Attractiveness, profile-picture face visibility and unprotected receptive anal intercourse in young men who have sex with men using online dating applications

Val Wongsomboon, Emils Sietins, Gregory D. Webster In young men who have sex with men (YMSM), those who showed less-visible faces on their online dating applications had lower confidence in their ability to use a condom. This, in turn, was associated with higher frequencies of unprotected sex with male sexual partners they met from online dating applications. However, these findings were observed only in highly attractive YMSM.

Source: Sexual Health - May 19, 2021 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Val Wongsomboon Emils Sietins Gregory D. Webster Source Type: research