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ArticleJournal of sex research2025

Dismantling Stereotypes About Being Top, Versatile, or Bottom: Sexual Minority Men's Anal Sex Position Identity as It Relates to Attraction, Sexual Behavior, and Anthropomorphic Characteristics.

Drew A Westmoreland, Samia Sultana, Meredith A Ray, Jacob Bleasdale, Kira Argenio, Evan A Krueger, Christian Grov

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Article in Journal of sex research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Drew A WestmorelandDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida.ORCID 0000-0003-4085-7941
Samia SultanaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Memphis.
Meredith A RayDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Memphis.
Jacob BleasdaleDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida.ORCID 0000-0002-9779-1413
Kira ArgenioDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York.
Evan A KruegerSchool of Social Work, Tulane University.
Christian GrovDepartment of Community Health and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York.

Funding

Patient and Population Health Outcomes Research SWGP30AI124414 · NIAID · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI Kathryn M. Anastos · 2017 to 2026
$28.3M
Following a U.S. National Cohort of Vulnerable Men to Improve HIV Prevention and CareUH3AI133675 · NIAID · GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH POLICY · PI GROV, CHRISTIAN · 2019 to 2021
$6.9M
Translational Science Training to Reduce the Impact of Alcohol on HIV InfectionT32AA025877 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Robert L Cook, DEBRA E LYON · 2018 to 2026
$3.3M
Following a U.S. National Cohort of Vulnerable Men to Improve HIV Prevention and CareUG3AI133675 · NIAID · GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH POLICY · PI GROV, CHRISTIAN · 2017 to 2018
$2.6M
The Impact of Alcohol on PrEP Adherence in Vulnerable MenK01AA029047 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI WESTMORELAND, DREW ANNE · 2020 to 2024
$940k
NIAAA NIH HHS K01 AA029047NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA025877NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI124414NIAID NIH HHS UG3 AI133675NIAID NIH HHS UH3 AI133675
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many sexual minority men (SMM) use sex position self-labels, including "top," "bottom," "versatile," as well as combinations like "vers/top" and "vers/bottom" to describe engagement in anal intercourse. Despite the use of these labels, there is limited literature identifying various aspects that may impact SMM's chosen sex position label. The purpose of this study was to examine factors (i.e. sexual behavior, participants' anthropomorphic characteristics, and attraction to partners' attributes) associated with self-reported sex position label use. Participants (

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Sexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersStereotypingAdolescentAdultHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesYoung Adult

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