Why Do Men Bareback? No Easy Answers

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Why Do Men Bareback? No Easy AnswersWhat is it that drives so many men who have sex with men to bareback (have sex without condoms), even when they know it can put them at risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases? "Is it all about sex, sensation-seeking, and pleasure?" asks Shernoff, a therapist whose work focuses on helping gay men. "Or is it ... actually an attempt to take care of oneself and to forge a deeper intimacy, closeness, and even spiritual communion?" In his new book, Without Condoms: Unprotected Sex, Gay Men and Barebacking, Shernoff uses research and personal stories to explore this stigma-fraught issue -- and finds that when it comes to the "why" of barebacking, there are no easy answers. To learn more, read through this excerpt from Shernoff's book, which is available exclusively at The Body.

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