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Male Sex Work and Society (81 page)
Mack Friedman’s
research into North American male sex work,
Strapped for Cash: A History of American Hustler Culture
, received international critical acclaim and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in LGBT Studies. He has contributed to several sex-worker-based publications, including
HOOK
and
$pread
.
research into North American male sex work,
Strapped for Cash: A History of American Hustler Culture
, received international critical acclaim and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in LGBT Studies. He has contributed to several sex-worker-based publications, including
HOOK
and
$pread
.
Justin Gaffney
has over 18 years of experience working with the National Health Service, including pioneering clinical roles in sexual health and HIV prevention. He was responsible for developing initiative services within the sexual health department of St. Mary’s Hospital in London, is chair of the Genito Urinary Nurses Association, and runs a private health and well-being community interest company based in the Angel area of London.
has over 18 years of experience working with the National Health Service, including pioneering clinical roles in sexual health and HIV prevention. He was responsible for developing initiative services within the sexual health department of St. Mary’s Hospital in London, is chair of the Genito Urinary Nurses Association, and runs a private health and well-being community interest company based in the Angel area of London.
Christian Grov
is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College and in the Doctoral Program in Public Health at the Graduate Center of CUNY. He is also an affiliated faculty member of the Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training. His work centers around the sexual health of gay and bisexual men, with an emphasis on preventing the transmission of HIV and other STIs. From 2012 to 2014 he was on the board of HOOK, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of men involved in the sex industry.
is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College and in the Doctoral Program in Public Health at the Graduate Center of CUNY. He is also an affiliated faculty member of the Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training. His work centers around the sexual health of gay and bisexual men, with an emphasis on preventing the transmission of HIV and other STIs. From 2012 to 2014 he was on the board of HOOK, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of men involved in the sex industry.
Gordon Isaacs,
whose career spans more than 45 years in the field of clinical social work and social development, is the psychosocial manager of the outreach and development program at the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), an NGO working for the human rights of sex workers. He also is a lecturer and academic board member at the South African College of Applied Psychology. He has maintained teaching and clinical/research commitments in the fields of addiction, trauma and crisis, and working with human sexuality. He has published in the fields of human sexuality, sex work, trauma counseling, crisis intervention, and HIV/AIDS.
whose career spans more than 45 years in the field of clinical social work and social development, is the psychosocial manager of the outreach and development program at the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), an NGO working for the human rights of sex workers. He also is a lecturer and academic board member at the South African College of Applied Psychology. He has maintained teaching and clinical/research commitments in the fields of addiction, trauma and crisis, and working with human sexuality. He has published in the fields of human sexuality, sex work, trauma counseling, crisis intervention, and HIV/AIDS.
Kerwin Kaye
is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Wesleyan University. He has written about male prostitution and the politics of sex trafficking, and the politics of addiction. His current book project,
Using Drugs: Addiction and the Intimacy of the State
, is based on ethnographic research he conducted at a drug court and an affiliated drug treatment center.
is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Wesleyan University. He has written about male prostitution and the politics of sex trafficking, and the politics of addiction. His current book project,
Using Drugs: Addiction and the Intimacy of the State
, is based on ethnographic research he conducted at a drug court and an affiliated drug treatment center.
Juline A. Koken
is a social psychologist specializing in the health of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals and sex workers of all genders. She currently is an independent consultant providing research consultation and training services to health-care providers and counselors in New York City. She is devoted to developing and implementing effective approaches to substance abuse treatment and HIV prevention, and to reducing the stigma attached to being a sex worker or active drug user.
is a social psychologist specializing in the health of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals and sex workers of all genders. She currently is an independent consultant providing research consultation and training services to health-care providers and counselors in New York City. She is devoted to developing and implementing effective approaches to substance abuse treatment and HIV prevention, and to reducing the stigma attached to being a sex worker or active drug user.
