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L’objectif
Gay and bisexual men (GBM) have higher substance use prevalences than general population samples – often attributed to stigmatisation of sexual minority identities. We examined how influential public health research on substance use among GBM interprets this behaviour and what GBM-specific identities emerge through the discourses employed.
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Expert discourses position GBM who use drugs as deficient and socially irresponsible. Gay communities are problematised as promoting avoidance coping through drug use. Counterdiscourses relativise drug use, focusing on self-determination and pleasure. In discussing GBM's drug use scholars must take care to avoid ‘othering’ discourses.
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