Dr. Matthew Numer’s Sexual Health and Gender Lab @Dal_HAHP studies LGBTQ2SIA+ health, sexualized violence, Indigenous boys and men's health, and e-learning.
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ALT The Investigaytors Program. Anyone 18 or Older. 2SLGBTQIA+ Sexual and Reproductive Health. What is Investigaytors? Free Program to develop community-based research skills in 2SLGBTQIA+ Sexual and Reproductive health. Objectives: Work and socialize with other 2SLGBTQIA+ people. Take research into your own hands and make a difference in your community! Where? Studley Gym, Room 100, The SHaG Lab, Dalhousie University, 6226 University Avenue. When? This program starts in late September and ends in March; we meet once a week for 1.5 hours. The program will occur in person with some online components and materials.
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ALT The first slide is a screenshot of the manuscript's title and abstract. Title: Are Queer Men Queering Consent? A Scoping Review of Sexual Consent Literature Among Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer Men. Abstract: Objectives: To review the literature on Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer (GBTQ) men and sexual consent. Methods: Eight electronic databases were searched in June 2022, yielding 1924 articles; 30 were included for review after screening. Results: We found a growing body of literature focused on GBTQ men, with an increasingly intersectional lens. Most studies adopted a nuanced definition of sexual consent. Many discussed the unique sexual scripts developed by GBTQ men to communicate consent, especially in sex venues, and how unfamiliarity with these scripts creates vulnerability for newly “out” men. A common theme was the impact of heteromasculine norms on sexual encounters between GBTQ men. Conclusions: The reviewed literature problematizes binary definitions of consent and miscomm
ALT Overview: No one definition of sexual consent was used across the reviewed studies. Within the literature, sexual consent was portrayed as multifaceted, contextual, and expressed through various verbal and non-verbal cues. Some studies focused on definitions of, and factors contributing to, non-consensual experiences as an alternative avenue to gain a better understanding of consent. Consent communication in GBTQ spaces was often communicated through non-verbal or non-explicit fashions, and impacted by things like the type of sexual behaviour involved, the type of relationship between the sexual partners, and where the sexual activity takes place. ➡️ Next up: Consent negotiations!
ALT Consent Negotiations: Both physical locations such as bathhouses or cruising sites, as well as digital spaces such as dating or hookup apps were found to impact GBTQ men's consent processes. Consent negotiations were found to operate differently in physical venues that have a culture of anonymity and silence. Due to this, nonverbal consent negotiation (intimate touching, removing clothing, subtle behaviours, eye contact, etc.) was found to be more common than verbal (agreeing or saying "yes", implying a sexual connotation, etc.). Men in several studies described situations where they felt there was an unspoken agreement to have sex, simply because they met someone from a dating/hookup app in person after discussing sex on the app. These men felt an obligation to have sex, even if they did not find the other person attractive or were no longer interested in having sex upon meeting face-to-face. 💏 ➡️ Read on for sexual scripts.
ALT Sexual Scripts: Sexual scripts are cultural or community expectations of how a sexual encounter 'should' proceed. Sexual scripts are often heteronormative, impacting how GBTQ men negotiate and communicate consent. GBTQ men have developed unique sexual scripts for navigating sex venues and cruising grounds, but studies found that men who are younger or newly out often have limited knowledge about the sexual norms of these spaces, which may carry a level of implied consent for sexual advances. Gender roles in GBTQ men's sexual dynamics influenced sexual consent and coercive practices. More masculine presenting cis men were read as hypersexual and often expected to initiate sex and be the insertive 🔝 partner, while those with a less masculine or more feminine presentation were expected to be the receptive partner, or felt less able to refuse sex. ➡️ Read our conclusions.
ALT Conclusion: Our scoping review sought to analyze the current literature examining sexual consent among GBTQ men: how it is defined, described, and practiced. We argue that future research should study sexual violence through an anti-carceral framework. This approach can confront harm caused by the carceral state and set the groundwork for more effective, non-punitive interventions into violence prevention. To access the full article, see the link in the bio - this article is open-access. 📖
