Male Homosexuality in 21st-Century Thailand: A Longitudinal Study of Young, Rural, Same-Sex-Attracted Men Coming of Age

Jan W. de Lind van Wijngaarden

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A Longitudinal Study of Young, Rural, Same-Sex-Attracted Men Coming of Age

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Jan W. de Lind van Wijngaarden

Publisher:: Anthem Press
Online publication date:: March 2021
Print publication year:: 2021
Online ISBN:: 9781785276262

Subjects:: Social Theory, Sociology

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This book presents the very first analysis of male homosexuality in modern rural Thailand that is based on sociological/anthropological research directly with 25 young same-sex attracted men. It explores changes in the way men view and describe their sexuality over time by interviewing them three times over a period of around 18 months. The men are followed during an important transition in their lives: the end of their high school years and the end (in most cases) of their life as a child with parents or extended family at a rural home. Nearly all decided to move to a city to continue their education or to find work. Some also had stints with sex work in one of Thailand's well-known centers for prostitution. For nearly all men, this transition brought them into contact with new ideas about gender and sexuality, and many experienced an abrupt increase in their opportunities to have sex, leading to a readjustment of their moral universes. The book presents significant new insights about the Thai sex/gender system, particularly on how it is affected by processes of globalization and the ascent of the Internet and mobile phones as tools for dating and romance.

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Male Homosexuality in 21st-Century Thailand

A Longitudinal Study of Young, Rural, Same-Sex-Attracted Men Coming of Age

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xiv

1 - Introduction
pp 1-8

2 - Introducing the Research Participants
pp 9-18

3 - Understanding Thai Personhood
pp 19-32

4 - Homosexuality: A Matter of Karma?
pp 33-42

5 - In the Beginning … Exploring Early Awareness of Being Different
pp 43-54

6 - The Important Role of Gender in Understanding Homosexuality in Thailand
pp 55-74

7 - ‘All in the Family’: Tactics for Living and Growing Up in a Heteronormative World
pp 75-102

8 - How Dating Friends Plays a Role in Destabilizing Gender-Based Notions of Homosexuality
pp 103-128

9 - The Role of the Internet in Learning about and Experimenting with New Sexual Identities
pp 129-148

10 - ‘No Money, No Honey’: Love and Sex in Pursuit of a Better Life
pp 149-174

11 - Conclusions and Implications for HIV Service Provision and Sexuality Education
pp 175-186

Appendix: Glossary of Thai Terms Used in this Book
pp 187-190

References
pp 191-198

Index
pp 199-203

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