Male Sexual Identity in Costa Rica

Kutsche, Paul; Page, J. Bryan

doi:10.1525/jlca.1991.3.1.7

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“…Although the only significant differences in anal sex role preferences occurred between non-Mexican Latinos and Whites, with the former having a greater preference for this pattern, all Latino MSM were more likely than White and Black MSM to have preferences for insertive or receptive oral sex. This finding, though not specifically for anal sex, is supportive of prior studies documenting sex role preferences among Latino men in the United States (Carballo-Diéguez et al, 2004;Carrier & Magaña, 1991;Muñoz-Laboy, 2004) and Latin American men abroad (Cáceres & Rosasco, 1999;Carrier, 1976;DeMoya & García, 1996;Kutsche & Page, 1991;Lumsden, 1996;Parker, 1989;Taylor, 1978). It is likely that Latin American machismo, which emphasizes activo and pasivo roles according to insertive and receptive homosexual acts, manifests itself in the sexual behaviors of Latino men in the United States.…”

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“…This highly gendered system of sexual relations, the activo/pasivo phenomenon, has been noted as pervasive throughout Latin America. Scholars have specifically examined its presence in Brazil (Parker, 1989(Parker, , 1991(Parker, , 1999, Costa Rica (Kutsche & Page, 1991;Schifter, 2000;Schifter & Aggleton, 1999), Cuba (Lumsden, 1996), the Dominican Republic (DeMoya & García, 1996, Mexico (Almaguer, 1991;Carrier, 1976Carrier, , 1985Carrier, , 1989aCarrier, , 1989bCarrier, , 1995Paz, 1985;Taylor, 1978Taylor, , 1986, Nicaragua (Lancaster, 1988(Lancaster, , 1992, and Peru (Cáceres, 2002;Cáceres & Rosasco, 1999).…”

Section: Theoretical Underpinnings To Latino Sexualitymentioning

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A Comparative Analysis of Homosexual Behaviors, Sex Role Preferences, and Anal Sex Proclivities in Latino and Non-Latino Men

Jeffries

2007

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Machismo prescribes that homosexual encounters among Latino men are conducted along highly gendered lines: men tend to be anally insertive or receptive over the lifecourse, but not both. Some have argued that Latino men have more lifecourse homosexual behaviors in comparison to other racial/ethnic groups. This is often due to the perception that Latin America has quasi-institutionalized homosexuality, which sharply contrasts it with the United States. Although scholars suggest that sex role preferences and greater likelihoods for homosexual behaviors exist among Latino men in the United States, limited empirical data validate these claims. Latino/non-Latino differences in male homosexual behaviors and sex role preferences were analyzed by using the 2002 cycle of the National Survey of Family Growth, a nationally representative, probability sample of 4,928 men. Findings revealed that non-Mexican Latino, but not Mexican, men had increased likelihoods of ever having anal sex than non-Latino Whites and oral sex than non-Latino Blacks. These relationships remained after controlling for age, education, and foreign birth. Latino men preferred insertive or receptive sex in comparison to non-Latino Blacks and Whites, but this difference disappeared after education was controlled. In full and reduced models, Mexican men tended to be orifice-specific (oral or anal), while non-Mexican Latinos were more oriented to both oral and anal sex. Controlling for other factors, all Latinos were more likely than non-Latino Blacks and Whites to refuse to answer male homosexual behavior questions. The implications of race/ethnicity are discussed for homosexual behavior patterns among U.S. men.

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Section: Theoretical Underpinnings To Latino Sexualitymentioning

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A Comparative Analysis of Homosexual Behaviors, Sex Role Preferences, and Anal Sex Proclivities in Latino and Non-Latino Men

Jeffries

2007

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“…Groundbreaking work done primarily in Mexico and Central America delineated the classic activo–pasivo paradigm that has traditionally been considered to govern sexual interactions between men in Latin America [1-5]. These studies described gendered constructions of sexual identity where sexual penetration is aligned with masculine heterosexuality, and being penetrated with femininized homosexuality.…”

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Moderno Love: Sexual Role-Based Identities and HIV/STI Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Lima, Peru

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Role-based sexual identities structure male same-sex partnerships and influence HIV/STI epidemiology among MSM in Latin America. We explored shifting relationships between sexual roles, identities and practices among MSM in Lima, Peru, and implications for HIV/STI prevention. Patterns of HIV/STI epidemiology reflected differential risks for transmission within role-based partnerships with relatively low prevalences of HIV, syphilis, and HSV-2 but higher prevalences of urethral gonorrhea/chlamydia among activo MSM compared with moderno and pasivo participants. Qualitative analysis of how MSM in Peru integrate sexual identities, roles, and practices identified four key themes: pasivo role as a gay approximation of cultural femininity; activo role as a heterosexual consolidation of masculinity; moderno role as a masculine reconceptualization of gay identity; and role-based identities as social determinants of partnership, network, and community formation. The concept of role-based sexual identities provides a framework for HIV prevention for Latin American MSM that integrates sexual identities, practices, partnerships, and networks.

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“…155 While many have found that Latino men prefer traditional sex roles 154. This is reflected by research conducted in Brazil (Parker 1989(Parker , 1991(Parker , 1999, Costa Rica (Kutsche and Page 1991;Schifter, 2000;Schifter and Aggleton 1999), Cuba (Lumsden 1996), the Dominican Republic (DeMoya andGarcía 1996, 1999), Mexico (Almaguer 1991;Carrier 1976bCarrier , 1985Carrier , 1989aCarrier , 1989bCarrier , 1995Paz 1985;Taylor 1978Taylor , 1986, Nicaragua (Lancaster 1988(Lancaster , 1992, and Peru (Cáceres, 2002;Cáceres and Rosasco, 1999).…”

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“…penetrated, in anal intercourse is still considered the determining factor of Brazilian men's sexuality. within same-sex relationships (Cáceres and Rosasco 1999;Carrier 1976b;Clark et al 2013;DeMoya and García 1996;Jeffries 2009;Klein 1999;Kutsche and Page 1991;Lumsden 1996;Parker 1989Parker , 1991Prieur 1998a;Taylor, 1978), other findings demonstrate a growing population of versatile modernos, internacionales, and individuals who otherwise take on both the active and the pasivo role, often determined by the pair's relative gender performances (Carballo-Diéguez et al 2004;Carrier 1995;Carrillo 1999Carrillo , 2002Carrillo and Fontdevila 2011;Coxon et al 1993;Harry 1977;Sanderson 1994;Schifter-Skilor and Madrigal-Pana 1992;Wegesin and Meyer-Bahlburh 2000;Willcox 1981). Nicolette Severson et al (2013) suggest that such developments may be due to the different social contexts in which newer generations have developed their sexual identities; the younger participants in their study had more opportunities to interact with LGBT individuals and communities, and increased queer visibility made it easier to come out at younger ages.…”

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Male Sexual Identity in Costa Rica

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A Comparative Analysis of Homosexual Behaviors, Sex Role Preferences, and Anal Sex Proclivities in Latino and Non-Latino Men

A Comparative Analysis of Homosexual Behaviors, Sex Role Preferences, and Anal Sex Proclivities in Latino and Non-Latino Men

Moderno Love: Sexual Role-Based Identities and HIV/STI Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Lima, Peru

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