Morrison Todd G, Whitehead Bruce W
Department of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway.
J Homosex. 2007;53(1-2):201-17. doi: 10.1300/J082v53n01_09.
The purpose of this study was to examine male sex workers' awareness of the social stigma surrounding involvement in the sex industry and the possible effects of that stigma. Personal interviews were conducted with 21 men (9 independent escorts who advertised via the Internet and 12 escorts/erotic masseurs who were on contract with an agency). Results indicated that a majority of interviewees believed sex work was stigmatized but attributed this stigma to society's tendency to conflate escort/erotic masseur with street-based prostitute and society's negative view of human sexuality in general and homosexuality in particular. It should be noted that interviewees did not necessarily perceive the gay community as more tolerant than the heterosexual community of persons involved in the male sex industry. In terms of how participants saw the sex trade, both prior to and during their involvement, multifarious viewpoints emerged (i.e., some engaged in "whore mythologizing" while others reported having no clearly defined perception of male sex workers). Finally, results suggested that some participants believed their involvement in a stigmatized industry was deleterious to them personally whereas others maintained that the consequences of being an escort/ erotic masseur were largely positive.
本研究的目的是考察男性性工作者对涉足性产业所面临的社会污名的认知，以及这种污名可能产生的影响。对21名男性进行了个人访谈（9名通过互联网打广告的独立应召男妓和12名与中介机构签有合约的应召男妓/色情按摩师）。结果表明，大多数受访者认为性工作存在污名化现象，但将这种污名归因于社会倾向于将应召男妓/色情按摩师与街头妓女混为一谈，以及社会对一般人类性行为，尤其是同性恋的负面看法。应当指出的是，受访者并不一定认为同性恋群体比异性恋群体对涉足男性性产业的人更宽容。就参与者在涉足性交易之前和期间如何看待性交易而言，出现了各种各样的观点（即有些人沉迷于“妓女神话”，而另一些人则表示对男性性工作者没有明确的认知）。最后，结果表明，一些参与者认为他们涉足一个受污名化的行业对他们个人有害，而另一些人则坚称，作为应召男妓/色情按摩师的后果在很大程度上是积极的。
