Intimacy and sexual health itineraries among Venezuelan migrant men in Peru

Photo by Martin Mejia, The Associated Press. A Venezuelan migrant walks into Peru.

Principal Investigator

(opens in a new window)Dr Ernesto Vasquez del Aguila

Email: ernesto.vasquezdelaguila@ucd.ie

Project description

This project seeks to understand how masculinity and gender scripts shape Venezuelan migrant men’s intimacy and social relations in Peru. It examines how intersecting factors such as race, social class, gender and sexual orientation influence these male migrants sexual health and their strategies for seeking health and care. The project also seeks to identify how the internet shapes these migrant men’s experiences related to gender, sexuality and sexual health.