Theaters and Sex: An Examination of Anonymous Sexual Encounters in An Erotic Oasis

Examining the Association Between Massage Parlors and Neighborhood Crime

“…Adult clubs often provide alcohol to customers, which can create additional issues in these establishments (Jarrett, Kellison, Busch-Armendariz, & Kim, 2013; Lavin, 2014). Theaters and adult video stores have been associated with patrons who are poor, homosexual, or sexually deviant (Douglas & Tewksbury, 2007; Tewksbury, 2008). It would appear that as the nature of the sexually oriented business moves on a continuum from the street to hidden venues such as illicit massage parlors, the social class of the customers increases as well.…”

Men and Erotic Oases

“…In commercial sex locations, the sexual interaction processes are typically less subtle, more assertive ⁄ aggressive, and the process is moved through more quickly (Brodsky 1993;Douglas and Tewksbury 2008;Elwood et al 2003;Styles 1979;Tewksbury 2002;Weinberg and Williams 1975). In commercial sex sites, the assumption is that all men present are there for purposes of sexual stimulation.…”

“…Typically studied erotic oases include public restrooms (Delph 1978; Desroches 1990; Gray 1988; Humphreys 1970), highway rest areas (including restrooms and outdoor areas of such), public parking lots (Corzine and Kirby 1977; Hollister 1999; Ponte 1974; Troiden 1974; Van Lieshout 1995), and public parks (Brown 2003; Tewksbury 1995, 1996; Polley and Tewksbury, 2007). Commercial sex locations included in the erotic oasis literature (and identified by Tewksbury 2008 as comprising 18 percent of known erotic oases) include adult bookstores (Leap 1999; Sundholm 1973; Tewksbury 1990, 1993; Weatherford 1986), movie theaters showing sexually explicit films (Donnelly 1981; Douglas and Tewksbury 2008), and gay bathhouses and sex clubs (Brodsky 1993; Elwood et al. 2003; Styles 1979; Tattleman 1999; Tewksbury 2002; Weinberg and Williams 1975; Woods et al.…”

Flirting in online dating: Giving empirical grounds to flirtatious implicitness

“…Similar dynamics are at work in cruising practices surrounding gay adult theatres. In these contexts there are large sections of time when no sexual activity can be observed, but crucially the excitement of the possibility is always there (Douglas and Tewksbury, 2008). Comparably, online dating provides a context in which numerous profiles are laid out for members to cruise through, carrying the possibility that any of them may turn in to offline romantic experiences.…”