A substantial minority of men who have sex with men (MSM) engage in the exchange of sex for money, drugs, shelter, or material goods. This work carries risks for violence, sexual assault, and other kinds of harm such as robbery and threatening behavior by clients. Yet limited research has focused on the strategies that male sex workers (MSWs) use to prevent or manage these risks. To gain more insights into this matter, we analyzed qualitative interview data from 180 MSM recruited from eight U.S. cities who engaged in sex work with clients they had primarily met through dating/hookup websites and apps. Participants described the strategies they used to manage risks of interpersonal violence, both prior to meeting their clients and at the time of their encounters. Many of the strategies used ahead of the encounter relied upon information and communication technologies, such as negotiating the parameters of the exchange encounter, screening clients, sharing information about the client and meeting place with others, identifying safe meeting locations, and gathering information from social networks about problematic clients. Strategies employed during the encounter included: receiving payment up front; being prepared to protect oneself with a weapon or self-defense techniques; staying alert and sober; and planning an exit route from the location. Technology-based interventions through dating/hookup apps could play an important role in providing resources and skill building for MSWs to help them protect themselves during sex work.

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男性性工作者管理与顾客相关的暴力风险的策略。


绝大多数男男性行为者 (MSM) 会用性来换取金钱、毒品、住所或物质商品。这项工作存在暴力、性侵犯以及客户抢劫和威胁行为等其他伤害的风险。然而，针对男性性工作者 (MSW) 用于预防或管理这些风险的策略的研究还很有限。为了更深入地了解这个问题，我们分析了从美国八个城市招募的 180 名 MSM 的定性访谈数据，他们主要通过约会/联播网站和应用程序认识的客户从事性工作。参与者描述了他们在会见客户之前和会面时用来管理人际暴力风险的策略。在会面之前使用的许多策略都依赖于信息和通信技术，例如协商交流会面的参数、筛选客户、与其他人分享有关客户和会面地点的信息、确定安全的会面地点以及从社交媒体收集信息。有关有问题的客户的网络。遭遇期间采用的策略包括： 预先接收付款；准备使用武器或自卫技术保护自己；保持警觉和清醒；并规划离开该地点的路线。通过约会/联播应用程序进行的基于技术的干预措施可以在为社会工作者提供资源和技能建设方面发挥重要作用，帮助他们在性工作期间保护自己。