2011/02/28 by Joanna Jamel · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Psychology · Medicine · #Sex work and related issues #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies #Sexual violence #Incidence (geometry) #Adult male #Sex workers #Psychology #Criminology #Medicine #Clinical psychology #Environmental health #Internal medicine #Population #Research methodology
paper · doi:10.1080/19317611.2011.537958
openalex publication_date 2011/02/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This article discusses exploratory research investigating the incidence and context of client-perpetrated sexual violence against male sex workers. Four different methods (Web-based surveys, tick-box questionnaires, telephone, and face-to-face interviews) were employed in this study of 50 male escorts. The qualitative data were analyzed using an adapted form of grounded theory. It was found that client-perpetrated sexual violence within male sex work appears to be uncommon. However, when sexual violence did occur the cause was a disagreement over barebacking. Escorts’ explanations for the low level of sexual violence within this sector included (1) that gay men were non-confrontational, (2) their clients led clandestine lifestyles avoiding undue attention, and (3) comparatively, female sex workers were perceived to be more vulnerable resulting in the higher level of sexual violence within the female sex work industry.