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Stigma and Legal Penalties

The topic is about the impact of stigma and legal penalties on the estimates of men who engage in sex with men.

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Jan 19, 2026
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How do rates of married men having sex with men vary by country and culture?

Global estimates of men who engage in sex with men (MSM) vary by region from roughly 3–20% depending on measurement and geography, and married men are a substantial, but unevenly measured, subset of t...

Jan 31, 2026

What factors (biological, psychological, social) influence men's preferences for specific sexual acts?

Men’s preferences for specific sexual acts emerge from an entwined mix of biology (hormones, genes, brain development), psychology (mental health, beliefs, fantasies, early experiences), and (gender s...