What's in a term? How gay and bisexual men understand barebacking

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 35-48

  Halkitis, Perry N ^a,b   Wilton, Leo ^c   Galatowitsch, Paul ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Health Identity Behavior and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS)   (United States)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aids; Anal sex; Barebacking; Bisexual; Gay; Hiv; Homosexuality; Men who have sex with men (MSM); Oral sex; Sexual practices; Unsafe sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009350577     PISSN: 08917140     EISSN: 15407128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J236v09n03_03     Document Type: Article

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