Beyond Sex Tourism: Gay Tourists and Male Sex Workers in Puerto Vallarta (Western Mexico)

ABSTRACT Literature on sex tourism has largely focused on the experiences and opinions of heterosexual tourists. Filling a gap in the literature, this article gives voice to male sex workers, and it analyzes their reasons for engagement in sex services addressed to men in tourist‐oriented Puerto Val...

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Published in:The international journal of tourism research 2013-03, Vol.15 (2), p.122-137
Main Author: Mendoza, Cristóbal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
gay tourism
Gays & lesbians
geography
Lifestyles
Mexico
Puerto Vallarta
Sex industry
sex tourism
Sexuality
Studies
Tourism
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Summary:ABSTRACT Literature on sex tourism has largely focused on the experiences and opinions of heterosexual tourists. Filling a gap in the literature, this article gives voice to male sex workers, and it analyzes their reasons for engagement in sex services addressed to men in tourist‐oriented Puerto Vallarta (Mexico). By doing so, it explores the different layers of sex tourism that go beyond pure monetary transaction. This article also considers aspects regarding sexuality and identity in gay‐friendly Vallarta. It concludes that sexual practices are negotiated, but sexual identities do not. Rather than an identity based on sexual grounds, what binds the sex workers together is a common (gay) lifestyle. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1099-2340
1522-1970
DOI:10.1002/jtr.1865