Travis S. K. Kong
is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong. He teaches gender, sexuality, media, and cultural studies. His research interests are homosexuality, prostitution, and transnational Chinese sexualities. His articles have appeared in publications that include
Body & Society
,
Critical Asian Studies
,
Lancet
, and
AIDS Care
. He is the editor of
Sexualities: Studies in Culture and Society
and the author of
Chinese Male Homosexualities: Memba, Tongzhi and Golden Boy
.
is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong. He teaches gender, sexuality, media, and cultural studies. His research interests are homosexuality, prostitution, and transnational Chinese sexualities. His articles have appeared in publications that include
Body & Society
,
Critical Asian Studies
,
Lancet
, and
AIDS Care
. He is the editor of
Sexualities: Studies in Culture and Society
and the author of
Chinese Male Homosexualities: Memba, Tongzhi and Golden Boy
.
Mary Laing
is a lecturer in criminology at Northumbria University. She has been doing research on sex work for the past eight years, with a focus on male sex work and the gendered policy context in England and Wales. She is the author of several articles and book chapters on the sex industry, and has nearly a decade of experience as a volunteer outreach worker in the UK and Canada. Laing is the joint academic board representative for the UK Network of Sex Work Projects, with which she has been engaged since 2005.
is a lecturer in criminology at Northumbria University. She has been doing research on sex work for the past eight years, with a focus on male sex work and the gendered policy context in England and Wales. She is the author of several articles and book chapters on the sex industry, and has nearly a decade of experience as a volunteer outreach worker in the UK and Canada. Laing is the joint academic board representative for the UK Network of Sex Work Projects, with which she has been engaged since 2005.
Trevon D. Logan
is an Associate Professor of Economics at The Ohio State University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His work includes studies of African American migration, economic analysis of illegal markets, the economics of marriage transfers, and measures of historical living standards. His work has appeared in
American Economic Review, American Sociological Review
, and the
Journal of Economic History
.
is an Associate Professor of Economics at The Ohio State University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His work includes studies of African American migration, economic analysis of illegal markets, the economics of marriage transfers, and measures of historical living standards. His work has appeared in
American Economic Review, American Sociological Review
, and the
Journal of Economic History
.
Paul J. Maginn
is Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at The University of Western Australia. Paul’s research interests lie in urban planning, urban politics, the role of qualitative methods in urban policy, racial and ethnic issues, and the geography and regulation of the sex industry. His authored/co-edited books include
Qualitative Urban Analysis: An International Perspective
and
Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning
, and the forthcoming (
Sub) Urban Sexscapes: Geographies and Regulation of the Sex Industry
.
is Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at The University of Western Australia. Paul’s research interests lie in urban planning, urban politics, the role of qualitative methods in urban policy, racial and ethnic issues, and the geography and regulation of the sex industry. His authored/co-edited books include
Qualitative Urban Analysis: An International Perspective
and
Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning
, and the forthcoming (
Sub) Urban Sexscapes: Geographies and Regulation of the Sex Industry
.
Rodrigo Mariño
is an Associate Professor and dental surgeon specializing in public health, and a Principal Research Fellow and reader at the Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre in the Melbourne Dental School at The University of Melbourne. He also has been a consultant to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization. His research and activities target five main areas: inequalities in oral health status and high-risk groups; health in migrant groups; the oral health workforce; sexual health; and economic evaluation in health.
is an Associate Professor and dental surgeon specializing in public health, and a Principal Research Fellow and reader at the Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre in the Melbourne Dental School at The University of Melbourne. He also has been a consultant to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization. His research and activities target five main areas: inequalities in oral health status and high-risk groups; health in migrant groups; the oral health workforce; sexual health; and economic evaluation in health.
Victor Minichiello
is one of the world’s top authorities on the male sex work industry. Victor is an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health, and Society at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, and Section Editor of
BMC Public Health
, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal. An internationally recognized sexual health and public health researcher, Victor has published over 170 books and journal articles that have a consistently high citation rate. He also has published over 20 journal articles on the male sex industry, invited chapters in six recent edited books, and an encyclopedia on men and masculinities.
is one of the world’s top authorities on the male sex work industry. Victor is an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health, and Society at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, and Section Editor of
BMC Public Health
, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal. An internationally recognized sexual health and public health researcher, Victor has published over 170 books and journal articles that have a consistently high citation rate. He also has published over 20 journal articles on the male sex industry, invited chapters in six recent edited books, and an encyclopedia on men and masculinities.
