ABSTRACT
Chemsex sub-cultures are often considered moral voids, ones which are moralised about from an imagined disconnection, often in the hope that external moral codes may fill the void and transform the people within the vacuous sub-culture. Doing so fails to recognise the approaches to morality that chemsex brings clarity to, particularly in regard to how and why we connect with one another. To begin this discussion, some of the key literature that has constructed chemsex (both hegemonically and critically) is outlined as well as the key methodological approaches that are used throughout the book. Some of the complex relationships between the lived experiences of the participants and the cultural representations that surrounded and produced the interview data in this book are also introduced. Overall, it is posited that exploring the intersections between the lived experiences and cultural representations of chemsex can be a case study for addressing one of moral philosophy's most contemporary problems: how to have more liveable lives.
