The Autistic Art of Failure? Unknowing Imperfect Systems of Sexuality and Gender by David Jackson-Perry

“…Research and anecdote dealing in autistic sexual and gender identities present the picture of a group of people who may not conform to (cis)gender binaries, (hetero)sexual norms, or discrete sexual categories of a ‘heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual’ nature. …”
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Parodies de dandies : travestissement et transgression des genres au music-hall by Catherine Rovera

“…But if there is no denying that those music-hall acts transgress social and sexual norms, one may wonder whether they are meant to convey a feminist message of political significance.…”
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About Sex, Open-Mindedness, and Cinnamon Buns: Exploring Sexual Social Media by Susanna Paasonen, Jenny Sundén, Katrin Tiidenberg, Maria Vihlman

“…Building on this, we propose thinking of sexual expression as something not contained by, but put in motion across platforms, user cultures, content policies, and sexual norms. Rather than framing sexual social media exchanges in terms of their perceived risks and harms, we would do well to also inquire after the risks and harms involved in ousting sex from networked forms of sociality. …”
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Border Regimes: Homophobia and LGBT Place Making in Six Ordinary Cities in Europe by Martina Klett-Davies

“…It discusses how their fear of homophobia is evaluated according to perceived sexual norms and attitudes at the neighbourhood level. …”
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“At-Risk” or “Socially Deviant”? Conflicting Narratives and Grassroots Organizing of Sex/Entertainment Workers and LGBT Communities in Cambodia by Heidi Hoefinger, Srorn Srun

“…In order to contextualize their deeply-rooted legacy in Cambodia, the paper also provides an overview of past and contemporary gender/sexual norms and diversity, and concludes with a call for governments and policymakers to expand support for grassroots movements and to listen more closely to the voices of LGBT and sex worker communities so that the political and social needs of these groups can be addressed.…”
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Frontières de l’humain et technologies de genre monstrueux by Kevin Lambert

“…This article uses queer theory (Butler, Preciado, Halberstam) to analyse Dennis Cooper's The Marble Swarm, and shows how that the novel reveals the mechanisms of edification of sexual norms. In fact, Cooper's novel questions the link between gender and monster: the monster, just as gender, is exhibited as a cultural and discursive production, through the exploration of the sexual and cultural devices that produce it. …”
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Social, Cultural and Economic determinants of HIV/AIDS: A community case report of Bhutan by Lekey Khandu, Tashi Tobgay, Willi McFarland

“…Most teens are sexually active, has relaxed sexual norms, low condom use, and has multiple sexual partners. …”
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Resisting Genderphobia in Hungary by Judit Takács, Katherine Fobear, Szilvia Schmitsek

“…State institutions are gendered and sexualized in that they have been structured on dominant gender and sexual norms that reinforce male and heterosexual dominance. …”
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Modeling Social Harms of Adolescents in Virtual Social Networks by Sarah Mahmoudi, Ali Mohammad Mazidi Sharafabadi, Hossein Islami

“…According to the results, the research model included the dimensions of mental and emotional injuries, weakening of social values, violation of sexual norms, moral injuries and changing behavioral patterns. …”
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Support or control? Qualitative interviews with Zambian women on male partner involvement in HIV care during and after pregnancy. by Karen M Hampanda, Oliver Mweemba, Yusuf Ahmed, Abigail Hatcher, Janet M Turan, Lynae Darbes, Lisa L Abuogi

“…<h4>Results</h4>Women living with HIV reported far-reaching gender power imbalances, including low participation in household decision-making, economic reliance on husbands, and oppressive gendered sexual norms, which hindered their autonomy and prevented optimal mental and physical health during and after their pregnancy. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with adolescent pregnancies in Zambia: a systematic review from 2000–2022 by Gift Malunga, Sidney Sangong, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

