We analyzed the social factors and forms of cultural/sexual socialization that lead sexual minority youth specifically to each of these three patterns of sexual initiation. We argue that Mexican male same-sex sexuality is characterized by three distinct patterns of sexual initiation- one heavily-based on gender roles, one based on homosociality, and one based on object choice- which inform the men’s interpretations regarding sexual roles, partner preferences, and sexual behaviors. These participants were raised in a variety of locations throughout Mexico, where they also realized their same-sex attraction and initiated their sexual lives with men. This article analyzed the narratives of same-sex sexual initiation provided by 76 gay and bisexual Mexican immigrant men who participated in interviews for the Trayectos Study, an ethnographic study of sexuality and HIV risk. The topic of same-sex sexual initiation has generally remained understudied in the literature on sexual identity formation among sexual minority youth.
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