La Démence ou la dépense ? Le circuit festif gay entre consommation et consumation

Gaissad, Laurent

doi:10.3917/ethn.133.0409

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“…Similar to further studies [32, 42], drugs also have a social function, in particular at parties, celebrations and during sexual activity. For some men, drugs have a higher function in dealing with problems (e.g.…”

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Drug use and health behaviour among German men who have sex with men: Results of a qualitative, multi-centre study

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BackgroundMen who have sex with men (MSM) are a risk group for new HIV infections. Drug use among men who have sex with men is often accompanied by risky sexual behaviours. Local AIDS help centres and gay advice centres are recording an increase in drug use among MSM clients in Germany. This study examines reasons for drug use and drug use contexts for MSM, including syndemic factors and experiences of social support.MethodsThe study is based on a qualitative research approach. We conducted 14 structured, in-depth interviews with substance-using MSM in three German cities. An interview guidance document was used that was developed on the basis of the syndemic approach. Data analysis was based on structured analysis of content.ResultsThe MSM interviewed had extensive experience of drug use, in particular amyl nitrate, amphetamines, methamphetamine, ketamine, cocaine and cannabis. The drugs were used both at parties and in connection with sexual experiences (chemsex). Twelve men said that they had an existing HIV infection at the time of the interview. The men also reported experiences of violence and discrimination because of their sexual orientation. The social networks of the MSM and dating apps are highly relevant for experiencing chemsex. Certain places in the MSM community also have an impact on drug purchase, drug consumption and chemsex sessions.ConclusionsMSM are a group that is vulnerable to psychological problems, in particular problematic drug use. This group requires specific help from drug services and AIDS support services that are orientated towards the life situation and substance use contexts of the clients. Both support systems should work together more closely and network. Furthermore, specific prevention strategies, aimed at both mental and physical well-being, should be developed for substance-using MSM.

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“…As well as certain parties (e.g. circuit parties), use of dating apps and social networks in this context is, above all, significant for getting to know potential sexual partners [32, 33]. Local AIDS help centres [in Germany: AIDS-Hilfe] and gay advice centres are recording an increase in problematic chemsex among MSM in Germany [34].…”

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“…Another chemical sexuality known as "chem sex," has emerged in the gay party scene, which involves, amongst other drug using practices, injecting narcotic substances during sexual activity in order to enhance sexual pleasure. Public health professionals are disturbed about the HIV transmission risks that accompany these chemical ways of relating, while some social analysts have pointed out that these injection parties need to be understood as a form of liberation for gay communities who have been seriously affected by the HIV epidemic (Fournier 2010;Gaissad 2013).…”

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Chemical Sexualities

Hardon¹

2020

Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty

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In this chapter, we present ethnographies from the Philippines, Indonesia, Ethiopia, and France that together show how young people use chemicals to shape their bodies, enhance their sexual pleasure, and foster their sexual hygiene. Through these intimate stories, we show how young people use chemicals to try out different sexual identities, connect with partners, enhance sexual experiences, and prevent unwanted pregnancies, as well as enhance their sexual performance. In this way, chemicals are used both as a way to relate to others and also to explore themselves. In Chemical Sexualities, we show how young people use chemicals to address their sexual needs and explore their sexual desires in four distinct ways: to shape their bodies, to enhance sexual performance, for sexual hygiene and STI prevention, and to abort unwanted pregnancies. Each of these “do-it-yourself” chemical sexualities involves various practices, which we compare and contrast across field sites to gain a better understanding of what is at stake in young people’s sexual lives.

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“…During this period, new research emerged on subjects such as barebacking (Girard, 2013;Rojas-Castro et al, 2012;Rojas Castro, & Girard, 2015), co-infection with HIV and hepatitis C (Le Talec, 2013;Marcellin et al, 2015), as well as gay men and their relationship to pornography (Vörös, 2014), drug use (Fournier & Escot, 2010;Gaissad, 2013), and strategies of risk reduction Velter, Bouyssou-Michel, Arnaud, & Semaille, 2009). This period also saw the development of seminal research on Africa and migrations of "men who have sex with men" between African countries and France (Awondo, Geschierer & Reid, 2012;Broqua, 2013;Gning, 2013;Wade et al, 2010).…”

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Thirty Years of Research on Gay Men and HIV Prevention in France: A Narrative Review of the Literature

Girard

Doré

2018

Arch Sex Behav

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Research on homosexuality and HIV/AIDS in the social sciences has evolved into a vast and multiform field of study since the beginning of the epidemic in the Global North. Studies from France in this domain have remained relatively unknown at the international level. This article offers a narrative review of publications that resulted from research on homosexuality and HIV/AIDS, from 1985 to 2016. It offers an analysis of how the constitution of a field of research conditions the ways scientific questions are asked (and answered). This epistemological concern is addressed through a sociohistorical contextualization of the main issues surrounding prevention and how they have been addressed by researchers in France. A review of French publications on HIV prevention among gay men reveals certain specificities. In terms of the social science disciplines, psychology and psychoanalysis are much less present in this domain, whereas epidemiology, sociology, and anthropology are the most represented. The works analyzed in this article also reveal the circulation and local adaptations of risk categories imported from the English-speaking world, such as "relapse" and "bareback." Regardless, research on HIV prevention in France largely evolved contemporaneously in the same way that it did elsewhere.

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La Démence ou la dépense ? Le circuit festif gay entre consommation et consumation

Cited by 19 publications

References 16 publications

Drug use and health behaviour among German men who have sex with men: Results of a qualitative, multi-centre study

Drug use and health behaviour among German men who have sex with men: Results of a qualitative, multi-centre study

Chemical Sexualities

Thirty Years of Research on Gay Men and HIV Prevention in France: A Narrative Review of the Literature

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