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Young Gay Men's Stories in the States: Scripts, Sex, and Safety in the Time of AIDS

Matt G. Mutchler

AIDS Project Los Angeles, USA

Surprisingly little is known about how young gay men structure their sexual behavior in the era of AIDS. This research examines the sexual stories told by 30 White and Latino gay men between the ages of 18 and 24 based on data collected from semistructured interviews. Four dominant sexual scripts (romantic love, erotic adventures, safer sex, and sexual coercion) frame their sexual experiences. These stories illustrate how gay male youth use and adapt gendered sexual scripts encountered in particular social, cultural, and situational contexts. The author examines how interpersonal dynamics, social contexts, and masculinities shape and constrain their sexual experiences. The findings suggest new approaches to studying sexualities based on wedding sexual scripts and queer and gender theories, and accounting for agency and constraint. Directions for HIV-prevention policy-making in light of these newly revealed sexualities conclude this article.

Key Words: gay • HIV/AIDS • masculinity • sexuality • youth

Sexualities, Vol. 3, No. 1, 31-54 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/136346000003001002
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