This document is a literature review of male sex work in Canada, with an emphasis on HIV and AIDS. It gathers and summarizes past and present writings on male sex work. The objective is to make a resource document available to focus health discussions about male sex work in relation to HIV and AIDS. One goal is to help the reader better understand some of the current realities of sex work in Canada. Another is to inform the very pressing legal, ethical and policy debates on the roles and rights of sex workers in Canadian society. Although this document has attempted to be comprehensive, it is possible that information has been missed or misinterpreted. This is not the fault of the sources, but rather that of the author.

Win: Now on that table there, is a piece of paper with a glossary of terms, it's kind of a dictionary.

Jim: (Picking it up) I got it.

Win: Now I am going to ask you if you engage in particular acts with your clients, and I want you to look at your little dictionary there and tell me if in fact you do engage in these acts. Here we go. (He looks down at his sheets.) Fellatio in which you are the active partner.

Jim: Ahh ... (looks down) Yup.

Win: Fellatio in which you are the passive partner.

Jim: Ahh ... yup.

Win: Mutual masturbatory acts.

Jim: M for mutual or A for acts? Got it, yup.

Win: Anal intercourse in which you are the active partner.

Jim: Yup.

Win: Anal intercourse in which you are the passive partner.

Jim: No way man. Nobody goes near my ass ...[10]

Footnotes

10. Gilbert, S., Hustling: A Theatrical Investigation Into Male Prostitution, unpublished manuscript, Toronto, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 1986. [back]