Turismo sexual, prostitución varonil y VIH – SIDA en Cancún

La mortalidad por VIH en las jurisdicciones sanitarias de México de 1990 a 2015

“…En el caso de Tijuana, es la frontera con mayor número de cruces anuales del mundo y con la mayor epidemia de VIH en personas usuarias de drogas inyectadas del país. 23 Asociadas a sitios de turismo sexual, 24 aparecen las JS de Cancún, 25 Acapulco 26 y Puerto Vallarta. 27 En cuanto a la parte central del país, el único lugar que aparece es la delegación Cuauhtémoc de la Ciudad de México, la cual tiene una de las epidemias de VIH más antiguas del país y concentra una proporción elevada de sitios de reunión y vivienda de hombres que tienen sexo con otros hombres.…”

Percepción de cuerpo y corporalidad en hombres que ejercen prostitución viril en Guadalajara, México

“…The perception of the male body that is prostituted involves corporeality and the body as a means of communication with the world 8 , an element of sale and of desire 1,2 , and a horizon of perception itself. Embodied sexuality is a mechanism of survival in the context of an economic relationship: a body exposed to risks, existing in a state of vulnerability, suffering upon recognizing his everyday situation, in crisis due to the search for obtaining money, the constant risk of contracting STDs 6,16 , and being socially rejected and stigmatized 3,4,6 . These have been called "the crisis of the mayate", which is based on elements of corporeality and otherness, what Merleau-Ponty describes as a symbolic space in the cultural and social world in which the other is present in an impersonal manner, anonymously, representing a collective figure 8 .…”

“…The geographic spaces in which male prostitution is performed largely overlap with the gay scene 1,2 . These consist of the following: 1) closed spaces such as bars, nightclubs, saunas, pornographic movie theaters, establishments, private apartments, and clubs; found in these spaces are strippers, masseurs, sex workers in spas, and sex workers advertised in newspapers [9][10][11][12][13] ; 2) virtual spaces [14][15][16][17][18] ; and 3) public places such as plazas, parks, and streets. Different labels exist, such as strippers, transvestites, streetwalkers, and mayates 9,11,13,16,[19][20][21][22][23] .…”