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Med Student Exposes Classmates to Gay Sex
Survey results and gay porn used to familiarize
future physicians
By Matt Lum
HOUSTON - First year Med student Jimmy Chen presented
his Human Sexuality classmates at Baylor College of Medicine with a no-holds
barred seminar on man-on-man sex last month in an effort to help future
physicians become more aware and comfortable with the sexual practices
of their future gay patients.
Chen's research included a sex survey administered
confidentially to gay men from around the world. Responses came from Asia,
Europe, North America, Canada and Mexico. He also shared risk factors
and prevention methods with his peers and used gay porn clips as a visual
aid.
"I was not only curious about the sexual activities
of gay men aside from myself, but also wanted to inform future physicians
as well," Chen said of his project. "I wanted my classmates
to feel more comfortable eliciting a sexual history from a patient whether
they are gay or straight. We see patients with concerns about sex and
STDs, including HIV-AIDS. It helps if the physician is comfortable in
talking about things like that and also helps the patient feel more comfortable."
To Chen's knowledge, no other class or seminar at
Baylor College of Medicine teaches students specifically about the concerns
of gay patients. "Since we also educate our patients, it's important
for physicians to know that a wide-range of sexual activities are being
practiced, and the risk-factors and ways to lower the risk of contracting
STDs," Chen said.
The response to Chen's presentation was all positive,
he said. Many students approached him afterwards and thanked him for the
experience. "Many people said my presentation cleared up a lot of
myths they had about gay sex," he said.
Chen decided to share the results of his survey with
The Triangle because he says the gay community can benefit from learning
more about gay sex themselves.
"It is also of utmost importance that gay men
make themselves aware of the risk factors," he said. "Considering
the taboos that are still associated with sex even within the gay community,
there is often a lack of communication between partners on what could
save their life."
Although Chen advises gay men to take all the precautions
they can to have safer sex, he says no sexual activity is completely safe.
"Condoms are not one hundred percent effective against any disease,
no matter what the precaution," he said. "But as long as you
protect yourself, sex is a naturally healthy activity."
For STD information and prevention methods, access
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/disease_info.htm
The Survey Says
Participants were asked to rate their level of enjoyment
of each sexual activity and offer comments if they so desired.
KEY
0: have not participated
1: not enjoyable
2: OK
3: somewhat enjoyable
4: good
5: very enjoyable
Anal Sex
(Intercourse in which a man inserts his penis into partner's anus)
0 : 3% 1: 10% 2: 3% 3: 3% 4: 33%
5: 48%
"Both giving and receiving have different feelings
- mostly it's the feeling of being connected - being inside someone
or someone inside of you that makes the experience enjoyable."
"Although not a requisite for great sex, anal
intercourse provides a perfect ending to a steamy night."
"The most intimate and personal thing you can
do."
"I find anal sex stressful given my level of
performance anxiety."
"Having your G-spot/prostate massaged is the
best feeling in the world."
Rimming (anilingus)
(Orally stimulating a partner's anus with the tongue)
0 : 14% 1: 7% 2: 7% 3: 32% 4: 10%
5: 28%
"Love rimming because many guys don't and seeing
someone when you touch them in a place they are not used to being touched
is amazing."
"I wouldn't say no to being rimmed, but I don't
think I would rim someone else."
"What could be a better anal stimulant than
a warm, moist, directed tongue?"
"Do not enjoy very much; it seems very dirty/unclean."
"While rimming sounds gross in concept, the
feeling generated from this type of stimulation is arousing and very
pleasurable."
Bondage/S&M
(Consensual sex that involves dominant and submissive role-playing
and/or physical restraints)
0: 71% 1: 7% 2: 14% 3: 3% 4: 3%
"Really turned off by pain and the idea of
set roles. Prefer equal footing."
"Although some may consider this a sub-culture,
in milder forms, such play is usually present in some form or another."
"Why use tools when you can use your hands
or tongue?"
"Have fantasized about it, but never participated
in."
"Um, I only wear that stuff on Halloween."
Fisting
(Inserting the entire hand into partner's rectum)
0: 91% 1: 3% 3: 3% 4: 3% 5: 0%
"Keep your fists to yourself."
"Looks way too painful to even try."
"Fisting is seen as kinky; the proper term
is handball, which is just a bit larger than a large penis. The fingers
also provide extra advantage of stimulation when inside, but both people
involved need to be well-trained."
"To be honest, I did this to someone once!
What my fist was touching on the inside made me feel as though I was
dissecting someone from the inside out!"
Kissing
(Involving lips and/or tongue)
3: 3% 4: 4% 5: 93%
"Love kissing - can be done anywhere with so
many different messages - as close to telepathy as a human can get."
"Really depends on the partner; some guys do
not know how to kiss!"
"Enjoy romantic and rough kissing including
long slow kisses as well as deep throat kissing."
"This is the number one sexual pleasure that
I enjoy - it seems to be the norm for everyone, regardless of sexual
preference."
Mutual masturbation
(Done with a partner)
2: 5% 3: 25% 4: 17% 5: 53%
"Watching a guy get himself off is so hot.
Helps you know what he likes."
"I'm much better at beating myself off than
someone else."
"A perfect semi-intimate release when traversing
other sexual boundaries may be emotionally or physically uncertain."
"Not only is this enjoyable, it is the ultimate
safe sex, and therefore even more enjoyable due to the low risk."
"Is usually boring for me, unless his dick
is just huge. Then it's fun because there is more to grab onto."
Solo masturbation
(Done alone)
2:
2% 3: 26% 4: 26% 5: 46%
"Every man's best friend (gay or straight).
You know yourself best."
"This is what I call safe sex!"
"Daily. Highly recommended."
"Not as much fun as with a partner."
"Good for not only solo sexual satisfaction,
but also a good way to relax, un-stress, or go to sleep at night."
Oral sex
(Intercourse in which a man sucks his partner's penis)
2: 1% 3: 1% 4: 27% 5: 71%
"Sometimes overrated, but always good."
"Thickness is key here. The thicker the better,
but it can get tiresome after awhile."
"I love the feeling of a man in my mouth or
vice versa - soft, warm - and then the tongue can rub places to make
it even more enjoyable."
"Men give better oral sex than woman do, probably
because men know what they like and what feels good to them."
Three-ways/Orgies
(Any type of intercourse involving three or more men)
0: 35% 1: 3% 2: 3% 3: 27% 4: 17%
5: 14%
"You need to make sure all participants like
each other and no one likes one person more than the others."
"I could never imagine it within the confines
of a relationship."
"If two is good, five is even better."
"I think you can get a 'promiscuous' reputation
if people know you like 3-ways."
"Multi-tasking requires lots of energy."
key:
0: have not participated
1: not enjoyable
2: OK
3: somewhat enjoyable
4: good
5: very enjoyable
Posted May 3, 2002
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