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Gaston, L and Dixon, L (2023) Calling All Mares: Community, Identity and Group Sex at the San Francisco Horse Market. The Journal of Sex Research. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0022-4499
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Abstract
In this paper, masculinity and sexuality are explored from the perspective of gay men who participate in group-based sexual practices. The work contributes to the limited wider academic inquiry into collective sex environments. This is accomplished through a content analysis of 15 publicly accessible testimonials of men who have attended a group sex event called a “Horse Market” in the USA. The key findings reveal that participants experience a sense of enhanced community identity and unity through engaging in group sex that allows them the freedom to explore sexual boundaries in a way that is permitted, paradoxically, by occurring within an environment that is simultaneously highly regulated and controlled.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1699 Other Studies in Human Society; 1701 Psychology; Gender Studies |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Divisions: | Liverpool Business School |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2024 10:05 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2024 10:15 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/00224499.2023.2236088 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/22732 |
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