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Porn laid bare: gay men, pornography and bareback sex
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-08, 15:17 authored by Sharif Mowlabocus, Justin Harbottle, Charlie WitzelThis 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.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
SexualitiesISSN
1363-4607Publisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
Issue
5-6Volume
16Page range
523-547Department affiliated with
- Media and Film Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes