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Whereas, unprotected sex that happened because the condom broke, or the person had every intention of using a condom, but somehow, one was not used, that doesn't get classified as "barebacking." I also think that intentionality gets pulled into this a lot, and that "barebacking" is often used as a term to refer to intentional unprotected anal sex. I completely agree about the need to keep a barebacking identity separate from what we might construe as barebacking behavior or simply unprotected anal sex that poses a risk. And usually it's used in the context of gay men.Īnd then on the other side, you have "barebacking" used to really identify those that identify themselves as folks that bareback, or identify as a particular group of people who identify as a subculture of barebackers. What I would say is that when you look at the science to mean, on one hand, you have "barebacking" used very broadly to describe any unprotected anal intercourse. Rashad Burgess: Well, I think, having clarity around what is it we're talking about is actually important. And that's one of those broad terms that I think encourages that confusion.įogcityjohn: Indeed. We're pathologizing behaviors, rather than helping people think about when HIV might be transmitted. And the term "barebacking" implies that any unprotected anal sex poses a risk for transmitting HIV. I think that what we're after here is helping people to think about behaviors that transmit HIV, not about specific sexual behaviors. Language and Homophobia: What Are We Talking About When We Talk About "Barebacking"? He is also a member of the doctoral faculty in the Social-Personality subprogram, and the director of the Health Psychology concentration at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Jeff is a professor of psychology at Hunter College of the City University of New York, and co-director of the Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training. Prior to joining the CDC, Rashad worked at the Chicago Department of Public Health, Division of STD/HIV/AIDS Public Policy and Programs.Īnd in New York, we have Jeff Parsons. Rashad serves as the chief of the Capacity Building Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS, at the Centers for Disease Control. With us from Atlanta, Ga., is Rashad Burgess. He is also the author of numerous articles on the topic of HIV prevention, and the book In the Shadow of the Epidemic: Being HIV-Negative in the Age of AIDS. in clinical psychology who has been practicing since 1987. I am very, very pleased to have with us today, from Berkeley, Calif., Walt Odets. With that, I would like to introduce the guest panelists. Guest Panelists fogcityjohn, blogger for In this discussion moderated by blogger fogcityjohn, a psychologist, a public-health veteran and an HIV education researcher hash out from their own perspectives the many factors that lead gay men to engage in unprotected anal sex - and what needs to be done about it.
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On the other hand, when you look at nearly 30 years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which has taken such a devastating toll on the gay community - many of whose members already fight homophobia, rejection by their families and lack of recognition by the state on a daily basis - perhaps the more appropriate question becomes: How could gay men not be exhausted by the prospect of protecting themselves each and every time they have sex? are doing so without condoms - and meanwhile, for many gay men, HIV prevention messages have become like broken records. Why are some gay men still having unprotected anal sex in the age of HIV/AIDS? Whether you're a man who rejects the term "barebacking" as stigmatizing, dismisses the act and any conversation about it as criminally risky, or embraces barebacking as part of your identity, the fact remains that it's happening - and very few people are talking about it.Īccording to many studies, anywhere from 12 to 46 percent of men who have anal sex with other men in the U.S.