Men Who Sell Sex: International Perspectives on Male Prostitution and AIDS
by Peter Aggleton
Temple University Press, 1999 Paper: 978-1-56639-669-1 | Cloth: 978-1-56639-668-4 Library of Congress Classification HQ117.M46 1999 Dewey Decimal Classification 306.743
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
While much is known about prostitution and sex work from studies of female sex workers and their customers, relatively little is known about men who sell sex, either to women or other men. Particularly poorly understood are their motivations for doing so, the circumstances in which the sale of sex occurs, the meanings attached to the acts by both sex worker and client, and the HIV-related risks involved.
Each chapter, written by a national expert, is based on months and even years of interviews with male sex workers, including young boys and elderly men in some countries. The workers discuss why they do the work, what it is like, and what their behavior means to them. For example, those who have regular sex with men often strenuously affirm their heterosexuality, though there is considerable variety in their attitudes.
Each chapter relates the experiences of the male sex workers to the political economy of their neighborhood and assesses the implications of their work for HIV transmission and the AIDS epidemic. The researchers and the sex workers discuss the value of different kinds of health promotion interventions.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Peter Aggleton, Director of the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, is the author or editor of half a dozen books on AIDS.
REVIEWS
"What is exciting about this book is that it crosses so many boundaries, bringing together as it does accounts from every continent and from a wide range of disciplines. The various authors seek to situate sex-work within a range of frameworks: sociological and psychological, but also historical (Sri Lanka), economic (Britain and the United States), political (Brazil), legal (Canada), even linguistic (Thailand)."
—Dennis Altman, from the Foreword
"This international collection was put together to be a multi-national response to the lack of information about male prostitution throughout the world. Spanning Europe, Latin America, India, and North Africa, this collection of policy recommendations is put together from interviews with the prostitutes by regional experts, who also offer recommendations on the value of different kinds of health promotion and intervention efforts."
—Lambda Book Report
"Each chapter provides fascinating data, gathered primarily through interviews and ethnographies, on the lives of men in this occupation.... This volume is the first to bring together male prostitution in a global perspective...[and it] makes contributions to studies of sexuality and lesbians in the workplace as well as to military sociology. By implication, it also makes important contributions to public policy debates on gays in the military."
—Contemporary Sociology
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Foreword Dennis Altman
Chapter 1 Selling Sex in Cardiff and London Peter Davies and Rayah Feldman
Chapter 2 Sex for Money Between Men and Boys in the Netherlands: Implications for HIV Prevention Wim Zuilhof
Chapter 3 Travestis and Gigolos: Male Prostitution and HIV Prevention in France Lindinalva Laurindo da Salva
Chapter 4 Male Sex Work and HIV/AIDS in Canada Dan Allman and Ted Myers
Chapter 5 Social Environment and Male Sex Work in the U.S. Edward V. Morse, Patricia M. Simon, and Kendra E. Burchfiel
Chapter 6 Aspects of Male Sex Work in Mexico City Ana Luisa Liguori and Peter Aggleton
Chapter 7 Three Decades of Male Sex Work in Santo Domingo E. Antonio de Moya and Rafael Garcia
Chapter 8 Cacherismo in a San Jose Brothel: Aspects of Male Sex Work in Costa Rica
Jacobo Schifter and Peter Aggleton
Chapter 9 Natural Born Targets: Male Hustlers and AIDS Prevention in Urban Brazil Patrick Larvie
Chapter 10 Fletes in Parque Kennedy: Sexual Cultures among Young Men Who Sell Sex to Other Men in
Lima Carlos F. Caceres and Oscar G. Jimenez
Chapter 11 Through a Window Darkly: Men Who Sell Sex to Men in India and Bangladesh Shivananda Khan
Chapter 12 Male Sex Work in Sri Lanka Nandesena Ratnapala
Chapter 13 Bar Talk: Thai Male Sex Workers and Their Customers Graeme Storer
Chapter 14 Walking the Tightrope: Sexual Risk and Male Sex Work in the Philippines Michael L. Tan
Chapter 15 Marginalisation and Vulnerability: Male Prostitution in Morocco Amine Boushaba, Oussama Tawil, Latefa Imane, and Hakima Himmich
Men Who Sell Sex: International Perspectives on Male Prostitution and AIDS
by Peter Aggleton
Temple University Press, 1999 Paper: 978-1-56639-669-1 Cloth: 978-1-56639-668-4
While much is known about prostitution and sex work from studies of female sex workers and their customers, relatively little is known about men who sell sex, either to women or other men. Particularly poorly understood are their motivations for doing so, the circumstances in which the sale of sex occurs, the meanings attached to the acts by both sex worker and client, and the HIV-related risks involved.
