Center for Aids Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.
J Sex Res. 2010 Nov;47(6):528-38. doi: 10.1080/00224490903244575.
The explosive growth in Internet use by MSM to find sexual partners has been noted in the research literature. However, little attention has been given to the impact of participating in this online sexual marketplace for MSM of color, despite race/ethnicity as a frequently used selection criterion in personal ads or profiles. Six focus group discussions [n=50], and 35 in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with African American, Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander MSM in Los Angeles, which included discussion of their use of Internet sites to meet/interact with other MSM. Men reported race/ethnicity as a pervasive and powerful factor in facilitating or derailing Internet-mediated sexual encounters. The racialized interactions that MSM of color reported ranged from simple expressions of race-based preferences to blatantly discriminatory/hostile interactions and often demeaning race-based sexual objectification. Experiences of rejection and a perceived hierarchy of value in the sexual market based on race had definite costs for these MSM using these online sites. Furthermore, the private and solitary nature of seeking partners online meant that there was little to buffer the corrosive aspects of those negative experiences. These online dynamics have implications for the power balance in Internet-mediated sexual liaisons, including sexual decision-making and sexual risk.
互联网在男男性行为者（MSM）中迅速普及，成为寻找性伴侣的重要途径，这一现象在研究文献中已有记载。然而，尽管在个人广告或个人资料中，种族/民族常常被用作选择标准，但对于参与这种在线性市场的有色人种 MSM 的影响，关注甚少。在洛杉矶，对 50 名非裔美国男性、拉丁裔男性、亚裔和太平洋岛裔 MSM 进行了 6 次焦点小组讨论和 35 次深入的定性访谈，讨论了他们使用互联网网站与其他 MSM 进行互动的情况。男性报告称，种族/民族是促进或阻碍互联网介导的性接触的普遍而强大的因素。有色人种 MSM 报告的种族互动形式从基于种族的简单偏好表达到公然的歧视/敌对互动，甚至常常带有贬低性的种族性对象化。这些使用在线网站的 MSM 经历了拒绝和感知到的基于种族的性市场价值等级，这给他们带来了明确的代价。此外，在线寻求伴侣的私人和孤独性质意味着，几乎没有任何东西可以缓冲这些负面经历的腐蚀性方面。这些在线动态对互联网介导的性联系中的权力平衡产生影响，包括性决策和性风险。
