Gemert, et al 2015;Cai et al, 2010;Estcourt et al, 2000;Ford, Wirawan, Fajans, & Thorpe, 1995; Gil-Llario, Ballester-Arnal, Salmeron-Sanchez, Morell-Mengual, & Gimenez-Garcia, 2015; Katsulis & Durfee, 2012;Liu et al, 2012aLiu et al, , 2012bMannava, Geibel, King'ola, Temmerman, & Luchters, 2013;Pisani et al, 2004;Pleak & Meyer-Bahlburg, 1990;Sethi et al, 2006;Ziersch, Gaffney, & Tomlinson, 2000). All of the studies on MSM-SW had a public health perspective, most were cross-sectional (k = 11), and they covered ten different countries (Tables 1 and 2).…”

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Women Who Trade Sexual Services from Men: A Systematic Mapping Review

Berg

Molin

Nanavati

2019

The Journal of Sex Research

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Self-portrait of a young man for rent', by Sterry (2002), is a memoir of the author's experiences working as a teenage gigolo with a primarily female clientele in the early 1970s. Sterry recounts the circumstances leading up to his situation, characterized by desperation, need for love, and sexual assault. According to a recent comparative study (McCarthy, Benoit, & Jansson, 2014), both immediate circumstances like limited education, and negative experiences from early life, especially childhood poverty, abuse and family instability, are independently associated with adult sex work. According to reviews, paid male sexual services are largely invisible in the global sex trade, but in growing demand. Dennis (2008) concluded that in Western countries, more adolescent boys than adolescent girls participate in sex exchange for money, and men comprise about 20-30% of the individuals arrested as vendors of sexual services each year. Recently, a content analysis of 499 male escort websites across 60 countries found that while most escorts advertise to other men, 11% of the sites were specifically for female clients and 10% for heterosexual couples (Kumar, Minichiello, Scott, & Harrington, 2017). Another website survey found comparable numbers (Scott & Minichiello, 2017). Similarly, Lee-Gonyea, Castle, and Gonyea's (2009) review identified 17% of websites that advertised male escorts as catering to female clientele only and an ongoing study conducted in the UK found that 66% of escorts advertised to female clients (Smith & Kingston, in Kumar et al., 2017). Indications of a growing market for women who seek paid sexual services with men are not only found online. Since the 1990s, Japan has seen a rapid increase in the number of host clubsvenues where men work as hosts to 'entertain' a mostly migrant female clientelewith over 200 clubs in Tokyo alone (Mahdavi, 2018). The entertainment varies by club and location, but most hosts describe it as selling romance, love and sex to their clients (

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Women Who Trade Sexual Services from Men: A Systematic Mapping Review

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Molin

Nanavati

2019

The Journal of Sex Research

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“We Might Get Some Free Beers”: Experience and Motivation for Transactional Sex Among Behaviorally Bisexual Men in Vientiane, Laos

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People engaging in transactional sex are considered a key population for HIV prevention. Prior quantitative surveys demonstrated that behaviorally bisexual men in Vientiane, Laos commonly transact sex. In 2013, we conducted a qualitative study to explore behaviorally bisexual men's experience, motivations, and perceptions related to transactional sex in Vientiane. Behaviorally bisexual men were recruited from bars, nightclubs, and dormitories for five focus group discussions (FGDs) and 11 in-depth interviews (n = 31). Additionally, young women were recruited from a university, garment factory, and nightclub for four FGDs (n = 22). Transcripts were translated and thematically coded. Bisexual male participants most commonly described being paid for sex by male-to-female transgender people and buying sex from women. Both male and female participants reported that older, single women pay younger men for sex. Negotiation and direction of sexual transactions are influenced by age, attraction, and wealth. Common motivations for selling sex included the need for money to support family or fund school fees, material gain, or physical pleasure. Transactional sex was often opportunistic. Some behaviorally bisexual men reported selling sex in order to pay another more desirable sex partner or to buy gifts for their regular sex partner. Participants perceived high risk associated with intercourse with female sex workers but not with other transactional sex partners. Health interventions are needed to improve knowledge, risk perception, and health behaviors, but must recognize the diversity of transactional sex in Vientiane. Both physical and virtual settings may be appropriate for reaching behaviorally bisexual men and their partners.

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Understanding HIV risk and vulnerability among cisgender men with transgender partners

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It goes both ways: a cross-sectional study of buying and selling sex among young behaviourally bisexual men in Vientiane, Laos

Abstract: Young behaviourally bisexual men engaging in transactional sex may be at increased risk of HIV and STIs. Prevention interventions should consider the transient and informal nature of transactional sex in this population.

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Women Who Trade Sexual Services from Men: A Systematic Mapping Review

Women Who Trade Sexual Services from Men: A Systematic Mapping Review

“We Might Get Some Free Beers”: Experience and Motivation for Transactional Sex Among Behaviorally Bisexual Men in Vientiane, Laos

Understanding HIV risk and vulnerability among cisgender men with transgender partners

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