ABSTRACT
One of my goals in writing this book has been to make it harder for readers to hold to a simple or essentialist position about barebacking and other forms of sex without condoms. The only definitive thing we can say about barebacking is this: it is not one behavior but a variety of behaviors that take place in many configurations among a wide range of men. There is no one social or sexual situation that leads to barebacking. If we want to understand the behavior, and reduce its frequency, we must come to terms with this complexity.
