Mata David, Korpak Aaron K, Sorensen Brianna, Dodge Brian, Mustanski Brian, Feinstein Brian A
Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University.
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
Sex Res Social Policy. 2022 Jun;19(2):806-821. doi: 10.1007/s13178-021-00593-8. Epub 2021 May 26.
Bisexual male youth are more likely to engage in certain behaviors that contribute to HIV/STI transmission (e.g., substance use) than are heterosexual and gay male youth. However, sexuality education rarely addresses the unique needs of sexual minority youth, especially bisexual, pansexual, and queer (bi+) youth, and little is known about their sexuality education experiences and preferences. As such, the goal of this study was to examine bi+ male youth's experiences learning about sex and their preferences for sexuality education.
In 2019, 56 bi+ male youth ages 14-17 were surveyed and interviewed about their sexuality education experiences and preferences. Participants identified as bisexual (64%), pansexual (27%), and queer (9%), were racially/ethnically diverse (39% white, 32% Latinx, 20% Black, 9% other races), and included cisgender (79%) and transgender (21%) male youth.
Participants described varied experiences with school-based sexuality education (e.g., none, abstinence only, covered sexual health in some way), but it rarely addressed their unique needs. They typically learned about sex by searching for information online and from sexually explicit media. Participants identified several topics they wanted to learn more about (e.g., sex with same-gender partners, anal sex, consent), but they typically believed they were prepared to have sex. Finally, some participants described benefits of tailoring sexuality education to their unique needs, while others described benefits of more inclusive programs.
Findings suggest that bi+ male youth do not receive adequate sexuality education to make informed decisions about safer sex, highlighting the critical need for reform.
与异性恋和男同性恋青年相比，双性恋男性青年更有可能参与某些导致艾滋病毒/性传播感染传播的行为（例如，药物使用）。然而，性教育很少关注性少数群体青年的独特需求，尤其是双性恋、泛性恋和酷儿（双加）青年，人们对他们的性教育经历和偏好知之甚少。因此，本研究的目的是调查双加男性青年的性知识学习经历以及他们对性教育的偏好。
2019年，对56名年龄在14至17岁之间的双加男性青年进行了关于他们的性教育经历和偏好的调查与访谈。参与者中，64% 为双性恋，27% 为泛性恋，9% 为酷儿，种族/族裔多样（39% 为白人，32% 为拉丁裔，20% 为黑人，9% 为其他种族），包括顺性别（79%）和跨性别（21%）男性青年。
参与者描述了在校性教育方面的不同经历（例如，没有接受过、只接受过禁欲教育、以某种方式涵盖了性健康内容），但这些教育很少满足他们的独特需求。他们通常通过在网上搜索信息和从色情媒体中了解性知识。参与者指出了几个他们想进一步了解的主题（例如，与同性伴侣的性行为、肛交、同意），但他们通常认为自己已经为性行为做好了准备。最后，一些参与者描述了根据他们的独特需求定制性教育的好处，而另一些参与者则描述了更具包容性的项目的好处。
研究结果表明，双加男性青年没有接受足够的性教育来做出关于安全性行为的明智决定，这凸显了改革的迫切需求。
