ArticleJournal of sex research
Age of Sexual Debut among Young Gay-identified Sexual Minority Men: The P18 Cohort Study.
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- Adolescent Sexual Minority Males Engage in Sexual Behaviors With Both Male and Female Partners: Implications for HIV Prevention.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2025Article
- Earlier sexual debut as a risk factor for substance use among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Kazakhstan.Global social welfare : research, policy & practice · 2024Article
- Factors associated with HPV-associated sexual risk behaviors among sexually active college students.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Earlier Sexual Debut and Anti-Gay Victimization Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Kazakhstan.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- "I wish I actually had known what the heck sex was:" What adolescent sexual minority males knew and wish they knew prior to sexual debut with a male partner.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2023Article
- Biological, Behavioral, and Demographic Drivers of Recent Syphilis Infection Among Emerging Adult Sexual Minority Men in New York City: The P18 Cohort Study.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2022Article
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- Predictors of Anal High-Risk HPV Infection Across Time in a Cohort of Young Adult Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women in New York City, 2015-2020.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
Age of sexual debut is a critical health indicator for young sexual minority men (YSMM), associated with an increased likelihood of HIV acquisition, use of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances, and psychological distress. This study examined the age of same-sex sexual debut for five sexual behaviors in a sample of racially/ethnically and socioeconomically diverse gay-identified YSMM in New York City. The mean age of sexual debut of any behavior was 14.5 years old and 19% of the sample reported sexual debut prior to age 13. Overall, mutual masturbation occurred at the youngest mean age, followed by performed oral, received oral, receptive anal, and insertive anal intercourse. There were significant differences by race/ethnicity and perceived familial socioeconomic status (SES), such that Black and Hispanic/Latino men had earlier ages of debut for performed oral and receptive and insertive anal sex, while upper SES men had later ages of debut for receptive and insertive anal intercourse. These findings are relevant to trends in HIV incidence in the U.S., which are highest among Black and Hispanic/Latino YSMM and may be associated with earlier age of sexual debut. These findings also underscore a need for comprehensive and inclusive sex education at younger ages.
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