Exploring Gay Men’s Threesomes: Normalization, Concerns, and Sexual Opportunities

Scoats, Ryan and Anderson, Eric and White, Adam J. (2021) Exploring Gay Men’s Threesomes: Normalization, Concerns, and Sexual Opportunities. Journal of Bodies, Sexualities, and Masculinities, 2 (2). ISSN 2688-8157

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Abstract

Although there is abundant research regarding group sex between men, much of the current literature constructs group sex as homogenous and overlooks the nuance of how and why men engage in particular sexual behaviors. Accordingly, this research expands our understanding of group sex by focusing on a specific type of sex: the threesome. The results demonstrate how perspectives on threesomes may develop over time; at first appearing exciting before becoming relatively normalized and indistinct from dyadic sex. Encounters and exposure are fostered through the sexual opportunities available, in particular, geo-social networking apps. Despite their normalization, threesomes are not necessarily viewed as risk free. Thus, this research offers insight and understanding into how gay men engage in group sex and the contextual factors which make it possible.

Item Type: Article
Identification Number: 10.3167/jbsm.2021.020206
Dates:
Date
Event
1 August 2021
Accepted
1 September 2021
Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords: consensual non-monogamy, gay men, group sex, hook ups, sexual scripts, threesome
Subjects: CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-01 - social sciences (non-specific)
CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-02 - sociology
Divisions: Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice
Depositing User: Ryan Scoats
Date Deposited: 10 Oct 2023 09:10
Last Modified: 11 Jun 2024 12:49
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14818

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