Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: All evidence to date indicates that African Americans and Latinos are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. The primary mode of transmission and risk factor is men who have sex with men (MSM). Within the MSM of color population, there are a significant number of men who have sex with both men and with women (MSM/W), yet who do not identify as bisexual or gay. Due to its hidden nature, this sub-population of MSM faces much greater HIV risk. This paper presents data and findings from a Rapid Assessment and Response Evaluation (RARE) project conducted in San Diego with a multi-ethnic sample of MSM and MSM/W. The paper addresses limitations in HIV prevention efforts by discussing the connections between and impact of 1) contextual structural and cultural factors; 2) individual psychological and demographic characteristics of MSM and MSM/W of color, and 3) prevention strategies targeting MSM of color. The role of negative cultural attitudes about sex and HIV/AIDS, self-esteem, substance use and lack of general knowledge about HIV/AIDS and HIV interventions are explored. The paper concludes by making programmatic and policy recommendations to improve HIV prevention efforts for MSM and MSM/W of color.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Lad magazines present a view of men that privileges sexual variety rather than intimacy, that focuses on male sexual pleasure as the most important outcome, and that is strongly ambivalent about romantic relationships as the context for sex. The present study explores the relationships between reading Lad magazines and the endorsement of beliefs and attitudes that are consistent with their content as well as the way men view themselves sexually. Two surveys of male undergraduates (n = 91 and 68, respectively) are employed. The findings indicate a consistent relationship between reading Lad magazines and endorsement of permissive sexual attitudes independent of actual sexual behavior and status. Reading Lad magazines is also associated with expectations of greater sexual variety and a more aggressive sexual self-schema. Reading pornographic magazines is also found to be associated with permissive attitudes and expectations of greater sexual variety.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Abstract
Previous research has identified three challenges unique to cross-sex friendships: sexual, audience, and emotional bond challenges. This study investigated these challenges in terms of which were more prominent in 44 women’s friendships with heterosexual men vs. homosexual men. Additionally, this study examined these women’s relational maintenance of both cross-sex friendships. The results indicated that the women faced more of these challenges in their friendships with straight men than with gay men, possibly due to a potential for romance in their heterosexual cross-sex friendships. Findings also indicated that women used more relational maintenance strategies in their friendships with straight men than gay men.

Publication Type: Work in Progress
Abstract: American Indian gay and bisexual men, specifically those living in North Dakota are a misunderstood and misrepresented group. There are virtually no statistics or subsequent research that have been devoted to this population. By completing this study, we may begin to understand the plight of this stigmatized group. Homosexuality has been a part of traditional American Indian cultures in the past. The researchers will attempt to explore if this has changed in recent times. This will be achieved by interviewing gay and bisexual American Indian males in North Dakota, since so little is known about them.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Increasing rates of late marriage and decreasing rates of marriage in developed countries have been often explained by women’s increasing education and labor participation. However, unmarried men’s views of marriage have remained unexplored. I first examine how the state’s pro-birth policy employs the slogan of “life-work balance” to maintain the traditional gender roles in families. Using in-depth interviews with fourteen unmarried Japanese men, this paper next offers an explanation of why some Japanese men postpone marriage, and third, discusses three discourses on marriage they engage in to maintain privileges of race, class, and gender. Ultimately, I argue that the postponement of marriage in Japan is caused by not only women’s aversion to marriage but also men’s aversion to the traditional gender roles and family responsibilities that accompany marriage.