Prison sexuality
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Prison sexuality deals with sexual relationships between confined individuals. Since prisons are separated by sex, acts are usually conducted with a same-sex partner, often in contradiction to a person's normal social sexual orientation.
Prison sexuality, usually thought of as non-homosexual or situationally-homosexual, shows quite similar dominance traits to those of non-human apes, creating similar relationship structures. Similar animal-based behaviors are widely understood as being part of human nature, and hence sexual relationships tend to follow universal archetypes, which manifest themselves in all aspects of human culture and behaviour.
In many cases among men, the insertive partner is not viewed as being gay, and the receptive partner (who may not be consenting) is called a woman, a "bitch," or a "punk". In the United States in particular, rape in prisons is a major problem, and may be perpetuated by inmates who do not see themselves as homosexual. A man who has been raped, or who has had receptive intercourse, is often seen as less masculine and hence a target for future rape and other violence. According to a recent study, 7% of male U.S. prison inmates had reported being a victim of prison rape. [1]
Among men, the receptive partner may be protected by the insertive partner from rape by others, and possibly from fights, and some heterosexuals enter relationships to reduce the number of men they must have sex with. Such men are said to be "riding with" their respective insertive partners.
Similar issues, in a less violent form, have tended to occur in single sex institutions, such as closed campus single gender boarding schools, and in previous centuries in navies. (See main article in situational sexual behavior .) Efforts to prevent sexual predation in such institutions has had the effect of aggravating homophobia.
The incidence of hepatitis in prisons is very high, though this may be due to inmates having used intravenous illegal drugs before arrest, rather than due to sexual behavior exclusively.
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Categories: Sexuality and society | Sexual health | Sexual orientation and society | Imprisonment and detention