Linda M. Niccolai
is an Associate Professor in the Yale School of Public Health Department of Microbial Diseases and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. Her areas of interest include sexually transmitted disease epidemiology, behavioral aspects of transmission and prevention, and the dynamics of HIV/STD transmission.
is an Associate Professor in the Yale School of Public Health Department of Microbial Diseases and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. Her areas of interest include sexually transmitted disease epidemiology, behavioral aspects of transmission and prevention, and the dynamics of HIV/STD transmission.
John Scott
is a Professor in the School of Behavioural, Cognitive, and Social Sciences at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia. He is an internationally recognized sexual health and public health researcher. John has published a book and numerous book chapters, as well as eight peer-reviewed articles on the sex industry, and has presented numerous seminars and conference papers on the sex industry at national and international forums. His expertise in this area is acknowledged by the numerous citations of his work in scholarly publications, government reports, and national and international media. A focus of his research has been the regulation of the sex industry and the impact of new technologies on the structure and organization of sex work.
is a Professor in the School of Behavioural, Cognitive, and Social Sciences at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia. He is an internationally recognized sexual health and public health researcher. John has published a book and numerous book chapters, as well as eight peer-reviewed articles on the sex industry, and has presented numerous seminars and conference papers on the sex industry at national and international forums. His expertise in this area is acknowledged by the numerous citations of his work in scholarly publications, government reports, and national and international media. A focus of his research has been the regulation of the sex industry and the impact of new technologies on the structure and organization of sex work.
Russell Sheaffer
is an experimental filmmaker and doctoral student in the Department of Communication and Culture at Indiana University, Bloomington, where his research interests include documentary, silent-era stag films, and experimental and avant garde media. His films have been screened at venues such as the Museum of Modern Art, MIX NYC, UCLA, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Torino GLBT Film Festival, Boston LGBT Film Festival, Queer Lisboa, and the Anthology Film Archives.
is an experimental filmmaker and doctoral student in the Department of Communication and Culture at Indiana University, Bloomington, where his research interests include documentary, silent-era stag films, and experimental and avant garde media. His films have been screened at venues such as the Museum of Modern Art, MIX NYC, UCLA, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Torino GLBT Film Festival, Boston LGBT Film Festival, Queer Lisboa, and the Anthology Film Archives.
Michael D. Smith
is an Associate Professor and chair of the Psychology Department at Susquehanna University. His training in clinical health psychology through the Center for AIDS Intervention Research has provided him with a background for examining risk behavior among adolescents and young adults, especially those socially marginalized by a minority, mental health, or legal status. His publications on agency-based male escorts, which address normative influences in sex work, have received international attention.
is an Associate Professor and chair of the Psychology Department at Susquehanna University. His training in clinical health psychology through the Center for AIDS Intervention Research has provided him with a background for examining risk behavior among adolescents and young adults, especially those socially marginalized by a minority, mental health, or legal status. His publications on agency-based male escorts, which address normative influences in sex work, have received international attention.
Allan Tyler
is a doctoral candidate at London South Bank University. He is an academic adviser with PACE Health, studying issues of risk and resilience in mental health for LGBT people in England. His research interests include gender, sexuality, and intimate life, particularly body image, visual methodologies, and queer media, and he explores subjectivities and discourses of men who sell sex to men through advertising in gay media. He has previously written about men’s body image, gender variance, and mental health.
is a doctoral candidate at London South Bank University. He is an academic adviser with PACE Health, studying issues of risk and resilience in mental health for LGBT people in England. His research interests include gender, sexuality, and intimate life, particularly body image, visual methodologies, and queer media, and he explores subjectivities and discourses of men who sell sex to men through advertising in gay media. He has previously written about men’s body image, gender variance, and mental health.