“…Factors identified as influencing adolescent pregnancy in Zambia were analysed at four levels: 1) individual factors such as early or child marriage, exposure to media, knowledge about sexual and reproductive health and contraception, contraceptive use, as well as risky sexual behaviours; 2) interpersonal level factors such as peer pressure, educational attainment, household wealth, influence of male or female headed households, and family members; 3) community/environmental factors such as socio-cultural, gender and sexual norms; and 4) an enabling policy/legal environment covering mostly access to SRH information and services. …”
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Attitude and Opinion of Parents about Sex Education of Adolescents and Its Contents in Kerman by S Mohammad-Alizadeh, M Forozi-Azizzadeh

“…Variations of cultures existing in the world produce considerable variety in sexual norms and extensive spectrum of values and beliefs in this regards. …”
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Machos e Brothers: uma etnografia sobre o armário em relações homoeróticas masculinas criadas on-line Machos and brothers: an ethnography about the closet in male homoerotic relati... by Richard Miskolci

“…This analysis tries to expose gender and sexuality norms that shape these users' closet, or the way they act trying to keep their heterosexual status while also having sexual or love relationship with other men.…”
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“People are having lots of other kinds of sex”: Exploring sexual lifeworlds of LGBTQ+ young people in Bangladesh by Prima Alam, Cicely Marston

“…According to participants, sexual intimacy as experienced by LGBTQ+ young people in Bangladesh meant desiring consensual sexual and romantic relationships with sexually “matched” partner(s) while navigating heteropatriarchal sexuality norms. We observed five interlinked themes which encompassed the sexual lifeworld of young people in our study: desire for romantic intimacy in sexual interactions; need for discretion when navigating sex and relationships; “matching” sexual roles in partnerships; challenges to relational power dynamics of masculinity; and embodying notions of sexual morality. …”
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Sexualidade juvenil de classes populares em Cabo Verde: os caminhos para a prostituição de jovens urbanas pobres The sexual culture of marginalized youth in Cape Verde: pathways to... by José Carlos Gomes dos Anjos

“…Exploring the pathways to prostitution among young poor urban women and their relationship to their peers, the poor young men they interact with, the paper focuses on how a change in sexual norms has led to a reversal of previous social arrangements, in which men were the 'skirt chasers' and the providers, to ones in which women seek partners based on desire and have the economic means to sustain such relationships. …”
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Sexual attitudes and associated factors of risky sexual behaviors among university students by Shayesteh Jahanfar, Zahra Pashaei

“…This study aimed to evaluate the sexual attitude and associated factors of risky sexual behaviors among girls and boys and the difference in sexual norms by gender among university students. Methods A university‐based study with a cross‐sectional survey was conducted for 9 months in 2019. …”
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The role of perceived social norms in non-suicidal self-injury and suicidality: A systematic scoping review. by Robert C Dempsey, Sophia E Fedorowicz, Alex M Wood

“…Most studies focused on the role of conformity to perceived masculine social norms or to some form of subjective, descriptive, or injunctive norms; there were limited studies on female/feminine norms, pro-social/protective norms, or broader gender/sexuality norms. Most studies (n = 31) were cross-sectional (quantitative) in design, few were based on existing theories of suicide/NSSI or social norms, and none concurrently tested theories of social norms and NSSI/suicidality. …”
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Sexual behaviours of homosexual and bisexual men in France: a generational approach. by Nicolas Méthy, Annie Velter, Caroline Semaille, Nathalie Bajos

“…Compared to their predecessors, recent generations of young MSM reported more frequent oral and anal sex, but fewer male partners in the previous 12 months.While the increased frequency of first intercourse with a man over successive generations since the 1970s may be related to reduced social pressure for heterosexuality, there is evidence that sexual norms among MSM are widespread, with practices spreading across age groups and generations. …”
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Age at first sex and adult mental health in Nicaragua by Jake J. Hays, Kammi K. Schmeer

“…Given the gendered nature of sexual norms and higher rates of mental distress among Nicaraguan women, we assess gender differences in associations. …”
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Role of family in HIV prevention: systematic reviews and qualitative investigation of young Thai women in Bangkok by Bangpan, M

“…These are barriers to parent-child communication, a tension of coexistence of two divergent sexual norms - traditional/Thai versus modern/globalised, alternative sources of sexual health and HIV knowledge, the importance of family relationships, and the different circumstances and needs of young Thai women from different backgrounds. …”