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Authors: Barker, Meg¹; Hagger-Johnson, Gareth²; Hegarty, Peter²; Hutchison, Craig³; Riggs, Damien⁴

Source: British Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 46, Number 3, September 2007 , pp. 667-677(11)

Publisher: British Psychological Society

Abstract:

The aim of the present study is to summarize key responses to Crossley's (2004) article `Making sense of barebacking' from members of the British Psychological Society's Lesbian & Gay Psychology Section. These responses are assembled into four main themes: (1) terminology, including descriptions of sexual behaviour that are inaccurate and pejorative; (2) representations that endorse culturally dominant and stigmatizing stereotypes of gay men as hedonistic, promiscuous, morally irresponsible and interested in sex rather than relationships; (3) methodology, particularly the use of autobiographical and fictional accounts as reliable sources of data about HIV risk; (4) ethics, especially the infringement of the dignity and the worth of those researched or represented. We welcome attempts to address the continuing problems of HIV/AIDS but recommend that authors and editors enter into dialogue with colleagues who are members of sexual minority communities as part of the research process.

Document Type: Commentary

DOI: 10.1348/014466606X143199

Affiliations: 1: London South Bank University, UK 2: The University of Edinburgh, UK 3: Health in Mind, Edinburgh, UK 4: The University of Adelaide, Australia

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Responses from the Lesbian & Gay Psychology Section to Crossley's `Making sense of `barebacking''