Sanders T C
Department of Sociology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cult Health Sex. 2008 Apr;10(3):263-76. doi: 10.1080/13691050701836936.
This paper uses data from twenty-one online and in-person qualitative interviews to examine the meaning and use of chat rooms located on men for men (M4M) websites from the perspectives of men seeking men on the Internet. This research is inspired by recent public health and social sciences literature on gay websites and chat rooms. The data indicate that these online sites help expedite learning about sex and sexuality and, for men who are shy or geographically isolated, to interact with metropolitan gay communities. There is, however, a measure of stigma associated with use of these chat rooms, particularly by men who are older or in coupled relationships. Using these data, the paper argues that M4M chat rooms play a vital role in fostering the sexual autonomy of many men who frequent these venues and that sociologists should devote more study to the complexity of online social interaction.
本文使用来自21次线上和线下定性访谈的数据，从在互联网上寻找男性伴侣的男性视角，考察男同性恋者（M4M）网站上聊天室的意义和用途。这项研究的灵感来自近期关于同性恋网站和聊天室的公共卫生及社会科学文献。数据表明，这些在线网站有助于加速有关性和性行为的学习，并且对于害羞或地理位置孤立的男性来说，有助于他们与大都市的同性恋群体进行互动。然而，使用这些聊天室存在一定程度的污名化现象，尤其是年龄较大或处于恋爱关系中的男性。基于这些数据，本文认为M4M聊天室在促进许多经常光顾这些场所的男性的性自主权方面发挥着至关重要的作用，并且社会学家应该对在线社交互动的复杂性进行更多研究。
