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'I did not have sex outside of our bubble': changes in sexual practices and risk reduction strategies among sexual minority men in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Title: 'I did not have sex outside of our bubble': changes in sexual practices and risk reduction strategies among sexual minority men in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Daroya, Emerich (AUTHOR), Grey, Cornel (AUTHOR), Lessard, David (AUTHOR), Klassen, Ben (AUTHOR), Skakoon-Sparling, Shayna (AUTHOR), Gaspar, Mark (AUTHOR), Perez-Brumer, Amaya (AUTHOR), Adam, Barry (AUTHOR), Lachowsky, Nathan J. (AUTHOR), Moore, David (AUTHOR), Sang, Jordan M. (AUTHOR), Lambert, Gilles (AUTHOR), Hart, Trevor A. (AUTHOR), Cox, Joseph (AUTHOR), Jollimore, Jody (AUTHOR), Tan, Darrell H.S. (AUTHOR), Grace, Daniel (AUTHOR)
Source: Culture, Health & Sexuality. Sep2023, Vol. 25 Issue 9, p1147-1163. 17p.
Subjects: Men's sexual behavior, Sexual minority men, COVID-19 pandemic, Human sexuality, Sexually transmitted diseases, Social distancing
Geographic Terms: Montréal (Québec), Vancouver (B.C.), Canada
Abstract: In efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, jurisdictions across the globe, including Canada, enacted containment measures that affected intimacy and sexual relations. This article examines how public health measures during COVID-19 impacted the sexual practices of sexual minority men— gay, bisexual, queer and other men who have sex with men—and how they adopted and modified guidelines to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We conducted 93 semi-structured interviews with men (n = 93) in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, Canada, between November 2020 to February 2021 (n = 42) and June to October 2021 (n = 51). Across jurisdictions, participants reported changes to sexual practices in response to public health measures and shifting pandemic contexts. Many men indicated that they applied their HIV/STI risk mitigation experiences and adapted COVID-19 prevention strategies to continue engaging in casual sexual behaviours and ensure sexual safety. 'Social bubbles' were changed to 'sex bubbles'. Masks were turned into 'safer' sex tools. 'Outdoor gathering' and 'physical distancing' were transformed into 'outdoor sex' and 'voyeuristic masturbation'. These strategies are examined in connection to the notion of 'reflexive mediation' to illustrate how sexual minority men are simultaneously self-responsibilising and resistant, self-monitoring and creative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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