Sexual minority men (SMM) remain disproportionately burdened by sexually transmitted infections. Although gay community involvement has been theorized to be protective against many negative health outcomes, research examining the association between community involvement and condomless anal sex (CAS) has yielded conflicting results. The current study, conducted between 2018–2020, examined whether the importance one places on various aspects of community involvement was associated with CAS among a sample of young adult SMM aged 18–34 years with body image concerns (N = 180). Gay community involvement was measured using the Importance of Gay Community Scale, and the results of an exploratory factor analysis indicated the presence of two factors: “social activism” and “going out/nightlife.” A zero-inflated Poisson regression was conducted to examine the association between gay “social activism,” “going out/nightlife,” and their interaction with the number of CAS partners. Upon examining a significant interaction, “social activism” had a protective effect against CAS at low levels of “going out/nightlife,” but this effect was non-significant at higher levels. These results suggest that encouraging gay community involvement through activism could be effective at reducing CAS and addressing the health disparity that exists within this population.

性少数男性 (SMM) 仍然不成比例地承受性传播感染的负担。尽管理论上同性恋社区参与可以预防许多负面的健康结果，但研究社区参与与无安全套肛交 (CAS) 之间的关联的研究产生了相互矛盾的结果。目前的研究在 2018 年至 2020 年期间进行，在一个 18 至 34 岁有身体形象问题的年轻 SMM 样本中，研究了社区参与各个方面的重要性是否与 CAS 相关（N = 180）。同性恋社区参与度是使用同性恋社区量表的重要性来衡量的，探索性因素分析的结果表明存在两个因素：“社会活动”和“外出/夜生活”。” 进行了零膨胀泊松回归，以检查同性恋“社会行动主义”、“外出/夜生活”及其与 CAS 合作伙伴数量之间的关系。在检查显着的相互作用后，“社会行动主义”在“外出/夜生活”水平较低时对 CAS 具有保护作用，但在较高水平时这种作用并不显着。这些结果表明，通过行动鼓励同性恋社区参与可以有效减少 CAS 并解决该人群中存在的健康差异。” 但这种影响在较高水平上并不显着。这些结果表明，通过行动鼓励同性恋社区参与可以有效减少 CAS 并解决该人群中存在的健康差异。” 但这种影响在较高水平上并不显着。这些结果表明，通过行动鼓励同性恋社区参与可以有效减少 CAS 并解决该人群中存在的健康差异。