Heterosexual anal sex in the age of HIV : an exploratory study of a silenced subject

• Main Author: Duby, Zoe
• Other Authors: Ju
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: University of Cape Town 2014
• Subjects: HIV/AIDS in Society
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10340

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-103). === This dissertation serves as a discursive exploration into the underdiscussed topic of heterosexual anal sex and pervading penile-vaginal heteronormativity. To understand the origins and character of the seemingly universal ambivalence towards heterosexual anal intercourse I attempt to situate it historically. There is general ignorance concerning the prevalence of this sexual behaviour, but there exist deep-seated taboos and undertones of immorality and abnormality associated with it. All these factors play a part in individual sexual decision making; an attempt is made at exploring the motivations and personal choices that culminate in an act of heterosexual anal intercourse.