Each chapter, written by a national expert, is based on months and even years of interviews with male sex workers, including young boys and elderly men in some countries. The workers discuss why they do the work, what it is like, and what their behavior means to them. For example, those who have regular sex with men often strenuously affirm their heterosexuality, though there is considerable variety in their attitudes.
Each chapter relates the experiences of the male sex workers to the political economy of their neighborhood and assesses the implications of their work for HIV transmission and the AIDS epidemic. The researchers and the sex workers discuss the value of different kinds of health promotion interventions.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Peter Aggleton, Director of the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, is the author or editor of half a dozen books on AIDS.
REVIEWS
"What is exciting about this book is that it crosses so many boundaries, bringing together as it does accounts from every continent and from a wide range of disciplines. The various authors seek to situate sex-work within a range of frameworks: sociological and psychological, but also historical (Sri Lanka), economic (Britain and the United States), political (Brazil), legal (Canada), even linguistic (Thailand)."
—Dennis Altman, from the Foreword
"This international collection was put together to be a multi-national response to the lack of information about male prostitution throughout the world. Spanning Europe, Latin America, India, and North Africa, this collection of policy recommendations is put together from interviews with the prostitutes by regional experts, who also offer recommendations on the value of different kinds of health promotion and intervention efforts."
—Lambda Book Report
"Each chapter provides fascinating data, gathered primarily through interviews and ethnographies, on the lives of men in this occupation.... This volume is the first to bring together male prostitution in a global perspective...[and it] makes contributions to studies of sexuality and lesbians in the workplace as well as to military sociology. By implication, it also makes important contributions to public policy debates on gays in the military."
—Contemporary Sociology
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Foreword Dennis Altman
Chapter 1 Selling Sex in Cardiff and London Peter Davies and Rayah Feldman
Chapter 2 Sex for Money Between Men and Boys in the Netherlands: Implications for HIV Prevention Wim Zuilhof
Chapter 3 Travestis and Gigolos: Male Prostitution and HIV Prevention in France Lindinalva Laurindo da Salva
Chapter 4 Male Sex Work and HIV/AIDS in Canada Dan Allman and Ted Myers
Chapter 5 Social Environment and Male Sex Work in the U.S. Edward V. Morse, Patricia M. Simon, and Kendra E. Burchfiel
Chapter 6 Aspects of Male Sex Work in Mexico City Ana Luisa Liguori and Peter Aggleton
Chapter 7 Three Decades of Male Sex Work in Santo Domingo E. Antonio de Moya and Rafael Garcia
Chapter 8 Cacherismo in a San Jose Brothel: Aspects of Male Sex Work in Costa Rica
Jacobo Schifter and Peter Aggleton
Chapter 9 Natural Born Targets: Male Hustlers and AIDS Prevention in Urban Brazil Patrick Larvie
Chapter 10 Fletes in Parque Kennedy: Sexual Cultures among Young Men Who Sell Sex to Other Men in
Lima Carlos F. Caceres and Oscar G. Jimenez
Chapter 11 Through a Window Darkly: Men Who Sell Sex to Men in India and Bangladesh Shivananda Khan
Chapter 12 Male Sex Work in Sri Lanka Nandesena Ratnapala
Chapter 13 Bar Talk: Thai Male Sex Workers and Their Customers Graeme Storer
Chapter 14 Walking the Tightrope: Sexual Risk and Male Sex Work in the Philippines Michael L. Tan
Chapter 15 Marginalisation and Vulnerability: Male Prostitution in Morocco Amine Boushaba, Oussama Tawil, Latefa Imane, and Hakima Himmich
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC