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Porn laid bare: gay men, pornography and bareback sex

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posted on 2023-06-08, 15:17 authored by Sharif Mowlabocus, Justin Harbottle, Charlie Witzel
This article details the preliminary findings from Porn Laid Bare, a collaborative research project between the University of Sussex and the Terrence Higgins Trust, Brighton. We explore the multidimensional relationship that respondents identified as having formed with pornographic material, together with its role within gay male subculture. We then consider how interview respondents understood and conceptualised bareback pornography. Our findings reveal consistent contradictions between general discussions of gay pornography and specific discussions of bareback representations. Utilising Dean’s (2009) work on bareback subculture and the ‘ambivalent gift’, we develop a critical reading of these contradictions in order to identify the methods by which the anxieties and pleasures of bareback pornography were handled by respondents.

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  • Published

Journal

Sexualities

ISSN

1363-4607

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Issue

5-6

Volume

16

Page range

523-547

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  • Media and Film Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-09-05

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