A
ACT: Australian Capital Territory
aediles:
government officials (Ancient Rome) aetiology:
n
. the study of causation, commonly in the areas of medicine and philosophy; also
etiology
aetiological,
adj
.
aediles:
government officials (Ancient Rome) aetiology:
n
. the study of causation, commonly in the areas of medicine and philosophy; also
etiology
aetiological,
adj
.
agency:
n
. a person’s ability to act freely and independently agentic; agentive,
adj
.
n
. a person’s ability to act freely and independently agentic; agentive,
adj
.
An Garda Síochána
: the police force in the Republic of Ireland
: the police force in the Republic of Ireland
anonymize:
v
. to make something appear to be anonymous; used for test results, research subjects, Internet addresses, etc.
v
. to make something appear to be anonymous; used for test results, research subjects, Internet addresses, etc.
ASWA: African Sex Worker’s Alliance
asymmetrical citizenship practice: in the European Union, a government policy granting reciprocal benefits to citizens from some EU nations but not others
B
Bahnhof
boy: MSW who solicits clients in or around a train station (Germany)
boy: MSW who solicits clients in or around a train station (Germany)
banya:
sauna (Russia)
sauna (Russia)
bardassa:
from Arabic for “slave”; MSW (medieval Italy)
from Arabic for “slave”; MSW (medieval Italy)
barracks prostitution: an 18
th
-century category of MSW between straight-identified male soldiers and queer-identified male clients; also
soldier prostitution
th
-century category of MSW between straight-identified male soldiers and queer-identified male clients; also
soldier prostitution
BCE: before the common era
BDSM: bondage/discipline or dominance/submission or sadism/masochism behavioral modalities: patterns of behavior
beiyangde:
“houseboy”; MSW who lives with a client and/or provides full time service (China, modern)
“houseboy”; MSW who lives with a client and/or provides full time service (China, modern)
bipartite patriarchy: a social structure having two coequal ruling castes of men
bridge model: a model of disease transmission suggesting that HIV was spread to the general population through the bisexual behavior of sex workers
C
California roll:
n
. a small, inexpensive type of sushi (Japanese food)
n
. a small, inexpensive type of sushi (Japanese food)
canon:
n
. a generally accepted body of scholarship on a particular subject
n
. a generally accepted body of scholarship on a particular subject
canonical:
adj
.; canonically,
adv
.
adj
.; canonically,
adv
.
capital: nonfinancial assets, such as education, physical appearance, or intellect, that carry social influence
Casanova:
n
. a man who has many sexual partners, especially female partners
n
. a man who has many sexual partners, especially female partners
catamati:
young MSWs, predominantly slaves (Ancient Rome); also
pueri delicati
young MSWs, predominantly slaves (Ancient Rome); also
pueri delicati
CE: common era
“Celtic Tiger” economy: the aggressively growing economy in Ireland from the 1990s to 2008
chigo:
priestly apprentice (17
th
-century Japan)
priestly apprentice (17
th
-century Japan)
chong:
“favorite” (China, historical)
“favorite” (China, historical)
City Vigilance League: New York City police reform commission (1890s/1900s)
Cleveland Street Affair: London scandal involving prostitution among post office messenger boys (1889)
closed borders: a political policy that does not allow individual freedom of movement into or out of a country
coefficient:
n. (statistics
) usually
correlation coefficient
; a number indicating the strength of the association between two related variables
n. (statistics
) usually
correlation coefficient
; a number indicating the strength of the association between two related variables
collective identity: a shared sense of belonging to a specific group
commodification:
n
. the process by which tangible or intangible entities acquire an economic value and become a product that can be bought and sold; also
commoditization
n
. the process by which tangible or intangible entities acquire an economic value and become a product that can be bought and sold; also
commoditization
commoditization: see
commodification
commodification
common law: a legal system in which laws are derived from judicial rulings and precedent; used in the UK, most Commonwealth countries, and most of the U.S.
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