Parsons Jeffrey T, Koken Juline A, Bimbi David S
Hunter College, City University of New York, NY 10021, USA.
J Homosex. 2007;53(1-2):219-40. doi: 10.1300/J082v53n01_10.
In evaluating the needs of male sex workers (MSWs), past research and community-based outreach efforts have assumed they should receive counseling and be educated regarding drug abuse and HIV/STI prevention. These assumptions have been based upon studies that predominantly sampled heterosexually identified men who work on the street as 'hustlers.' The purpose of this study was to set aside previous assumptions, and elicit directly from MSWs their perceived needs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 46 gay and bisexual male escorts who advertise on the Internet, an understudied group that is expected to differ greatly from street-based MSWs. The men identified several areas where attention should be directed beyond safer sex, such as business advice (e.g., taxes, income investment) and assistance with navigating legal issues. These findings have direct implications for community-based organizations, advocates for MSWs, and men in the commercial sex industry.
在评估男性性工作者（MSWs）的需求时，过去的研究和基于社区的外展工作都认为他们应该接受咨询，并接受关于药物滥用和艾滋病毒/性传播感染预防的教育。这些假设是基于主要对那些作为“皮条客”在街头工作的异性恋身份男性进行抽样的研究。本研究的目的是抛开先前的假设，直接从男性性工作者那里了解他们认为的需求。对46名在互联网上登广告的男同性恋和双性恋男伴游进行了半结构化访谈，这是一个研究较少的群体，预计与街头男性性工作者有很大不同。这些男性指出了几个除了安全性行为之外还应关注的领域，比如商业建议（如税务、收入投资）以及处理法律问题方面的协助。这些发现对基于社区的组织、男性性工作者的倡导者以及商业性行业中的男性有直接影响。
