Journal of Psychosexual Health

Cruelty against men is a widely neglected narrative in the discourse of gender-based violence. Despite the widespread recognition of the existence of violence against women, violence against men often goes unnoticed and unacknowledged. The issue has become a topic of discussion in recent years, with scholars and activists highlighting the prevalence and impacts of violence against men. Violence against women has been at the forefront of discussions on gender violence for a long time, but it cannot be said for violence against men. The focus of discussion and research has primarily been on women as victims of violence, while the experiences of men have been marginalized. The aim is to explore the issue of cruelty against men, including its causes, types, impacts and challenges in addressing it, and to focus on exploring the experiences of men who have suffered cruelty, including physical, emotional and sexual abuse to examine the reasons why these experiences have been ignored. It highlights the need for more research on cruelty against men and the development of policies to address the affair. This article seeks to highlight the issue of cruelty against men, the forms of violence they face and the impact it has on their lives.

Growing old is related with all human beings, but for those whose sexualities do not follow the social normative structure of family, growing old is more related to loneliness. This article will refer to such people with a different sexual orientation, in this case, mainly gay men. It will deal with the qualitative queer methodologies used for this particular topic.

Queer gerontology has hardly been dealt with anywhere in research in this country; talking about old gay men seems to many that it does not need any methodology to deal with. But when academics try to investigate, interpret and interject many subjects and various areas, it is seen that the ‘queering communications’, ‘queer conversations’ and ’queer(y)ing ethics’ in qualitative methodology are always considered as similar as any social sciences qualitative methodology, or specifically gender qualitative methodology. This article will try to critically analyse how normative gerontology is very different from queer gerontology.

This article includes a sample of 50 gay men in five different categories based on age: 30–35, 35–40, 40–45, 45–50 and 50–55 years. The sample includes gay men from different social and cultural backgrounds, various professional fields and several regions and languages, focusing mainly on people, power and place. Beside these, it will also have two broad categories: one who stays single and one who stays with a partner.

Being a gay man brings lots of packages along with life—discrimination, violence, rights and privileges as a citizen of India are some of them that this article will also deal with. This article will try to bring the queer methodological structure into focus with the area of growing old gay men in a society where the socio-legal conditions consider them as criminals. The socio-psychological aloofness begins at an early age, and as one grows older, it corrugates the lives of such gay men as lonely, abhorrent human beings in society.

This article presents results of the prevalence and correlates of paraphilic interests. A representative survey conducted in the largest canton of Switzerland among 18- to 50-year-olds (n = 1,236) shows that masochism and sexual sadism are the most widespread paraphilic interests. At least 1 of 13 paraphilic interests was reported by 46.4% of the respondents. Only a small proportion said they suffered at least slightly from the interest. Among male respondents and younger respondents, various paraphilic interests are significantly more common. In addition, there are significant correlations between paraphilic interests and pornography consumption, on the one hand, and life satisfaction and mental health, on the other.

The importance of social interaction on well-being has been investigated in a variety of social psychological domains (e.g., homelessness, addiction, and immigration); however, little research has been conducted on the associations between social motivation, community, and well-being within BDSM/kink practitioners. Previous literature has found that feelings of in-group inclusion and attending events predicted well-being in other sexual minority communities; therefore, the current study examines the association between social motivation, in-group inclusion, attending events, and well-being within the BDSM/kink community. A mediational model was tested, and it was found that social motivation significantly predicted well-being through both in-group inclusion and attending events. Additionally, beyond the serial mediation model, both identification with the kink community and attending events were significant mediators on their own. Participation in a BDSM community constitutes a large part of kink for many individuals, meaning that feelings of in-group inclusion and attending community events are likely vital for increasing and maintaining well-being. Marginalized communities often find solace, comfort, and acceptance through community, highlighting the importance of socialization for health and well-being. The study concludes with a discussion on implications, future directions, and the value of community in BDSM/kink communities.

Sex education has been found to be associated with informed sexual decision making and enhanced sexual well-being. But in Pakistan, sex education has been remained a subject of taboo and stigma and has been associated with a number of myths. This article tries to discuss the current state of sex education in Pakistan by justifying the need for the sex education and uncovering the factors responsible for the non-implementation of sex education on mass level in Pakistan. Two major factors considered responsible for a lack of implementation of sex education are several myths associated with the sex education and portrayal of sex education as fundamentally non-Islamic. This article analyzes the scientific validity of several myths associated with the sex education and proposes that sex education is not against the Islamic traditions and values. The sex education needs to be embedded in existing cultural and educational setup of Pakistan so that it may be accepted. This study highlights the comprehensive nature of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) guidelines in the development and implementation of sex education and explores the implementation of sex education under the umbrella of Life Skills Based Education (LSBE) developed by the School Education and Literacy Department of Government of Sindh. This article further proposes steps to implement LSBE on mass level by involving parents, religious leaders, teachers, provincial education boards, and universities. It is further suggested that LSBE should be delivered as part of traditional educational system in a step by step manner and should be in accordance with the cultural norms of Pakistan.

This perspective briefly discusses the impact of media and gender-based marketing on the body image and mental health of adolescents. It proposes a multipronged approach combining education, media reforms, supportive environment, regulatory measures, and positive messaging to foster healthy body image and self-esteem among adolescents.

Vaginismus is a complex condition to manage, and in the presence of a partner, management becomes more complex as it involves the engagement of both partners. Besides addressing vaginismus, the management may involve addressing additional issues such as marital disharmony, situational erectile dysfunction in the partner, infertility, mental morbidity, and other associated psychosocial problems. There is a lack of data on the management of vaginismus in a woman with a partner with a psychotic disorder. In this report, we describe a couple in which the female partner had vaginismus that led to a lack of consummation of marriage for six years, and the male partner had schizophrenia. We discuss the challenges faced in the successful management of vaginismus by using an eclectic approach.